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The immigration debate hits home at Kamiakin VOLUME 34 • ISSUE 2• NOVEMBER 3, 2010 • KAMIAKIN HIGH SCHOOL • 600 N. ARTHUR ST. • KENNEWICK, WA 99336

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3, 2010 The Tomatalk • Kamiakin High School

Student Spotlight: Collin Bjorkland

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Should Kamiakin have a Mascot?

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Immigration in the United States

Adviser: Laurie Bender Editor-In-Chiefs: Natalie Elliott & Joey Flores News Feature Editor: Kaelyn Cole Sports Editor: Joey Flores In-Depth Editor: Bond Henderson Opinion Editor: Natalie Elliott Entertainment Editor: Evan Ramsey Shenanigans Editor: Nicole Goemmel Cover and Back Editor: Brittney Habel Photography Editor: Victoria DeMers Social Chairman: Cindy Gonzalez Staff Reporters: Tanner Curtis, Kyle Davis, Marissa Lindholm, Tara Halverson, Mason Hanson, Dorothy Heavilin, Mark Ingalls, Wynteria Lyons, Dalis McKenzie, Melissa Osar, Tony Pereyda, Oscar Perez, Makenzie McKinnis, Marissa Rodriguez, Dylan Wilson, Christina Woodard, Kylee Schwartz, Zach Cook, Melissa Coppinger, Garrett Doublin, Daniel Elliot, Brianna Harrod, Mckenzie Kennedy, Amanda Lampton, Amanda Ling, Sadie Machart, Amber Maiden, Ashley May, Danielle Openshaw, Hailey Paine, Alex Peterson, Devin Schell, Jose Tapia, Ernhel Tatunay, Benjamin Yaden

MISSION STATEMENT:

The purpose of the Tomatalk is to inform, entertain, and further educate the students at Kamiakin High School and the surrounding community.

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Our View: Assisted Suicide

Top 10 Halloween Candies

PUBLICATION POLICY:

Content is determined by the staff. Students are protected and bound by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and other protections and limitations afforded by the Constitution and the various court decisions relative to student publications. The Tomatalk would like to be a forum for student expression and a voice for the free and open discussion of issues. However, currently, we have prior review, and sometimes prior restraint.

The staff of the Tomatalk is expected to be professional, objective, truthful, and accurate. The staff will adhere to the Washington State Law (WAC 180-40-215) which prohibits the following material to be published: 1.

Potentially libelous material 2.

Malicious attacks on an individual’s character 3.

Material which is excessively vulgar or obscene 4.

Material which encourages illegal activity

EDITORIAL POLICY

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Student Art

Editorials are the opinions of the individual members of the Tomatalk staff and are not intended to express the opinions of the administration, staff, nor students of Kamiakin High School, nor the advertisers in this newspaper.

As a forum for student expression, the Tomatalk will publish letters to the editor. All letters are due one week before the next publication date. The staff reserves the right to edit or omit submissions as necessary. All letters must be signed by the student submitting them. However, if a student prefers his/her name not appear in the publication, his/her name may be withheld. All letters to the editor must be 300 words or less.

In cases involving political or controversial issues, staff members are encouraged to solicit all points of view.

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Around theNEWS Campfire & FEATURE

MYTH: Dating violence doesn’t happen to young people

By TARA HALVERSON DRAGON SLAYER

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elieve it or not, this myth is 100 percent false.

Women from ages 16 to 24 have the highest per capita rates of intimate violence out of all the different age groups, neighborhoods, income levels, and ethnic groups.

One reason for this is because teens have a harder time being able to recognize dating violence as well as adults do. Teenage years are usually the first experiences most people have with dating. Therefore, teens are inexperienced with the concept of being in “love”. Tri-Cities Domestic Violence Center’s director Erinn Gailey wrote an article in the Tri-City Herald and said, “Teens are more likely to confuse emotions like jealousy and obsession as signs of true love.”

Teens tend to joke around with each other as an act of flirting but fail to realize when “flirting” turns to verbal and emotional abuse.

Ways to recognize if you are in an abusive relationship are: does your partner think hanging out with them is more important than hanging out with your friends/family? Does your partner put you down a lot? Do you respect your partner?

Along with ways to recognize abuse, there are ways to quickly prevent it as well, things like talking to somebody if you start to see signs in your relationship or others’ relationshiops. Also, if there is even the slightest suspicion of abuse, get away. It’s not worth being with someone if there’s a possibility of them hurting you.

Teens should pay attention to the red flags and if any of those apply to their relationships, they need to get help or get out.

With October being the month of Domestic Violence Awareness, Whitney Stoker is selling bracelets around the school to help bring attention to the issue.

The Kelly family: a very talented bunch

By HAILEY PAINE AND STAFF REPORTERS

MCKENZIE KENNEDY

Christopher Kelly, Rebecca Kelly, teacher Perry Kelly: all are names familiar to the eyes and ears of Kamiakin.

What else do they all have in common besides being related? They all have talent of a remarkable sort.

Chris was in choir and drama when he attended high school, and Rebecca, still a sophomore, is also doing her fair share of arts.

Mr. Kelly is the band and orchestra teacher at Highlands Middle School in Kennewick.

“I got involved in the theater in sixth grade and then restarted again in the eighth grade. I’ve been involved ever since,” Rebecca said about her previous drama involvement.

Rebecca has not been involved in any school productions, but she

has been working with the Academy of Children’s Theater, where she just recently starred in the leading role of Cinderella in their production, Cinderella Enchanted.

“When tryouts were going on for plays, my friends encouraged me to go try out. As soon as I did, I absolutely loved it, and I embraced drama,” Chris said about first getting involved with theater.

Chris was in many plays here, last year as George Gibbs in Our Town for his final lead role alongside Katy Bentz.

“In the sixth grade, I remember, I was Rip Van Winkle.

It was my only starring role, and for most of the play I slept, so it was pretty easy,” said music teacher and father, Perry Kelly.

Mr. Kelly teaches sixth, seventh, and eighth grade orchestra and band and has been there since the 20082009 year.

“My parents didn’t play any instruments, b u t there m u s t h a v e b e e n s o m e sort of radio playing in my house because I was singing before I was talking,” Mr. Kelly said, “which is how I got involved in music. Then in the fifth grade I learned to play guitar and won the talent show playing “Hotel

California” Though Mr. Kelly’s parents weren’t as enthusiastic about music with him, he immersed his children with music from a young age.

“When Christopher was about three years old, I was at Hanford High, tuning up some instruments with the band, and when there was a key played, I heard this little voice. It was Chris, standing on a chair, singing the same note.”

Since they were both young, the Kelly kids have been involved with music. Chris played the trombone his sixth through twelfth year and sang for the Scarlet and Gold choir his senior year. In his junior year, he and fellow band members started Pigeon Fist. Rebecca was once in band too, though now is with her church and school choir.

“We’re all doing something in my house. My older sister, Amanda, does choir at Eastern Washington University, my little sister, Carrie, is at ACT too, my dad’s a music director, and my mom used to do pageants,” Rebecca said.

Their older sister, Amanda, used to make plays and productions for their family which is what got Chris and Rebecca interested in theater in the first place. Rebecca is not currently doing any plays, but Chris just got cast as the lead of the Eastern fall play, as a freshman in college.

They both plan on continuing their theatrical appearances for quite a while.

“I was watching a movie the other day, and there was this actor who was sick the majority of the movie. He’d been in another movie where he had been this great action hero, and he was good at that role. When he played the sick man, he had to focus on every twitch, breath and movement of his face, which is much harder than just action,” Mr. Kelly said. “I think that people focus too much on action films and not on the real acting that takes so much more to be great.”

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3, 2010 The Tomatalk • Kamiakin High School

Collin Bjorkland is not afraid to stand out

By McKENZIE KENNEDY STAFF REPORTER

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f you think of Color Guard, what pops into your mind--flag twirling? And what else? Girls, right? When you look out on the field at half time during marching band’s performance, you’ll see sophomore Collin Bjorkland out on the field but will not find him playing an instrument. He is a member of Color Guard. Not only is he the only guy at Kamiakin on Color Guard but also the only guy in the Tri-Cities and one of few in the State.

Q: What got you interested in Color Guard? A: Watching Drumcore-- Seeing the men in Color Guard. It looked interesting. I wanted to go back to traditional ways with guys on the team.

Q: What is your favorite part about Color Guard? A: Hanging out with other members. Having competitions to see who can throw the flag or rifle highest. Running from the girls on other schools’ teams.

Q: What was the hardest part? A: People who don’t know me calling me gay when I am not.

Q: How often do you practice? How long does it take you to get ready for a performance?

A: We practice every day. It takes me about 30 minutes to do my hair and five minutes to do makeup.

Q: Do you feel uncomfortable wearing the makeup? A: A little, but I get used to it after a while.

Q: What else are you involved in? A: I play the saxophone, and I’m in wind ensemble. I’m also Reverend Samuel Paris in Drama’s fall production.

Q: Do you find it interesting that you are the only guy in Color Guard in the Tri-Cities? A: Yes, and I plan on doing this my junior and senior year and hope to get more guys involved.

Being The Change you want to see in The World

By ERNHEL TATUNAY STAFF REPORTER

A Pairs of TOMS shoes and the the club could become complimentary flag something big. She Photo by Victoria Demers also hopes that, in time, we could include other schools.

Students here were inspired by the idea of being able to help others in need.

Walker said this club could be the beginning of “the change you want to see in the world”.

Toms Shoes Club has not yet been passed by the House of Representatives.

However, if students would like to learn more about this club, they could talk to Molly Walker.

The Toms Shoes Club was originally thought of by Tommy O’Brien, a 2010 Kamiakin graduate. His idea of the club was passed on to junior Molly Walker, who proposed the idea at an ASB meeting.

“I just want to plan events to let others know about Toms,” Walker said.

Toms Shoes is a foundation that helps those in need by donating a pair of shoes to a less fortunate person after a pair of Toms is bought.

“It’s (Toms Shoes Club) for a good cause, and it’s fun,” freshman Kelsey Forman said. “It gives everyone a chance to get involved in something that could do good for the world.”

Sophomore Nicole Renard said that “Toms are awesome” and hopefully Hey all you Kamiakin students! Are you

By BOND HENDERSON IN-DEPTH EDITOR feeling disconnected to campus life? Then do we have a club for you!

Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) club is the perfect place

By CINDY GONZALEZ for any student to get involved in their school and community.

SOCIAL CHAIR-PERSON The definition of SADD club, on Wikipedia, is a peer-to-peer youth education organization. It focuses on substance and alcohol use and abuse Question 1- Did you always want to be a prevention. teacher?

Originally, SADD club stood for Students Against Question 2- Where did you go to school?

Drunk Driving. In 1997, SADD club expanded to include prevention of alcohol and other substance Question 2- What’s one crazy fact about you? abuse problems.

Olivia Clizbe, the SADD club adviser, describes the club saying, “It’s a way to impact others and make a difference.”

Each year, SADD club performs community awareness activities. They receive awards for their participation and hard work in preventing destructive decisions.

Last year SADD club received the 2009-2010 Trevor Simpson Award for conducting five classroom preventions that taught 130 students how to recognize the warning signs in a friend and how to get help.

The award also included other SADD club accomplishments, such as handing out cards to every student, and creating a video that was shown in the morning announcements.

Each year, two schools are recognized for their efforts in youth suicide prevention activities. Schools will receive a trophy and a $500 check to help them Mckenzie Fancher- English Brandee Oliver- Math Teacher continue to conduct their prevention efforts the folAnswer 1-“I’ve always liked working with people and Answer 1“Yeah!

I always wanted to help kids with lowing year. seeing people grow.” math.”

“It’s not sad to be in SADD!” says Olivia ClizAnswer 2-“I went to Southridge High School and atAnswer 2- “I graduated from Kennewick High School, be. She is planning on having the club meet on the tended Eastern Washington University.” and after that I went to Eastern Washington University. last Friday of each month. To find out more about Answer3-“I have a weird phobia with people wearing Answer 3“I split my pants senior year of high school.

It SADD club, contact Olivia Clizbe in room 528, or was very embarrassing.” costumes. It just freaks me out!” just visit the office for more information.

How to be involved in SADD club

New Teacher Spotlights:

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Another way Kamiakin students can impact their world

By BRIANNA HARROD STAFF REPORTER

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n Sept 21 at 7:00 p.m., Associated Students of Washington State University Tri-Cities invited Invisible Children, a media-based non-profit organization dedicated to ending Africa’s longest-running war, to present and inform at Battelle Auditorium. Invisible Children exists to raise awareness about children who are younger than high school graduates who are abducted and forced to fight as soldiers in the Lord’s Resistance Army, a rebel group currently terrorizing central east Africa. This has left nearly 2,000,000 innocent civilians caught in the middle.

The war in northern Uganda has been called the most neglected humanitarian emergency in the world today. For the past 23 years, the Lord’s Resistance Army and the government of Uganda have been waging a war. Uganda’s government has attempted to protect its citizens from this rebel militia and has largely failed, resulting in an entire generation of youth that has never known peace.

In 2001, the U.S. Patriot Act officially declared the Lord’s Resistance Army to be a terrorist organization, a huge advancement in drawing attention to the problem. In 2004, Congress passed the Northern Uganda Crisis Response Act, the first piece of American legislation to address this disaster. And in 2005, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Joseph Kony and four of his top commanders.

Part of the Invisible Children organization is the “Face

to Face Tour”, where 11 teams of supporters and volunteers are traveling America in vans to show films with the Ugandans who are featured in order for them to advocate for themselves. The advocates who came to WSU Tri-Cities are James and Robert. James has walked during two separate seasons of his life as a “night commuter” to avoid being kidnapped and forced to fight as a child soldier in Africa’s war. Robert is on staff at Invisible Children’s offices in Gulu, Uganda.

We here in the protected United States of America can stand up and help those who cannot help themselves.

Invisible Children is attempting to rebuild the education system in Uganda because it’s the only way to heal a country in trouble: fix it from the ground up.

“Schools for Schools” is an idea put into action by schools in the U.S. to come together with the schools in Uganda. Basically schools here in the U.S. will join together to raise money and support for a school in need of help in Uganda.

Through Invisible Children - supported School Development Committees, those benefiting directly from the implementation projects – students, teachers, parents, members of the administration and the Board of Governors, as well as local government officials - sit and discuss what they feel a school needs most to improve its learning environment.

With our help, we can help rebuild peace and structure for education for youth in Africa. Please send your comments and ideas to Mrs. Bender’s room (314). We are looking to start “Schools for Schools” here at Kamiakin.

In order to start this, we need students to get involved.

We would help rebuild war-affected schools in northern Uganda, raising the standards of education, and challenge the young people of today to participate in changing the world. This is only possible with fundraising money and/ or sponsors.

High schools stand up to cancer with Pink Week School traditions coming to an end

By SADIE MACHART STAFF REPORTER

For the past two years students from Kamiakin, Southridge and Kennewick have put aside their differences for one week to come together for Pink Week. This year was the third year of the inspirational event. This year Pink Week was bigger than ever, with lunch time activities including “Stop the Bieber” where ASB students played Justin Bieber and other annoying songs all through lunch the whole week as a promotion to get students to donate to the cause.

“People don’t really like Justin Bieber’s songs, so when we play his songs and other music you have to donate money if you want to change the song,” junior Jared Haulk said.

Other lunch time activities included selling Pink Week items, pie a teacher and an ice cream social put on by DECA students. “The goal of DECA is to be involved in civic consciousness.

We appreciate the opportunity to be able to do it on campus for a great cause,” teacher Heidi Wilson remarked.

Tuesday morning, students from Kamiakin, Southridge and Kennewick got up extra early to attend the 6 a.m. assembly at Southridge where students played games and collected money for breast cancer. “It was really fun and crazy.

I loved being a part of it,” junior Haley Myers said.

On Wednesday the Lady Braves soccer and volleyball teams played games in pink to support Pink Week. “It was a great idea to do pink shirts. It shows how supportive the student body is for breast cancer,” sophomore Amber Maiden replied.

The Lady Braves soccer won 5-0 over the Kennewick Lions; varsity volleyball won 3-2 over Kennewick as well.

Thursday was a day full of donations-blood donations that is. The Red Cross came to Kamiakin to give students a chance to donate blood right at school; over 90 students took part in this

event. “People who have cancer need blood. They get blood transfusions almost daily. The fact that we had so many people donate is amazing,” junior Mackenzie Banning exclaimed.

This year we had more people donate for blood than we did last year.

Thursday night, Nicole and Victoria Renard organized “Hope for a Cure,” a show that featured local performers such as Goodnight Argent, Beat Bangerz, and Miss Tri Cities. All proceeds made during this event would go towards the Breast Cancer Foundation. During the concert a person of the community donated an anonymous $500 check towards Pink Week. “We did this so we can get across to people the importance of fundraising and to help people understand the impact of cancer on people’s lives” said event organizer sophomore Nicole Renard.

Friday was the main event, the human ribbon.

Over 1,200 people from Kamiakin, Kennewick and Southridge along with the community came to support the three schools’ attempt to make the largest human ribbon ever. “It was great to be a part of something bigger than yourself,” junior Max Shoop said.

Later that night, the most anticipated game of the game of the week, Kamiakin vs. Southridge marked the end of Pink Week. Both Kamiakin and Southridge football teams sported pink accessories in honor of Pink Week, as well as the cheerleaders and dance team members. The student sections for both schools also decked out in pink. “The best part of Pink Week is the spirit of dressing up,” said senior Scott Forman.

All three schools combined have raised a total of over $15,000, with Kamiakin leading the pack with a grand total of $7,000.

By MELISSA COPPINGER STAFF REPORTER

For a few years now, we have been putting on Valograms, those quirky little songs that you buy for your sweetie from Scarlet and Gold on Valentine’s Day. But this past year we also had Hallograms, where the drama department went around to different classes and put on little scary shows. But the big question this year is whether or not those are happening again due to the denial of the choir department going to class rooms because they were being a “distraction.”

Sophomore Edgar Contreras had this to say when questioned, “The grams happen twice a year, during fall, once during spring. It’s not like they are doing it every day. They should be allowed to do it.”

When Scarlet and Gold were denied the ability to perform their Valograms last spring, this caused a huge controversy at school and with a bunch of parents. Students were told that teachers wanted fewer distractions in class, so the Valograms could not be delivered. It caused a huge dent in the Scarlet and Gold’s major fundraiser for the year.

So this year, McKenzie Kennedy said the whole issue played out on Drama Club’s decision about pursuing their Hallogram fundraiser. She said, “We have decided not to do them. We were told that if the Hallograms or the Valograms were to be approved, only one would be. So we all decided to let the Valograms have the chance to do it.”

When Principal Chris Chelin was asked why or why not both or neither activities would be approved, he said, “Many teachers have brought it to my attention that having the kids come into their classes during lesson time took away from the learning experience. So having the clubs perform at lunch or after school was a better overall alternative, but still having both go on would be too distracting.”

But some people still think that the school should allow both to occur and go around to classes. Most said that they are a tradition, and traditions are meant to keep being practiced. “It’s my first year here, and I’ve always heard good things about the Valograms. So I got excited when I heard we might also have Hallograms and that it was a tradition I would be able to participate in as well,” freshman Patricia Anyango said.

Any way we look at it, these “Halloween-o-Grams” will not be happening. But hopefully, come February we will all be able to spend our money on funny songs and see smiling faces.

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3, 2010 The Tomatalk • Kamiakin High School

Should there be a Kamiakin mascot at sports events?

By KYLE DAVIS STAFF REPORTER

In a recent survey of Kamiakin’s athletes, 95 percent of athletes have said they want a mascot at the sports competitions that Kamaikin is involved in, and five percent have said no. The coaches were split 50-50 between yes and maybe, Head football coach Scott Biglin said, “It would be fun for the fans and the kids.”

Head boy’s basketball coach Brian Meneely said it would be helpful to have a mascot “to pump up the student section.”

Head baseball coach Ryan Carter and head wrestling coach Ryan McCallum were on the fence and said if it wasn’t a PR (public relations) problem then yes.

ASB adviser Shelly Crump-Peterson was on board with it.

1) Brave or Indian?

We really should have a mascot at the competitions that Kamiakin sports are involved in because not only would it get the student section going. It would get the athletes going as well. But as with every mascot, they would also be involved in school activities (college mascots are used in this as well) and community events (pro mascots).

The most pressing question is one that Coach McCallum and Coach Carter brought up. What should the mascot be? Tear the second half of this article off and submit your answer to Mrs. Bender in Room 314 or by email by Nov. 22. We will print the results in the next Tomatalk.

2) What should the mascot’s name be?

3) Should he have a prop?

4) (if yes to question 3) What kind of prop?

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5) Should it be a suit or a student decked out in Kamiakin clothes?

Braves volleyball proves their place

By ASHLEY MAY STAFF REPORTER

There’s one thing the Kamiakin Braves Class 3A varsity volleyball girls know how to do, and that is fight till the finish.

With a significant amount of wins to losses (9-2), the Lady Braves are proud to say that, yes, they have accomplished much more than they expected.

Although they did not get to attend the state tournament last year, the varsity team knows they are prepared to get to the end. Playing against teams like Pasco, Kennewick, and West Valley has been eventful and others (like Southridge and Hanford) challenging, but they have pulled through and done their best, which has been beyond exceptional.

Senior Kassy Larson, a middle hitter, agrees that the Braves’ varsity volleyball girls have improved quite a lot since the beginning of the previous summer, where the team met for the first time.

“We always work hard and never give up. It’s hard to not be negative, but we always stay positive,” says Larson. “Amanda Garner and Tori Softich work hard and help keep the team together.”

Because of last year’s fall, Kamiakin was hesitant at the beginning of the volleyball season, but things have pulled through. For instance, when Larson was injured and was not able to attend training camp during the summer time, the brand new members of the Braves were trying to “figure each other out.”

Senior Amanda Garner believed that, no matter the trials, her team was going to break through and make sure they did all they could.

Though last season was “disappointing,” the Braves’ varsity volleyball team would accomplish their goal, no matter what. At the moment, they have proved all Tri-Cities right.

Photo above: Amanda Garner keeping a ball in play against West Valley during pink week. Photo provided by Tri-City Herald.

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Boise State Hosed again

By TANNER CURTIS STAFF REPORTER

Have you ever been to a standup comedy performance of someone who simply wasn’t funny?

The so called “comedian” who cracks the punch line and no one laughs? Sadly, the BCS is just that, the joke that no one is laughing at. With the first BCS standings of the year released on Oct. 17, Boise State was yet again disrespected. If the season ended today, the third ranked Broncos would finish behind the #2 Ducks of Oregon and the #1 Oklahoma Sooners, thus being left out of the BCS national championship game. That’s behind the Ducks who were beat by the very same Broncos in both 2008 and 2009 and behind the Sooners who the Broncos beat in one of the best college football games of all time, the overtime thriller in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl.

The Broncos, who are (31-0) in regular season games since 2008 and (2-0) in BCS bowl games since the BCS was changed in 2005, are still doubted amongst much of the college football population. Many gave the Broncos no chance in the Fiesta Bowl last year against Texas Christian University (TCU) in which Boise State continued their defensive dominance with a 17-10 victory, a defense which, did I mention is returning 10 of 11 starters to complement an offense that is returning 9 of 11.

So just why does the team with such amazing recent achievements continually get passed in the BCS? Forget the minor flaws with the Coaches Poll and the Harris Poll. The answer quite simply is the computer rankings, computer rankings which have a Missouri team ranked second in one of the six and not even in the top 25 in another.

Oregon, who is number one in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll, comes in ranked second, seventh, eighth, ninth, and eleventh for the six computers for an average of eighth. Boise comes in just ahead averaging seventh between the second, sixth, sixth, and three seventh place votes. Also sad, a battle between #4 Auburn and #6 LSU is set to take place Saturday Oct. 23. The significance of this game you ask? The winner is bound to be shot into at least the top three in the standings, ahead of Boise who will be beating Louisiana Tech by six touchdowns on Tuesday the 26th.

Although an antidote in the form of an eight team playoff might be an easy fix to the disease that is the BCS, it is unlikely in the near future. The fact of the matter is that the bowl games bring in such large revenue to the NCAA, schools, and major contributing companies that the NCAA wouldn’t think about giving away the millions of dollars brought in even if it is what the fans want. Bottom line, fans should be prepared to continue suffering through this process for many years to come.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3, 2010 The Tomatalk • Kamiakin High School

Sport: Volleyball

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Athlete Spotlight: Tori Softich

SPORTS

By TANNER CURTIS STAFF REPORTER

Who are your biggest fans?

Jon Axtell, Rachel McPeak, Jacob Stapelton, Timmy White, Hao Pham and much more!

What do you think of your team’s chances for state this year?

We have a good chance I feel, I trust my team and I know we have what it takes. Everyone loves being around each other, and we all get along.

Years playing: six

Best Friend: Amanda Garner

What is your pregame ritual?

With our team we do “hey burrito” then bust out the iPod and dance it up in the locker room.

What are your plans after high school?

I want to play for a smaller school, and then maybe transfer to a four year school.

What do you like most about volleyball?

When nobody gives up for a ball and everyone puts out all they have got.

How far have you traveled for volleyball?

On my club team, I have been to Reno twice, Las Vegas, and Pheonix for some of the biggest tournaments in the U.S.

Whats your best memory in volleyball?

Amanda and I got pulled up for varsity sophomore year and got to be a part of the second place state team!

Tori Softich runs towards Kamiakin fans before a game. Photo by Giovanna Martinez

Cross Country team run circles around other schools

By WYNTERIA LYONS STAFF REPORTER

The Kamiakin cross country team had a good season this year. “We’re ranked second in the state of Washington,” senior Savanna Davies said.

The Kamiakin girls were ranked ninth in the Northwest in the ESPN Rise Northwest Region Rankings. Both the guys and girls won the 2010 CBBN 3A league championships, going undefeated against the 3A teams of the Columbia Basin Big Nine. Previously, both teams also won the 2010 Wenatchee Invitational.

Anthony Armstrong is leading the pack for the guys and for the girls,

it is Stephanie Rexus. For the younger guys, Keegan McCormick is definitely most improved and Michelle Fletcher is getting stronger for girls.

To inspire each other, junior Sydney Blaser and Sophomore Michelle Fletcher say, ”Mozle Tav,” which means congratulations.

The team worked hard over the summer to build their strength and endurance. They did speed training once or twice a week, though Blaser and Fletcher’s favorite part were the ice baths.

Stephanie Rexus and Phil Snyder, two of Kamiakin’s best runners. Photo by Wynteria Lyons

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3, 2010 The Tomatalk • Kamiakin High School

Fantasy Football: A new pastime for sports fans to enjoy

By MELISSA OSER STAFF REPORTER

It seems to be popular this year with the football fans! It’s fantasy football, the online game that allows you to create your very own roster of players, draft or trade players from NFL teams, and earn points with your chosen team. You can join a league and compete for the trophy at the end of the season, too! Casey Jorgenson was able to give us a few tips.

Questions:

Answers:

1. How did you find out about fantasy football?

1. My friends 2. I have two teams, and I have only lost once.

2. Who is your team and how are they?

3. Yeah

3.Do you play with other players on here?

4. It costs $250.00 (each friend), so I guess the winner gets $1,500.

4.Do you have any bets taking place between you and your friends?

5. Yeah, if the player fumbles or gets intercepted.

6. When the player gains yards or gets a touchdown.

5. Can you lose points?

6. How do you earn points?

7. Who is on a team?

Fantasy football fanatic Casey Jorgenson Photo by: Melissa Oser

7. One quarterback, two running backs, three receivers, a tight end, defense and a kicker.

Major League Baseball playoffs do not upset fans

By JOEY FLORES EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Thirty teams play 2,340 games in 185 days with one goal in mind; win the World Series.

Only eight teams make the first cut into the playoffs, four of them get eliminated in the Division Series, then two more teams get eliminated in the Championship Series, with the last team getting eliminated in the World Series which leaves one final team standing.

This year the Giants, Braves, Phillies, Reds, Yankees, Twins, Rangers and Rays all made the playoffs. The field of eight got slimmed down to four with the Braves, Reds, Twins and Rays all falling short of the Championship Series.

The Texas Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays for their first playoff series win in franchise history and moved on to face the Yankees in the ALCS (American League Championship Series). The Rangers were lifted by the arm of Cliff Lee who has not lost a playoff game in his career (7-0 with a 1.26 earned run average) and has defeated the Yankees in

three of those games. The Rangers defeated the New York Yankees in six games to make their first World Series appearance in franchise history.

Roy Halladay and the Phillies swept the Cincinnati Reds with the highlight of the series being Halladay’s no-hitter in his first playoff appearance of his career. Halladay and the Phillies then went up against the San Francisco Giants and Tim Lincecum in the NLCS (National League Championship Series). The Phillies H2O (Halladay, Hamels, and Oswalt) pitching rotation couldn’t stand up against the Giants however, as the Giants won the series in game six to head to the World Series.

Few baseball fans saw this matchup for the World Series, but the 2010 Giants and 2010 Rangers both hope to prove their place in history with the Giants looking for their first World Series since moving to San Francisco and the Texas Rangers will be looking for their first World Series win in franchise history.

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SPORTS

Lady Braves soccer players speak out about season

By BRITTNEY HABEL FRONT PAGE EDITOR

Answers:

JV player Carson Godinez Varsity player Tasha Peterman

Answers:

1. We rock!

1. Fantabulous

2. We have lost to Hanford, West Valley, and Eastmont.

3. We want to get to the State Finals and get first place.

4. District playoffs start Oct. 30.

5. The Southridge gameAndy, Mal, and Kristen were out from injuries.

A couple other people were injured but still playing.

6. Beating Southridgethey defeated Hanford 6-0, Hanford beat us 2-0, so we were excpected to get destroyed.

2. We have lost to Gonzaga Prep, Hanford and Southridge.

Questions:

3. We want to get Lloyd to buy us pizza at the end of the season.

1. How has the team done so far?

2. How many games has your team lost?

3. What are the goals for the end of the season?

4. When are playoffs?

5. What was the most challenging game?

6. What is the best moment the team has had so far?

4. JV does not have playoffs 5. The Gonzaga Prep game-they were really good this season.

6. I loved wearing all pink for the Kennewick game during Pink Week.

Sports Quiz

By JOEY FLORES EDITOR-IN-CHEIF

1. When was the first seventh inning stretch incorporated in baseball?

2. True or False: The Texas Rangers had never won a post season series until this year?

3. What two U.S. Olympic athletes were banned for life for a “Black Power Salute”?

4. True or False:Oregon Ducks football has been a no. one ranked team before this year?

5. When was the first World Series of Beer Pong?

1. 1882 2. True

3. Tommie Smith and Juan Carlos

4. False

5. 2009

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Understanding immigrants’ perspectives

By JOSE TAPIA STAFF REPORTER

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very year over 16 million illegal immigrants cross the border into the U.S. Most illegal immigrants come from Mexico, Central, and South America.

Leaving their families, friends, childhood memories and several personal belongings, they come ready to overcome obstacles to reach the American dream.

Several hundred immigrants either get caught by immigration or they die in the attempt of crossing the border. Many people say that immigrants come to the United States to steal other people’s jobs, but they don’t really know the reasons why they come to this country. Illegal immigrants have to use fake identification and social security cards in order to work just to give their children a better life.

In the Tri-Cities we have over 20,000 illegal immigrants. That is a little over one fourth of the population.

One of our immigrants was willing to share his perspective, but due to the delicate nature of his situation, he asked to keep

his identity secret.

Q: What were the reasons that made you come to the U.S.?

A: The reason that I came to the United States was to get my life back on the road and to solve my problems back home. I was on the road to destruction with drugs.

My family didn’t have anything to eat, and my father had diabetes, and we could not pay for his medicine.

Q: What was the hardest thing you faced while crossing the border, and how did you feel?

A: The hardest thing I faced while crossing the border was when we ran for six hours straight without stopping and then decided to go over the hills and through a cemetery with our clothes full of mud from crawling for over two hours so immigration wouldn’t see us. I was tired and dirty but at the same time, I felt motivated to move on because every time I thought of quitting, my family always popped in my head. I still remember the faces of the women that were with us. They were full of pain and sometimes, they were staying behind not

wanting to go anymore.

Q: What was the first thing you did when you got here to the U.S., and what was the complicated part?

A: When I got here to the U.S., I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know anybody, and I didn’t know English, so I decided to tag along with one of the people I crossed with because he had family here, and we got a job.

lives crossing the border and coming to America. But that will never change as long as people have the will of bettering themselves and making a better living. Even if they have to risk their lives to reach their dream……the American dream.

Many people come to the U.S in search of a better life for them and their families. Others come for freedom of religion, speech, or to run away from problems in their native country or just to give a better living to their families who are not capable of crossing the border due to age or sickness.

The government is making new laws to stop people from risking their Photo courtesy of firecoalititon.com

Putting laws into perspective

By TONY PEREYDA STAFF REPORTER

With the immigration debate heating up in the United States, it makes many wonder: how lenient or hard are we really when it comes to illegal immigrants? A look at other countries may help answer that question.

In North Korea if someone crosses their border illegally, they get 12 years of hard labor. There’s no point in trying to cross the Iranian border because they will be detained immediately. In Afghanistan, anybody trying to cross their border gets shot. In Saudi Arabia, they are incarcerated.

Crossing

the Venezuelan border illegally, a person will be branded a spy and their fate will be sealed. Crossing the Cuban border illegally will get the illegals thrown into political prison to rot. If someone crosses the Mexican border illegally, they will end up in a Mexican federal jail for a very long stay.

As immigration becomes a bigger problem in the United States, it is important to take a look at other countries’ immigration laws and how they treat the illegals.

That may help us put things into perspective a little bit.

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Immigration Point of View

By NICOLE GOEMMEL SHENANIGANS EDITOR

Question 1: Should immigrants have to learn English when they come to America?

Question 2: Should people be considered citizens if they were born in America but their parents are immigrants?

Question 3: Should schools and scholership foundations make it easier for immigrants to get an education than American citizens?

Question 4: Should we send illegal citizens back to their original country? *Survey out of 157 students

Yes

40

No

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IN-DEPTH

Drug smuggling, more than an immigration problem

By JOSE TAPIA STAFF REPORTER

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rug smuggling is a process where drugs that come from other countries are transported to the United States secretly. Drug traffickers hide cocaine, heroin, marijuana, MDMA (Ecstasy), and methamphetamine shipments for distribution in U.S. neighborhoods. Over the last decade, 90 percent of cocaine found in the U.S. comes from Colombia sneaked in thanks to the help of Mexican cartels operating close to the borders of Mexico. The majority of drugs distributed in the U.S. are mainly from Mexico and several parts of South America. Drug cartels operate most of the drugs crossing up from the border that connects Mexico to the U.S. The U.S. government has been on the move trying to stop drugs from being smuggled, but most of the time they fail. Drug smugglers have been thinking of new ways to sneak drugs into the U.S. Some methods they use include bribing illegal immigrants to work for them to go over the hills with pounds of cocaine, marijuana, or methamphetamine, and they even stoop to hollowing dead bodies of babies and putting the cocaine inside.

Some governments even had to put the military in charge of stopping drug cartels due to the fact that cartels have equipped

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themselves with massive military weapons like Ak-47’s, grenades, and remote controlled bombs. Even some former cartel workers have been in the military before.

These people are in charge of training poor people willing to give their lives to protect the leader in the cartel or to kill people as long as they win a good amount of money.

Drugs have been an issue since the 1880s, but it has become a big problem in the past decade due to the technology created and misused by smugglers. Cartels have even gone to the extremes of killing innocent people with car bombs, torturing, and chopping body parts. Decapitation has became a common way of killing people, and cartels have begun recording videos documenting gruesome deaths-narco messages-to threaten rival cartels and government officials. The majority of violence has been between cartel members, but in the past two years, police officers, journalists, and politicians have become frequent targets of drug killings.

The government is trying everything they can to lower the violence and drug smuggling but has had very little success. Some people are even saying that this war on drugs will never end as long as drugs are illegal.

Illegal immigrants have gotten involved with these people due to the things they offer them. A drug smuggler will look for

people who are desperate to reach the other side and offer them work. He will offer them a sure and secure way to the other side and a job to help their families. The only thing that they would have to do for him is carry packages to the other side without asking what they are.

Many people see it as a great offer since they don’t pay anything and it seems like the only opportunity to get to the other side. Many take the offer, but only a few survive. People die on the way due to heat, poisonous animals, or they disobey orders and get shot in front of everyone to show what would happen if they disobey.

The people who do make it have it worse. The smuggler either kills them or sells them off to other smug-

glers to see if they have use of them. The same thing will keep happening as long as there are desperate people looking for a way to reach the other side and a drug smuggler who needs to get his job done quickly and easily.

Opinions on Immigration

Question 1- Where were you born?

Ceasar Noguez

Yurizia Garcia

Question 2- What is your opinion on immigration?

Qin Song

Michael Sannoh

Answer 1- Mexico City

Answer 1- Uruapan, Michoacán

Answer 1- China

Answer 1- Shirr, Africa

Answer 2- “Personally they should give people a chance to live life and be free. Not everyone is doing bad.”

Answer 2- “With everything going on, not many have consideration for immigrants. An example could be the Arizona governor.”

Answer 2-“Not really concerned, but it is a big issue in this country.”

Answer 2- “I believe everyone should be given an opportunity to have a better life. That’s what everyone expects for their own people.”

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The 14th Amendment: Should it stay or go?

By HAILEY PAINE STAFF REPORTER

The 14th Amendment, what does it mean to teenagers?

Isn’t it just something to do with immigration? Well, it kind of is. In the first section of the 14th Amendment, the main part Congress is talking about appealing, it states “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are the citizens of the United States and of the State where they reside,” meaning a person born in the United States is a citizen of the United States, even if the parents are not American born themselves.

Children born in America who grant their parents legal citizenship are called “anchor babies”. Now, the child cannot not file to grant their parents citizenship until their 21st birthday, and until that time, the parents must return to their country by law.

“It (The 14th Amendment) was in the original Amendments, and I think it should stay how it is. I personally know people who were born in America to illegal parents, and they are productive, tax paying citizens of the United States,” said librarian Jane Henderson.

Another concern with many Americans is that if the parents stay illegally, they won’t have to pay taxes. It is true that there are illegal immigrants who get paid under the table and don’t pay taxes. There are also the ones who get the visa to come over to America and are taxpaying, hardworking Americans.

“My parents were residents in the United States when I was born here. If they repealed the Amendment, it could mean that people who were born in America wouldn’t be citizens, so I think it should stay. If they start messing with one Amendment, they could start messing with all of them,” said junior Araceli Leal.

The original Amendment, created in 1868, was meant to say that slaves from Africa were in fact American citizens.

An argument is that it no longer applies to today’s standards.

“I personally think that it is the immigration policy that needs to be reformed, not the 14th Amendment. I honestly have no concern with the 14th Amendment. I know people who were born into America by people from out of the country, and as long as everyone who comes to America works for over the table money, I’m fine,” custodian Nichole Caryl said. “The waiting time for a work visa in America is quite a few years, so I can see why people would want the Amendment to stay.”

The 14th Amendment is still part of the Constitution today, but it could change within years. If we lost it, it could mean big changes for people trying to get citizenship, good or bad, depending on the opinion.

Schwarzenegger plus immigration makes fame By

VICTORIA DEMERS PHOTO EDITOR

Arnold Schwarzenegger is a well known immigrant who grew up in a small village in Thal, Austria. He was born on July 30, 1947 and always had an interest in physical fitness and body building.

Schwarzenegger’s biggest dream since the age of 10 was to move to the U.S. He believed

that his best chance at fulfilling that dream was through body building. At a young age, he competed in several small body building contests in Europe.

When Schwarzenegger reached the age 21, he took a chance and immigrated to the United States to make a name for himself, even though he was poor. Arnold kept improving his status as a body builder and eventually got discovered by entrepreneur brothers Ben Weider and Joe Weider.

Schwarzenegger’s career then exploded into success causing him to do better in body building contests. He became an icon for body builders everywhere. He won five Mr. Universe titles and seven Mt. Olympia titles. He

Arizona-style Laws Contemplated in Other States

By MARK INGALLS CHIEF METEOROLOGIST

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n April 23, 2010, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed Arizona Senate Bill 1070 into law, toughening restrictions on illegal aliens and causing a huge controversy in the United States and Mexico.

Even as opponents of the law have become more outspoken, at least a dozen states are contemplating passing new bills that would allow their state and local police departments to stem the tide of illegal immigration. One reason why state lawmakers are not intimidated by threats from the Obama administration and pro-immigration groups is the fact that a Rasmussen Reports poll done around the signing of the bill showed that about 60 percent of American voters were in favor of their states passing a bill that allowed local and state police to “stop and verify the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant.”

Many experts say that the polls are reflecting voter frustration towards the economic burdens placed on the nation by undocumented workers, especially in states with high unemployment rates.

Below is a list of the states looking into new laws, and the political activity in them: -California: The State of California recently passed a resolution urging the federal government to fix the nation’s immigration system. Former eBay CEO

Meg Whitman says she opposes the Arizona law, even though she supports the elimination of sanctuary cities and promises to build an “economic fence” to prevent employers from hiring undocumented workers. Her closest Republican rival, a businessman named Steve Poizner, no longer opposed the Arizona law after HB 2162 was passed, reducing the ability for racial profiling.

-Colorado: Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Mclnnis, a former congressman, says he would support “very similar” legislation if he were to be elected as governor. A former police officer supports laws mandating that all noncitizens should be required to carry documents that prove they are in the United States legally at all times. Current Governor Bill Ritter opposes any law that mirrors Arizona’s new law.

-Florida: A Rasmussen poll done May 5, 2010 shows that 62 percent of Florida voters “favor a law like Arizona’s that authorizes local police to stop and verify the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant.” On the other hand, Marco Rubio, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate, has voiced serious reservations with the Arizona law.

-Georgia: Republican gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal says he would enact similar legislation. Border-states have suffered “war-like conditions triggered by the violence of drug cartels” he told Newsmax Magazine.

-Maryland: GOP Senate Delegate Pat McDonough has introduced a bill he calls “a copy of the Arizona law.”

-Missouri: Republican State Rep. Mark Parkinson has submitted an Arizona-style bill to the Missouri House but says there probably isn’t enough time to squeeze it through the Senate. He believes it will have a better chance in the next session.

-Nebraska: Last July, voters voted on a law that would ban the hiring of illegals.

-North Carolina: Groups opposing illegal immigration say a bill will most likely be filed, but it would not be expected to be passed.

-Oklahoma: Employers must use an E-Verify system to prove that an applicant is a legal resident of the United States before hiring.

-Ohio: State Rep. Courtney Combs, a Republican, recently wrote a letter to Gov. Ted Strickland and top state legislators urging that they enact strong new immigration laws.

Strickland, a Democrat, said he would not sign such a bill. Combs hopes to circumvent Strickland by putting the question to the voters directly.

-Texas: Two Republicans are planning to introduce Arizona-type measures that are not expected to be passed by Gov. Rick Perry who opposed the Arizona law.

-Utah: GOP State Rep. Stephen Sandstorm says he has the votes he needs to pass a law like SB 1070.

was well known around the world and fulfilled his American dream.

Schwarzenegger’s success didn’t stop there.

He debuted in various films. It was a struggle at first because of his strong accent and small English vocabulary, but he succeeded after working through his problems. One of his most famous movie appearances includes the Terminator films. He put his film career aside in 2003 when he decided to run for governor of California and won.

Schwarzenegger’s success shows that expanding your horizon can take you somewhere great. His opportunities in the United States caused him to live the life every immigrant dreams of.

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Leashes are for DOGS

By MELISSA OSER STAFF REPORTER

It's wrong and we've all seen it before. They walk around innocently and oblivious to what's attached to the stuffed animals hugging their backs, the long, deceiving cord exiting the back of the stuffed animal most commonly found hooked into a dog’s collar. Somewhere right now, a child is on a leash.

The pros are that some parents think that using leashes is less restraining than keeping their kids in a stroller all the time, and it lets their kids roam around with more freedom but also limits danger. Leashes could decrease the risk of missing children and even the designs can prevent injuries! Maureen Dempsey Baker, the creator of the By My Side child safety harness said, "We were informed by pediatricians that (many) common injuries

Student Opinions:

are to shoulders and arms from parents pulling up when a child falls while holding their hand.

The harness allows you to gently guide your child while supporting them in their strongest place, the chest."

The cons begin with research talking about that one of the most challenging times for parents is when a child wants to explore the world and their ability to see and avoid danger is dimmed. "The leash conveys an inappropriate message by using physical force instead of words to keep your child near you," experts, who discourage the use of leashes with two year olds, said.

"Why anyone would want to have a leash for their child is beyond me. They are children, not dogs. If you don't want them to run off, teach them not to run off," said one mom.

What's your opinion about kids on leashes?

•"I think it's useless," Ben Welch said.

•"I think it's wrong. If you can't control your own kid, that's your fault. It's inhumane," said Jena Granata.

Would you ever put your child on a leash?

•"Probably not," said Ben Welch.

•"Heck no," said Jena Granata.

What do you think is walked more, children or pets?

•"Children," Welch said.

•"Pets," said Granata.

What could be beneficial with having a kid on a leash?

•"They won't get lost and you wouldn’t have to worry about public places," said Welch.

•"Nothing. You're not teaching them anything," said Granata.

What's something that could go wrong with having a kid on a leash?

•"You could be in a place with a lot of kids and lose yours though," said Welch.

•"You could strangle them," said Granata.

Wearing hats is not that bad: symbol of religion Hats are known to not be allowed at Kamiakin High School and many of the high schools in the area. Despite this policy, many students still bring and wear hats to school. Administrators watch and remind students to take off their hats, but do they ever ask for the reasons why the students are wearing their hats?

Rastafari is a religion of some kids at our school. Even though we have to respect each other’s religions, why is it that certain

form of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I. Even if the majority of kids at our school don’t believe in this, why should we not acknowledge those who do?

“I’m not hiding my face, I’m not hiding my face.

I am hiding my hair, my dreads,” Malachi Brown I am hiding my hair, explained. Dread locks are my dreads a symbol of patience and a -Malachi Brown, Junior journey of the mind, soul, and spirituality. Because a lot of companies and business press theirs?

Rastafarianism includes the be- have banned dread locks, the lief that the second coming of Je- Rastafarians started to hide their sus Christ has already come in the dreads in tams or Rasta caps. This religions have the right to express themselves through their head wear and others are not acknowledged as important enough to ex-

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became symbolic of how sacred dreads are to their religion.

Brown has been asked by many teachers to take off his Tam. He has responded in various ways.

He has tried to explaining that it was important to his religion. “I made an oath to myself,” Brown said. He is not trying to go against the administration. He is trying to express himself in a reasonable way.

Administrators should do more than ask the students to take off their hats; maybe they should start asking why.

Photo by Victoria DeMers

Malachi Brown is wearing his hat with pride.

Military bans video game that kills U.S. troops

By BRIANNA HARROD STAFF REPORTER

Photo courtesy of Bitmod.com

In the new Medal of Honor lets the player play as a member of the Taliban, shooting american troops.

Medal of Honor by Electronic Arts has an option to let the player switch sides in the video game and become the enemy and “shoot” United States troops in Afghanistan.

Past versions of this game, Medal of Honor, have been set in World War ll giving the players the option to act as either members of the Allied Forces or the Nazi regime. This newest version is more modern, set in Afghanistan, where about 140,000 U.S. and NATO troops are fighting the Taliban by tak-

ing direct orders from the president and defense secretary.

Though the website does not advertise that the multi-player version has the option to play as a member of the Taliban, military officials decided to ban and not stock the game in about 300 military base shops. Also the game is not being sold in over 49 Gamestops around bases.

“There is enough anti-American attitudes directed at military, and it doesn’t need to be in games and relaxation,” Donna Crockett exclaimed.

What this game gives off as entertainment are life-and-death situations

and as Americans, why would you want to use the option to shoot U.S. troops? They give us freedom and protect our country.

“Basically you’re going against your own country when you choose to shoot our troops,” Sapphire Salsbury stated. “They’re the ones risking their lives for us; it shouldn’t be a game to shoot them.”

Yes, it is just a game, but society is easily influenced by a number of things and shouldn’t be sending the message that shooting our troops is just a game because to many people, it’s not.

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OPINION & EDITORIAL

Arizona Immigration Law

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By GARRETT DOUBLIN STAFF REPORTER

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B-1070, better known as the Arizona immigration law, passed by an overwhelming vote of Arizona citizens, is also supported by over 70 percent of the entire nation. This law provides law enforcement officers the right to ask for proof of citizenship from anyone they have pulled over, or stopped for a violation of some sort. This law is re-enforcing another law already in place by the federal government but not taken care of by the government.

Looking to help secure their borders and their state, the people of Arizona have passed this law to crack down on illegal immigration.

The biggest problem that the opposition has with this law is that they say it’s racism or racial profiling. The truth in the matter is that everyone in the United States is obligated to provide proof of identification when stopped by police.

Why should it be any different for immigrants? If you’re not breaking the law by being here illegally, then what’s the problem with reaching into your wallet and showing the officer your green card? They’re not allowed to pull you over because you’re brown but because you’re breaking the law by speeding or in some other way.

Another problem the opposition has with SB-1070 is they claim it will hurt agriculture by greatly reducing the number of inexpensive workers. While that may be true in their minds, there is a way to come here and work legally.

Millions of immigrants in the past have already done it. Immigrants don’t need to be sneaking through our borders to

get in. However, there is a limit on the number of people per year allowed into the country to work legally, so instead of fighting Arizona on their right to enforce this new law, why not fight the federal government on raising the limit of people allowed?

An additional argument the opponents of this law use is that it will keep out good, hard working immigrants.

This is false because, as I have stated earlier, there are ways to legally get into this country and make an honest living. What Arizona is trying to do is keep drug dealers and violent criminals out of our country, such as the ones that gunned down a farmer on his own land in Douglas, Arizona for simply threatening to call the Border Patrol on them because they were on his land illegally.

The final argument popularly used against this law is that it is unconstitutional. Wrong. The 14th amendment guarantees each individual state the right to make their own laws as they see fit. Our federal government says it’s their job to protect our national borders.

The problem with that is they are not securing our borders, so now the states are being forced to take care of it on their own. Besides, why should illegal immigrants be given the same constitutional rights as American citizens?

All in all, it doesn’t matter what the federal government or the opponents think about this law. It is Arizona’s constitutional right to create and enforce this law. The people of Arizona overwhelmingly passed this law. If we’re a true republic, Arizona and the supporters of this law should be left alone about it.

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he new Arizona Law is a law that allows an officer the right to ask for documents of a citizen that is “reasonably suspicious” to be illegal. This term “reasonably suspicious” is basically allowing our police force to profile citizens because of their appearance. Who are we to allow our government this kind of power? I mean, we just came out of a segregation period in which we discriminated against African Americans. Now we are passing a law that discriminates against Hispanic citizens. As a Hispanic American citizen, I would completely be offended and angered if a random cop asked for my papers. What if three different cops a day pulled me over, asking for documentation just because I am brown?

That is qualified as discrimination.

I am not saying illegal immigration is not a problem. The government of Arizona just doesn’t have the right to ask for papers of “reasonably suspicious” folks. I believe

there is no quick and easy way out of illegal immigration. This subject is a completely sensitive and complex problem because it is hard to find people who are 100 percent for the situation and 100 percent against it. We want to get rid of the illegals sneaking into our country, but I believe the Arizona law is not the solution.

Representing the Hispanic community, I will stand by my comment saying that the authorities have absolutely no right to ask for our papers just because we are brown.

Those of you who state, “Well, reasonably suspicious feelings are not about your skin color,” then what is the definition of “reasonably suspicious”-- a van full of brown people or a brown person walking with a suitcase? I know that Arizona officials will certainly not be looking for white illegal Canadians. This law upsets me as an individual because I have been judged because of my skin color. And of course everyone is judged all the time, but to have a law that backs up this discrimination is out of the question.

Disposable cars a possible requirement in the future

By ALEX PETERSON STAFF REPORTER

There is a push right now for a law to be passed in the U.S. that would make owning a car older than 10 years illegal. You could only own a “classic” car (one older than 30 years) if it met all of the regulations and specifications that brand new cars are required to meet. This law has been brought up among government officials; “cash for clunkers” was the first sign of this ridiculous law, as it was in Europe.

This is already happening in Europe, with France being the worst for strict laws against older cars. In France, a car has to be five years old or newer. France won’t even let you modify your car in any way

other than changing the headlights. This means you absolutely cannot put a different motor, modify a motor, or have any aftermarket parts put on your car. Original manufacturer parts are the only ones allowed to be put on a car. When questioned what he thought about this, junior Taylor Chalfont said, “Older cars are more reliable and cheaper and easier to fix.”

Older cars are built to last longer than 10 years whereas newer cars are “throw away”. Making more and more new cars has an impact on the environment not to mention the scrapping of all those beautiful old cars Don't let them do it. It just doesn’t make any sense! Above all, not everyone

wants to or can afford to stop using their car just because it’s older than 10 years.

“It is unfair to people who can’t afford a new car every 10 years,” said junior Andrew Sandoval. Take a walk around Kamiakin’s parking lots. How many cars do you see that are newer than 10 years old? There are a few, but there are a lot more older cars. How many students could afford a new car for their first car? How many parents are going to be willing to buy a newer car for their children?

We live in a free country; this means the government shouldn’t be allowed to tell us what we can and cannot drive. Our soldiers are all over the world fighting for our

freedom. Enforcing this law is a slap in the face to all the soldiers, their families, and to every citizen in America. When asked her opinion, junior Sam Gamache said, “It is stupid because cars should have no age limit, just like people.”

Is the U.S. going to do the same thing as Europe? It sure looks that way! Europe started with a “Cash for Clunkers” program like we did this last year in the U.S. Now it is looking like it will be illegal to own a car older than 10 years old in Britain.

Most of Europe is already there. Can we afford to follow in their footsteps? Do we want to? Didn’t we break away from the Queen years ago?

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Assisted Suicide provides the right to die with dignity be of sound mind when making the request, two doctors must confirm terminal illness with no more than six months to live, two witnesses (one non-doctor) must confirm the patient’s request, and the patient must make a second request 15 days later.

Even though assisted suicide is legal in Washington state, few doctors are willing to perform it since they are not required to. Thirty-six terminally ill patients have died under the assisted suicide law in Washington since the ballot passed.

Many people believe that assisted suicide goes against the Hippocratic Oath that doctors take because they vow to do no harm to their patients, but in the oath one line reads, “It may also be within my power to take a life; this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness and awareness of my own frailty.”

As of March 4, 2010, a total of 460 terminally ill patients have died in Oregon under the Death with Dignity Act. Assisted suicide is also legal in Belgium, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

Editors View:

8 editors believe citizens have the right to determine their own future, whether that includes assisted suicide or not

0 editors believe that government should help to decide how citizens use their civil rights

Students demonstrate the “correct” way to dance.

Face to Face, Leave Some Space

By DYLAN WILSON STAFF REPORTER

Warren also said, “I don’t like that fact that people spend so “Yes I had fun. I thought homecoming was great,” said Jessica much money on homecoming, Vanvalkenburg, “but the rule face and yet if you get into time out to face, leave some space is the twice then you get kicked out of the dance and can’t go into anothdumbest rule ever.”

“School dances should be fun, er one until next year.”

“I didn’t have the best time at not boring. Not being able to h o m e dance the coming. I way I wantThey treat us like little kids... don’t like ed to dance We are not five anymore all the stugave me -Seneca Blancher pid rules,” the urge to said Seneleave,” said ca Blanchjunior Nathan Vincent. “I wanted to dance er. “I think the rules are stupid. how I wanted to dance, but it was They treat us like little kids. We hard because if you got caught, are all high school students. We then you would be sent to time are not five anymore. I would understand if we looked like we out.”

What is the big deal about dirty were having sex on the dance dancing? It is only a kind of danc- floor, but all we were doing is dancing. One wrong move then ing!

Junior Warren McKinnis said, they treat us like we are first grad“Homecoming at Finley High ers and send us into time out.”

We are not five. We are young was so much better than here at Kamiakin High School because adults, and we should be treated they had no rules on dancing as like young adults. NOT thrown well as no time out. The school into time out for a stupid dance also let kids dance the way they move. It makes dances boring as wanted to dance as long as it well as persuades students not to attend. didn’t get out of hand.”

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merica was designed on the basis of being free; with this in mind, terminally ill patients need to be allowed to ask a willing doctor to prescribe them a lethal dose of a drug because they have the right to die with dignity.

In 1994, the Hemlock Society introduced Ballot Measure 16 in Oregon. This ballot asked if terminally ill patients with less than six months to live should be able to receive a prescription for lethal drugs. This ballot contained many provisions to protect from misuse such as two oral requests and one written request must be provided by the patient. This ballot passed by receiving 51.3 percent of the vote. This monumental ballot opened the door for other states to question if assisted suicide should be legal in their states.

Since Oregon passed their ballot in 1994, only two other states have made assisted suicide legal: Washington and Montana both passed the law in 2008. The Washington statute is modeled after the Death with Dignity Act in Oregon. It also has many protections, for example the patient must

Photo Poll: Halloween

Annalise Bridges, Freshman What was your best Halloween costume?

-A banana What were you for Halloween this year?

-Fireman

Derek Eckman, Sophomore

What was your best Halloween costume?

-In the fourth grade, I was a glowing dragon What were you for Halloween this year?

-A ninja

Kayleb Erickson, Junior

What was your best Halloween costume?

-Old lady with a thong. It was cute.

What were you for Halloween this year?

-La Roux or an Avatar

Alexis Almeida, Senior

What was your best Halloween costume?

-FBI Agent What were you for Halloween this year?

-School teacher

Mr. Ty Fischer, Teacher

What was your best Halloween costume?

-A one legged scary man with scars What were you for Halloween this year?

-A P.E. teacher

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Top 10 best Halloween candies:

By KAELYN COLE NEWS & FEATURE EDITOR

Every year the undisputed best and most delicious part of the holiday of Halloween is the copious amounts of candy awarded to those brave enough to make the perilous trek from house to house. The only thing ever argued is which candy is the best, most cherished and sought after by kids and adults alike. To settle this dispute, I am deciding which confection is best because we all know my opinion is the most important.

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Candy Corn: It’s the classic. It doesn’t get any more Halloween than candy corn, what with its festively colored layers. To leave this out of the list would have been blatant blasphemy, never mind the fact it tastes like sugar-coated wax, and that is why I gave it last place.

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Life Savers: The good thing about these is that it takes about an hour to get through an entire roll, and you

have an assortment of flavors. They also they have the mint flavored ones that are, of course, not a substitute for toothpaste, but they do have less sugar and leave you feeling minty fresh.

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Twizzlers: This “no actual licorice required” licorice is hands down one of the most fun foods to eat. It’s like the string cheese of candy!

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Nerds: I give a little squeal of joy at the mere sight of those small colored boxes of sugar coated sugar. The multi-color and flavored ones are by far the best. They look like a rainbow!

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Skittles: I LOVE Skittles. They’re colorful, delicious and you get a variety of flavors in one pack. But they are not so good for trick-or-treating because they are so small and can easily be lost at the bottom of the most experienced trick-or-treater’s pillow case.

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Butterfinger: Crazy delicious. I have many a friend who are obsessed with this delectable treat. But this is one of those you can only have so much of because of its largely peanut butter components.

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Tootsie Rolls: This candy has been around for hundreds of years. In every progressive form of this candy the scrumptiousness is only enhanced, especially in tootsie pops…yumm.

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M&M’s: It simply wouldn’t be Halloween without them. They are the epitome of

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commercial America and if they were absent, a piece of the holiday would be lost.

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Reese’s: This is one of candy’s best contributions to the world. The balance of peanut butter to chocolate is as close to perfection as it can get. Plus there are a bunch of different types with the regular sized cups, minis and Reese’s Pieces. It is my candy of choice in almost any situation and without it, my heart (and my stomach) would be very sad.

Snickers: A candy bar and meal in one. It contains all four food groups: peanuts, caramel, nougat, and,

of course, chocolate. It has the same amount of nostalgia as your favorite stuffed animal and flawless taste you expect from the number one Halloween candy. It comes in various sizes and even in dark chocolate.

The obvious choice because not only is it amazing, but it has the variant taste the number two candy was lacking.

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Robo cop

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Terminator

By EVAN RAMSEY BEAR GRYLLS CAMERA-MAN

Robo Cop versus Terminator, essentially Superman versus Bizarro (Superman’s evil look-a-like), but with a sci-fi twist. Robo Cop, an ex cop who was gunned down in the line of duty and brought back as a crime fighting android, is programmed to keep the piece, harm no humans, and obey all commands.

Terminator is programmed to kill John Conner…but Robo Cop should do.

Now it’s safe to say that Terminator could beat a normal cop in a fight, but would making that cop robo be enough to compete? We must also take into account that Terminator is much more advanced than Robo Cop (based on dates of each film). Robo Cop was built by humans and is still part human, making him susceptible to human-like mistakes like liquorish and Bob Saget. Since Terminator is a robot that was built by other robots that were probably built by other robots, his family tree transformed into a circuit tree. Now puns aside, who would take home the gold if these two duked it out in an extreme game of chess?…and by chess I mean fight to the death.

Being an officer of the law with restrictions, Robo Cop isn’t armed with the kind of fire power Terminator has.

He merely has his uber powerful handgun, robotic capabilities, and his human capacity to care whereas Terminator is armed to the mother board with weapons and superior robotic capabilities and battle skills. Psychologists may call this a case of nature vs. nurture, but I call it badass.

The only way Robo Cop seems to stand a chance is to hope that his human like x-factor pulls a miracle out of thin air. But since Robo Cop’s human half is only triggered by meaningless emotions like compassion, he will epically fail. Terminator would make Robo Cop his John Conner, except Robo Cop loses.

Half-life 2

By DEVIN SCHELL STAFF REPORTER

By DANIEL ELLIOTT STAFF REPORTER

There have been many great debates over the years: if the game is called soccer or football, if we actually won the Vietnam War, if Michael Jackson was actually guilty. This is more serious than any of those though. Is Facebook or MySpace the better social network?

This debate has been going on since Facebook was launched in 2004, one year after MySpace was launched in 2003.

One of the big discussions on MySpace vs. Facebook is looks.

Facebook has a very sleek, organized look to it, where the user’s information is displayed in pre-placed sections on the sides of your profile. You also have a “wall” on Facebook. Your wall consists of everything your friends post on your profile which can consist of anything from comments and pictures, to notifications or invites to Facebook games and activities.

MySpace’s profile, however, takes a completely different approach. On MySpace, you can customize your profile with all kinds of different layouts. You can organize things where everything is on your profile and even customize your background with pictures and graphics. Due to a lot of inexperienced designers though, this customization gives most profiles a very busy, cluttered look.

Another big topic is how you actually navigate around these social networks. Senior Tasha Dow said,” Facebook is a lot easier to maneuver and the accommodations are a lot easier to do.”

Facebook options for handling are very simple and straight forward. MySpace’s controls can get very complicated at times.

Sometimes you even feel like you need to call geek squad just to send your friend a message.

Facebook has a lot better notification system, too. It has three icons in the top left corner for notifications, one for friend requests, one for messages and one for if anyone “likes” or comments on anything that you have “liked” or commented on.

This makes for a very easy way to see what’s happening and who is talking to you. MySpace notification system is a lot more complex. On MySpace, it notifies you of everything in a different way, all in a list. This makes it so if you have a lot of notifications, it takes a while to check them all. MySpace also takes you to a new page for each notification, which just extends the time it takes to check everything.

Another thing to consider here is privacy. Both sites are lacking in this category. Sophomore Ivan Roman said, “Facebook is too public with your interactions between people. MySpace is a little bit more private.” Both sites are very public with what you do. MySpace tells everyone exactly what you say in a comment to someone else. So much for an uninterrupted conversation. Facebook isn’t any better with privacy though. Facebook recently added something that tells people where you are when you access Facebook.

After looking at both of these social networking sites very carefully, I have concluded that Facebook easily out does MySpace and is definitely the dominant site.

Half-Life 2 takes you through the life of Gordon Freeman, a scientist, who has to try and stop the Combine forces. The Combine are an alien race that came through a portal that opened up during a failed experiment. The combine flooded through with other alien races, head crabs and vortigants (another alien species). The Combine waged war and defeated the entire world in a mere seven hours. All that is left of humanity are rebels and those that chose the side of the Combine.

Freeman teams up with the rebels and some old lab partners to try and help humanity regain control of Earth. Freeman must stop the human ambassador that took the side of the Combine and stop the production of the Combine’s super portal.

The game play for Half-Life 2 is solid. Most of the game is straight forward but with a few confusing puzzles to change things up. The game is almost nonstop action.

There is always something happening or attacking you. There are also a wide variety of guns ranging from the simple pistol to the steerable rocket launcher.

Rating: 10/10

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The Lost Boys:

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“Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It’s fun to be a vampire.”

By NATALIE ELLIOTT EDITOR-IN-CHEIF

When one says “Vampire Movie” nowadays, you automatically think of gorgeous, sparkly bloodsuckers that are able to “love”. But back in 1987, The Lost Boys, directed by Joel Schumacher, premiered, showing the world that vampires could be attractive, but they still had a purpose-to hunt down their human prey.

The movie features brothers Michael (Jason Patric) and Sam (Corey Haim) Emerson, who have just moved with their mother (Dianne Wiest) to Santa Clara, California to live with their grandfather. The grandfather, played by Barnard Hughes, is your typical Californian guy, who doesn’t have TV but reads the TV guide, and smokes weed in his spare time, which causes my personal favorite quote of the whole movie: “Do you know what it means when there’s no TV? - No MTV!” As the boys and their mom start to get settled in Santa Clara, Michael starts running

with the local biker gang, especially gaining eyes for their lone female member, Star (Jami Gertz), and Sam makes friends with Edgar(Cory Feldman) and Alan(Jamison Newlander) Frog, who are self-proclaimed vampire hunters. Sam starts to notice changes in Michael, and finally has his suspicions confirmed when Michael almost attacks Sam, thirsty for blood. Thankfully, Sam’s dog Nanook is there to save him from his now savage brother.

“You’re a creature of the night, Michael, just like out of a comic book! You’re a vampire, Michael! My own brother…You wait ‘til mom finds out, buddy!”

The movie, of course, ends with a major bad vampire vs. good mortal gore fest, with enough of fake blood and classic 80’s special effects to satisfy any horror buff. The guy (Michael) gets the girl (Star) in the end, the vampire gang is killed forever and, of course, Grandpa knew what was going on the whole time; “One thing about living in Santa Clara I never could stomach…all the damn vampires.”

Rating: 8/10

Tech N9ne Toyota Center Review

By BRITTNEY HABEL FRONT PAGE EDITOR

Above: Tech N9ne’s Stange Music Tour features rapper Tech N9ne, accompanied by artists like Krizz Kaliko, Brotha Lynch Hung, Big Scoob, E-40, Kutt Calhoun, Jay Rock and Glasses Malone.

On Wednesday Sept. 29, the Toyota Center proudly presented Tech N9NE’s Independent Grind Tour 2010. The tour began in early September as a way for current rap fans to see a diverse range of styles in one show. Tech N9NE teamed up with hip-hop heavyweights E-40, Jay Rock and Glass Malone, along with other artists from Strange Music Records such as Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, and Big Scoob.

As the fans lined up at the doors, excitement ricocheted off the stadium walls. The exclusive floor ticket holders gathered around the stage while the rest of the crowd took their seats. Kutt Calhoun launched the night with his solo set. Then Krizz Kaliko played a few party-pumpin’ songs. Krizz went to the hallway after his show and signed autographs on everything from CDs to socks.

Big Scoop, Jay Rock and Glass Malone totally rocked the stage. Then E-40 turned up the volume. He was considered the second best rapper on the tour, but after a few hours the whole crew knew the audience was anticipating the appearance of one man.

The lights dimmed and Hollywood-style smoke rolled across the stage. The whole crowd went wild. The silhouette of a man flashed on the red TV screen. Then Tech N9ne himself rose from behind the screen. The energetic applause shook the whole stadium like an earthquake. Tech N9ne performed some of his most famous songs such as “Come Gangsta”, “Caribou Lou”, “Bout Ta Bubble”, “The Beast”, “Riot Maker”, and “Welcome to the Midwest”. He finished off the phenomenal evening with “I’m a Playa”. I think the whole crowd agrees that Tech N9NE’s Independent Grind Tour 2010 was a smashing success. The Tri-Cities hopes his hip-hop crew comes back for another show soon.

Iron-Man 2 Review

By TONY PEREYDA STAFF REPORTER

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) and James “Rhodey” Rhodes (Don Cheadle) at his side must forge new alliances and confront powerful enemies. Iron man 2 puts in action these next famous characters: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke, and Samuel L. Jackson.

The movie has its ups and downs. The acting was in some ways ridiculous, even though it’s fictional. It came to a point where it was impossible to believe it was a movie. It had a good story based on Frank Miller’s excellent run on the comic. Compared to other movies of superheroes, Iron man 2 beats them all based on popularity.

Ridiculous acting made the movie funny and interesting. Overall in acting, the movie is eight out of ten.

Even though the movie is based on a com-

ic book, many other older people watch it.

The talented filmmakers did prove to do their best and not just goof off. Much of the audience was expecting a more impressive story. It needed to seem more real, as if the man in the red suit could actually fly and the explosions were true. It seems the targeted audience was for 12 year olds because of the ways the actors presented themselves. One good example was Tony Stark acting as Spiderman in the middle of destruction--Really? On the other hand the issues they faced let older people relate to the movie. Great diversity means more people will watch this movie.

Rating: 8/10

White Crosses crossed off my list

By DANIEL ELLIOTT STAFF REPORTER

Against Me! has just released yet another album, titled White Crosses. After so many amazing albums have come from this band, they decided to add a new flavor to their menu. What’s this new flavor you ask? It’s called disappointment.

This album has absolutely none of the anger, passion, or grit that all the other albums have had in the past. There were a couple of major problems in this album that really ruined it for me.

The main problem was that they auto tuned their lead singer, Tom Gable’s, voice. This is just wrong for this band.

One of the main attractions of Against Me! is Gable’s voice. It’s rough, ugly, but still puts so much passion and meaning in everything he sings. This album just doesn’t have any of that feeling.

Another thing that ruins this album is what they sing about in it. They stopped singing about how they hate society and how the government is out to get us and started singing about the days they were anarchists, the days when they still had lust and passion for their music. It re-

minds me of teenage angst in 30 year old men.

Yes, some of the songs on the album are catchy, but not an Against Me! catchy. It sounds like a Justin Beiber catchy, and no, that is not a good kind of catchy.

So all in all, this album is definitely not worth the money, so don’t waste your time on it.

Rating: 2/10

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Shenanigans There are 35 words. Find them!

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By BRITTANY DOUGLAS GUEST WRITER

I asked you if you honestly thought you would remember Me in thirty years.

You said, “Yea, actually I think I will.”

Now I ask myself the question: Will I remember you?

I want to say yes because I never want to forget you.

You are important to me.

But things change so quickly And thirty years is a long ways away.

Who knows what we will remember.

I consider the words you say “It’s not that you’re not good enough.”

“It wouldn’t work out between us.”

You could be right, it‘s not meant to be But sometimes I wonder, “What if it could work out?”

It’s a lost cause thinking that way.

It’s time to let go.

Actually… It’s way past time to let go.

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Joey Flores “Don’t judge me.”

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