Volume 38 Issue 7

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tribal immigration tribune

WANDO HIGH SCHOOL

volume 38, issue 7

MT PLEASANT, SC

feb. 28, 2013

nation

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ BENSON

The issue of immigration is a hotly debated political topic, and many are questioning how it will directly affect them and their way of life.

The Tribal Tribune reports on its close-to-home impact on pages 16-17. black history month » 4

luke varadi » 15

recruiting » 24

grease pic pac » 32

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parking troubles

A change in the parking pass policy has caused questions by students due to an increase in price from last year. See the answer to the change on page 9.

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a ball

A Tribal Tribune staffer tells about his first experience playing paintball. Read the play-by-play on page 20.

facts & stats

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corrections: The Tribal Tribune erroneously reported that Tim Scott was married in the Jan. 31 issue.

Sen.Tim Scott is not married.

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Senior Bryce Wells takes a stand against bullying after being personally affected--even writing his senior thesis paper on the issue. See his inspiring story on page 14.

Rowing is not the most typical sport in the South.

Yet sophomore Julia Meredith defies the norms and has dedicated her life to the sport. Learn more about how she got started on page 28.

saint patrick’s day statistics 100 pounds of green dye added to the Chicago River in 1962

2.3 billion

cabbage in pounds produced

by U.S. (2009)

36.9 million

dog for diabetes

Catch up on the story first printed in the November issue about Varadi’s quest for a diabetic service dog.

Learn more about Varadi’s first days with his dog, Mitsy, on page 15.

moments

This year’s musical was a hit with two sold out nights. Missed the performance or want to relive the night? See pictures from the show on page 32.

Check out the Tribal Tribune website.

Using your smart phone, scan the QR code below.

U.S. residents claiming Irish ancestry

248

consecutive years New York has hosted a Saint Patrick’s Day Parade

Source: http://www.statisticbrain.com/st-patricks-day-statistics/

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bear

My long-time best friend gave that to me when we were younger. She told me to always hold onto it and I always have.

dumbbell

I went to a garage sale one day and saw some old dubbells for sale, and I convinced my mom to get them, and ever since then I’ve been lifting weights.

protein powder

A coach introduced me to it when I was in ninth grade. It tastes nasty but the results are worth it.

trophy

I took drama for about two years at my old school in North Carolina, and when I won the award for the best performance, I was shocked. I had worked so hard to do my best in the play and to show that it paid off meant so much to me. I also love drama and I miss it so much; hopefully I will be able to do it again someday or maybe when I get to college.

phone

This is by far my most important of my posessions. I have no idea what I would do without my phone. I love texting and calling people, and it’d be impossible to do without my phone.

Even when it goes off for a little while, I can’t feel complete until it’s back on.

hat

My cousins, Gabrielle and William Milton, both saved up and bought it for me for Christmas. I felt like the fact that they both saved up to get something for me was the best thing I could ask from them, and they’re my favorite team.

ALL PHOTOS BY EMILY CAPPELMANN // staff

things I can’t live without

getting to know » senior alex barber

gum

Cleanliness is one of my biggest qualities. I hate feeling unclean and having bad breath is a part of that. That’s why I always have gum on me.

laptop

My laptop is a big part of my life because I use it for homework, but also movies, music and socializing. It’s very rare for me to go a day without going on it for either work for for fun.

future plans

Next year I plan on going to N.C. State and majoring in biology. I hope to be-

come either a neurologist or a neurosurgeon like my inspiration Dr. Ben Carson.

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dreams realized african american heritage a reason to celebrate all year long for staff member elizabeth levi

Student Concern Specialist Yatesha Williams and Carzenia Brown share a laugh as they stand under the rotunda and scan IDs for late students. In honor of Black History Month, Williams said her heritage is a part of “who I am and how I was raised.”

co-editor in chief Student Concern Specialist Yatesha Williams’ greatgrandmother lived until she was 123 years old – long enough to tell her descendents about her life as a slave.

“She used to sit there and just tell us stories about how blessed we are to be able to go to school and to experience the life that she didn’t experience,” Williams said.

“She had to learn everything on her own.”

Although Black History Month is only celebrated in February, Williams’ heritage influences her life all year long.

“I feel it’s not just a month for me,” she said. “It’s just black history period because it shows from where we came from to where we’re at right now. So much has evolved – we have an African American president – you’d never think in a million years that would happen. Not only is he African American – he has so many different cultures in him. It’s not just a big thing for the African American community…He’s a mixture and combination of what we stand for as we are united.”

Her heritage has taught her to appreciate these strides, Williams said.

“I grew up with both a mother and father at home – they’re both still together,” she said. ”They were married for over 30 years. They raised three females, and growing up they were hard working individuals – my father is a mechanic and he owns his own mechanic shop so [I am] coming from a line of individuals who were entrepreneurs.

My grandfather owned several business, my grandmother, she was a janitor in a school and she also used to clean houses.”

Her great-grandmother’s history has also played a role in her appreciation, Williams said.

“She used to just talk about times when she used to work in the house. She would cook and babysit. She would also iron clothes and clean inside and do other little housework stuff within the house,” Williams said. “She had a daughter who was also mixed – she’s 91 years-old now, and she’s still alive. Just the stories that you can just

imagine what they go through and how blessed we are – able to go to college and not deal with such agony as what they dealt with.”

Long after her great-grandmother’s enslavement, Williams would graduate from a historically black college – South Carolina State University.

“Going to a historically black college, I loved the experience – being around other African Americans, showing their empowerment of our race, how educated we are, how so many different people that are challenged come from all walks of life,” Williams said. “You have some different African Americans from the West Indies. You have a lot of them coming in from different islands – different cultures that you look at. They look just like they are African American, but yet they’re [from] Trinidad or they’re Bohemian – its different learning more about your African American heritage and race, knowing that you come from different parts of the world.”

Williams said her bloodline, too, is very diverse.

President Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which made discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of housing illegal.

1968

In Oakland, Calif., the Black Panthers are founded

by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.

1968

Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which made it easier for Southern blacks to register to vote. Requirements used to restrict black voting, including literacy tests and poll taxes, are made illegal.

1966

Harvey Gantt becomes the first African-American to enroll in Clemson University.

Years later, Gantt becomes mayor of Charlotte and runs for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina.

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years in review 50

The Orangeburg Massacre takes place when nine white highway patrol officers shoot into a crowd of students, killing three and wounding 28 more.

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« feb. 28, 2013 Michael Reidenbach, Carzenia Brown and Yatesha Williams work under the rotunda and talk about their day.

Along with day to day conversations, Williams also said, “I embrace my heritage everyday.”

the history of black history month t Celebrated every year in February t The United States, Canada and the United Kingdom all celebrate Black History Month t Created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History t Originally only the second week in February, it was called “Negro History Week”

“I have a grandmother – my father’s mother – who’s Indian and my grandfather is African American,” she said.

“I have an African American grandfather, but a Caucasian great-grandfather, so it’s amazing how your traits are [when] you dig back in your roots. We all are of one blood because there’s a lot of integration within your family tree.

My great-grandmother, she’s white and black. You see with my step-aunts that they are lighter than what we are and have green eyes and look more Caucasian than what we look like, because of the gene tree that hits.”

Along with coming from different backgrounds, Williams said African Americans have also come from a long history.

“I can say just looking back through history, we came a long way – having the opportunity to go to school, to be able to integrate, to be able to be of equality, being able to vote – you know it’s very important especially with the election,” she said. “We now have an African American president – it’s like doors are opening up, we’re finally

getting the credibility that was much needed versus what our ancestors were trying to fight for and didn’t get – we finally got it. We’re living proof; we’re able to get into any university now without being discriminated against.”

And Williams said this gives her reason to celebrate her culture every day.

“I’m glad we do highlight February as Black History Month, but I embrace my heritage everyday – who I am and how I was raised to be,” Williams said. “I don’t forget where I came from.”

Yet, Williams said, she believes different backgrounds are what make the world so interesting.

“I don’t ever limit myself to get to know anyone because it’s fascinating to see so many similarities and to differentiate between different cultures as well,” she said. “To me, I love the experience of meeting people regardless of what race they are – to me, it is a way to get to know each other, because I feel we’re all one blood.”

Overriding President Ronald Reagan’s veto, Congress passes the Civil Rights Restoration Act, expanding the reach of non-discrimination laws within private institutions receiving federal funds.

2005

I.S. Leevy Johnson, James Felder and Herbert Fielding are elected to the S.C. House in the General Assembly, the first African-Americans since 1902.

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1970

50 years of black history reviewed throughout the United States and South Carolina.

A leader in the Mississippi KKK, Edgar Ray Killen is convicted of manslaughter on the 41st anniversary of the Aug. 4, 1964 deaths of three Civil Rights workers.

t Week chosen because it holds both the birthday of President Abraham Lincoln and famous African American abolitionist Frederick Douglass t Woodson stated it was to stop being celebrated when black history became fundamental in United States history t First celebrated at Kent University in 1970 t Expanded into Black History Month in 1976 when the federal government acknowledged it t First celebrated in the United Kingdom in 1987 and in 1995 for Canada -- compiled by madison ivey

-- compiled by megan parks

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1 blood drive

1a IAN HURLOCK// editor

LIZ BENSON// editor

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IAN HURLOCK// editor

IAN HURLOCK // editor

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The most recent blood drive -- on Feb. 20 -- had 77 participants. While the original goal was 100, health science teacher Catherine Lawson theorized that perhaps the reason the number wasn’t as high as expected was because of spring sports affecting students’ schedules.

Statewide, not enough blood was collected to meet the expected amount, according to Lawson. S.C. hospitals depend on imports from other states. Each year, 3000 pints are needed. Blood has a 42-day shelf life. Donors can give every 56-days. The Wando drives are spaced out so that people can safely donate.

(1A) Senior Cameron Abrams and (1C) junior Minh Ton sip juice boxes as they donate blood during the drive. The Red Cross brings two blood donation buses for the drive. Donors can also give blood in the HOSA room. In (1B), another student donates blood.

--jack drennan

2 SAT wall of fame The SAT Wall of Fame is now 247 names more impressive. On Feb. 19, 247 seniors who achieved scores ranging from an 1100 to a 1520 in one sitting were inducted into the SAT Wall of Fame as a tribute to their academic successes.

Senior Caleb Priester (2A), the highest scoring student with a 1520, delivered a speech to the newly welcomed inductees and audience, offering them a congratulations while also encouraging to open their minds before the wall of placards was officially unveiled in the foyer of the school. The topscoring seniors and their parents ended the night with cake, which was inscribed with all 247 inductees’ names.

Priester and senior Jack Meagher were the two members of the 1500 club. Other newly inducted members can be seen on www.wandotribaltribune.com.

(2B) Some of the senior inductees stand and show off the certificates commemorating their achievements.

-- anna crawford

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« feb. 28, 2013 As senior Chris Dupree and junior MaryKate Trainor (front left) review their past cases representing an attorney and a plaintiff as part of the Mock Trial competition Feb. 23.

Witnesses freshman Bianca Garsys and sophomore Noah DeLeon look over the current case.

notable achievements

BRIA GRAHAM // editor

mock trial teams compete at regionals

The “Red Team” Mock Trial team is heading for state competition after capturing the regional competition Feb. 23 at North Charleston Courthouse.

The “Blue Team” also competed at the regional competition.

The “Red Team” remains hopeful for a victory this year at the state competition March 7-9 – and with good reason: coached by two lawyers, Sally Wallace and Phyllis Gildea and assisted by three practicing attorneys, the students meet for at least two hours, four days a week between Nov. 1 and early March.

“Wando will be ready for the state competition this year… I think we are stylistically a strong team and have a good grasp of the case for both the Plaintiff and Defense sides,” said junior Grace Glenn said, who competes alongside her twin, Greer, and acts as Red Team’s Defense Attorney.

With teams consisting of attorneys, plaintiffs and a bailiff, all mock trial teams receive information on a fictional court case on Nov. 1, and build their arguments on either side of the case in preparation for regionals as well as state competitions in March.

The program has experienced growth at Wando over the last few years. This is the first year in which Wando has had two teams, a factor that has added to the entire program’s preparedness for regional and state competitions.

“Mrs. Wallace’s Rhetoric of Law class has helped generate interest,” Grace Glenn said, “and I think it’s a huge statement that we have two teams this year… having two

makes each team stronger when we practice against each other.”

The mock trial program requires a high level of commitment from its teams’ participants.

“When our new members start with mock trial, they don’t know what they get into… Most members do return, so after experiencing it, interest is increasing and fostered,” said senior Matthew Karkowski, plaintiff attorney and team captain.

Students involved in mock trial testify to its educational merit: “Mock Trial has had a huge impact on not just me, but almost everyone who is on the team… I am confident that mock trial has given me an excellent set of communicative, analytic and argumentative skills,” Grace Glenn said.

Likewise, Karkowski said that mock trial “has been the biggest influence on [his] rhetorical speaking, enunciation, and communication skills.”

While preparing for the state competition, the team intends to capitalize on Wando’s “realistic courtroom” style in hopes of success.

And whether or not Wando wins state and goes on to nationals, the program’s success at regionals will be celebrated for some time among the team members and supporters.

“Red Team’s success was amazing… and although competition rules only let one team per school go to State, it was a huge achievement to have Blue Team go to Regionals,” Glenn said.

-- andrew taylor

» job fair hosts 30 employers

This year’s job fair gave students the opportunity to find and apply for summer or part time jobs. Taking place in the gym Feb. 21 from 11:30 to 2, it gave students the chance to sit down and see what the working world is like.

This is the 12th year that the job fair has been going on with it growing every year. There are over 30 employers

that will sit down with the student and allow the student to apply on the spot or get redirected to the businesses website. The job fair had a great variety of businesses that were offering all different types of positions from being a cashier, lifeguard or even working for social media.

--laurel mckay

Administrative assistant Cyndy Peek won Staff member of the Month for February. “It was a big surprise and was really wonderful,” she said. Peek works with Assistant Principal Jason Drayton.

Health teacher David Crockett won Teacher of the Month for February.“It’s always nice to be recognized by people you work with and it was a great honor. I take it humbly. Obviously you always want to do good things and to be recognized was just nice.”

Sophomore April Song won the Black History Month Contest Literature Award. “I felt happy because in general it’s good to win things,” she said.

Sophomore Jia Singleton won the Black History Month Contest Literature Award.

“When I won I felt really great about myself because I usually don’t participate in things like this.”

Junior Kensey Jones won the Black History Month Literature Contest Visual Arts Poster. “It was really unexpected and very exciting,” she said. “I was very proud.”

Sophomore Taylor Majewski won the Black History Month Contest Word Scramble Award. “It was a great achievement and I was very proud of myself,” he said.

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the run for district one

With the resignation of Sen. Jim Demint and the appointment of Tim Scott to fill his position to the U.S. Senate, the seat for District One in the House of Representatives is open. The primary for the special election to fill Scott’s seat is March 19. Here are the current candidates running -- find out whose views match yours.

--compiled by madison ivey

REPUBLICANS

favorite presidents in honor of President’s Day, we asked teachers who their favorite president is and why CAROLINE TAYLOR U.S. HISTORY “Thomas Jefferson is my favorite president. He’s just a very dynamic man. He seems human… I’ve always just been intrigued in reading things about him.”

KEITH BLANDFORD PLATFORM: To return D.C. to its constitutional size and duties.

OCCUPATION: Businessman

CURTIS BOSTIC PLATFORM: Spending cuts, limited gov’t, parents’ rights to direct Education OCCUPATION: Attorney

LARRY GROOMS PLAFORM: Reduce government, lower taxes, control of school to families OCCUPATION: Senator

JONATHAN HOFFMAN PLATFORM: Less regulation of businesses, OCCUPATION: Attorney

JEFF KING PLATFORM: Reduce government, cut and cap budget OCCUPATION: Defense contractor

TIM LARKIN PLATFORM: Work with local business, government reform OCCUPATION: Veteran

CHIP LIMEHOUSE PLATFORM: Cut taxes, less business regulation OCCUPATION: State representative

PETER McKOY PLATFORM: Lower taxes, less government regulations OCCUPATION: State representative

ELIZABETH MOFFLY PLATFORM: Personal freedom, economic security, limited gov’t OCCUPATION: CCSD School Board Trustee

RAY NASH PLATFORM: Reducing government and support of constitutional rights OCCUPATION: Sheriff

ANDY PATRICK PLATFORM: Abolish Obamacare, Department of Education subsidies OCCUPATION: State Representative

SHAWN PINKSTON PLATFORM: Term limits, town hall meetings, strong military OCCUPATION: Veteran, attorney

JENNIFER GRAHAM U.S. HISTORY “You know, I actually like [Dwight D.] Eisenhower a lot because he was, I think, very moderate, even though he considered himself at the time very conservative.”

MARK SANDFORD PLATFORM: Cut spending and shrinking government OCCUPATION: Former govenor

TEDDY TURNER PLATFORM: Keep S.C. a right-to-work state, increase military resources OCCUPATION: Teacher

JOHN KUHN PLATFORM: Repeal Obamacare, de-regulate business OCCUPATION: Attorney, ex-state senator

DANIEL GIDICK U.S. HISTORY “I’ll have to go with FDR for his role in creating the New Deal, his expansion of federal power to improve the welfare of citizens… his charisma and his ability to connect with the common man.”

DEMOCRATS ELIZABETH COLBERT-BUSCH PLATFORM: Bring wind energy jobs to the region, help re-acclimate military and create opportunities for youth.

OCCUPATION: University executive

BEN FRAISER PLATFORM: Fewer regulations in government, lower taxes, support for small business OCCUPATION: Former longshoreman

MELINDA SUMMER U.S. HISTORY “My favorite is Franklin Roosevelt… He got the government more involved in trying to save the economy, provided for those in need because the states couldn’t do it, the charities couldn’t do it, there had to be a change.”

JASON BRISINI HUMAN GEOGRAPHY “FDR, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Because he held the entire country strong during World War Two and he got us through the depression.”

MISTY LECLERC GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS “I don’t have a favorite president. I don’t like the executive branch.”

JOE SETTLEMYRE U.S. HISTORY “FDR. Because of the New Deal. [Also] His fireside chats, the way he dealt with the economy, his relationship with the people [and] his ability to be able to play both parties, political parties.”

--compiled by sarah heywood

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students saddened by teacher’s early retirement

In a change from past years, students were required to get new parking passes for second semester.

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staff writer “A part of me is missing,” sophomore Maria Hernandez said after hearing of the retirement of Sandra Visscher.

Visscher, who taught Honors Global Studies II and AP European History in years past, retired Feb. 1 because of her husband’s health problems.

“Now every day that I go to my history class I feel like a part of me is missing,” Hernandez said. “It’s like something I forgot to do, but I just can’t put my finger on it.”

Visscher’s departure also has impacted Angele Robertson, who has been Visscher’s English partner for 14 years.

“Our personal and professional lives were not separate,” she said. “We know each other’s children, triumphs, and we know each other’s fears in life.”

Visscher’s personality was among one of the many things everyone loved about her.

“Mrs.Visscher was very energetic and young at heart; she was very smart and taught really well, she was very lively Visscher but also sweet and caring,” sophomore Lauren Miller said.

Hernandez agreed.

“Each day in class Mrs.Visscher always had such a great and cheerful attitude; if something was bothering her she never let it interfere with her teaching,” she said. “She reminds me of Mrs.Teapot from the movie Beauty and the Beast because she’s always so chipper.”

Visscher left behind a letter to help explain to her students the situation of why she left suddenly.

“I felt really special and honored that she thought of us at a time like that,” Hernandez said. Robertson said her reaction to Visscher’s departure is threefold.

“Grateful that I had spent the last 14 years teaching beside her, sad that my partner of 14 years was going to leave, and happy for her because I knew that her leaving was what she needed to do for her husband and her heart…but I miss her every day,” she said.

EMILY CAPPLEMANN // STAFF

a new route for parking the new semester-long parking system causes questions by students

your current parking place, some students found it difficult.

“My experience was really hard because I have a really busy schedule, and my spot was the last on the list to get one,” Yuhas said, “and that Thursday.” ali antley Assistant Principal Bryan Hearn said staff writer one reason for the change was to make sure New parking passes? What’s the point? the early-out parking spaces were used corMany students have been asking those exrectly. act questions as the parking pass system “One of the reasons for the new system went through a change with students reis to maximize the parking spaces being quired to have two parking tags -- one for utilized. In the past each semester.

Student reactions “It’s been more work, but at we’ve had kids that have either graduhave been mixed. the same time we are holding ated really, in Janu“I think it [the people more accountable for ary, and not turned new parking pass system] was pretty ridic- what they are doing in the park- their parking pass in or that fall through ulous. We had to get it ing lots...” the cracks or they renewed, [and] I sort sell them to 10th of get why we have to graders which is undo that,” senior Jorauthorized,” Hearn dan Yeager said. “It said. “Also a lot of was just sort of a pain in the butt.” kids will buy a pass in August and they deJunior Meredith Yuhas said she uncide they don’t want to drive to school or derstands why students have to have two they can’t afford the gas to drive, or their passes also, but believes the system was incar breaks down, so they are holding on convenient. to a parking tag all year that could be used “I think it’s more complicated than it needs to be,” she said. “I can definitely see by somebody else. So this gives us an opwhy they are doing it, for people with early portunity to maximize the number of spots outs, but it’s kind of a lot to do to get 1,000 being used.”

The new system also helps out the staff people to change and renew their parking.” a lot.“It gives us a chance to update our With times to get the new parking parking pass data base and spread sheet passes assigned from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. or 3 as well because a lot of kids change cars,” p.m. to 4 p.m, and the day depending on

bryan hearn

Hearn said, “so it gives us a chance to have more accurate checks of the parking lot.”

This system also gives new drivers an opportunity to get a parking spot due to some people having their tags revoked.

“We have pulled a couple tags in the fall and told them they were revoked until further notice, and they were not going to get a parking pass in the spring until I said,” Hearn said.

While some students complained about the parking fees raising from $40 to $50, Hearn said there was a legitimate reason for the raise.

“We used to charge $40 for the year and this is $25 per semester, so it’s a little bump for instructional fees with the school funds being tight this year,” he said.

Some students’ opinions are different though.

“It’s a lot of money, especially [for] people who already pay their car insurance and stuff, we are already coming to school and paying for gas,” Yuhas said. “I understand that they have to charge something, but I think it’s a bit high.”

Hearn said the new parking passes ultimately provide parking opportunity for students.

“So all of those reasons went into why we are doing two semesters. So far I think it’s worked,” he said. “It’s been more work but at the same time we are holding people more accountable for what they are doing in the parking lots too and abiding by the parking pass rules.”

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learning love

Junior Gray Powers and his girlfried, SOA freshman Collette Harper, plan to get married out of high school when they both are 18. Their plans include college as well.

Teachers share their love stories with The Tribal Tribune. From the first Christmas to their wedding day, each tells about how they ended up with their spouse.

--compiled by kacey gouge

young love

BRIA GRAHAM // editor

COURTESY OF BRIAN SUTLER, JEANNIE FOX, TARA PINCKNEY

deana and brian sutler

They were introduced by teacher Kay Johnson, Brian Sutler’s ninth grade biology teacher, and anatomy teacher DeAna Herring’s good friend. Meeting in August 2010, Sutler was a new Wando student resource officer.

“My husband is eight years younger than I am, so he was worried that I would be concerned because he was younger than me. And I was worried that he would be concerned that I was older than he was,” DeAna said. “And so I wasn’t sure how it would turn out really because of that age difference…but it just turned out. The age has never been an issue for us.”

Before their planned March 2012 wed-

jeannie and sean fox A one week trial membership to a gym doesn’t always start a relationship.

But English teacher Jeannie Fox saw her husband week one.

“When I found out that he worked in the morning, I did wake up early and go to the gym in the morning before I went to work,” she said. “And then I figured out which car was his and I was bummed

ding, Mrs. Sutler’s father had a heart attack.

The couple moved the date to November 2012, just a week before DeAna’s dad’s surgery -- making sure that he could walk her down the aisle.

But when Mrs. Sutler’s dad arrived at her house, he suffered another heart attack and had to be rushed back to the hospital.

After another heart attack, he was too weak to come off any medications, much less leave the hospital again altogether.

Mrs. Sutler’s father was moved into the cardiac ICU the next morning, where Brain and DeAna were married. It was the second marriage ever to take place in MUSC’s Ashley River Towers. when it wasn’t there.”

Six months later, the two began talking and he became her personal trainer for about a year until they finally started dating.

After Christmas together, she was hooked. The couple has been married for 11 and a half years. “I thought I was just having fun! And I guess I am…still,” Fox said.

tara and anthony pinckney In their sophomore year at Wando High School, Anthony and English teacher Tara Pinckney -- whose maiden name was Thomas -- sat next to each other in Spanish class. “He was so annoying!” she said.

One day he wrote in her agenda to call him. When he asked her why she didn’t call, she said, “because girls don’t call boys, boys call girls.” After giving Anthony her number, “the rest is history,” Pinckney said.

Although Anthony went to school in Alabama and Tara in South Carolina, they continuted to date during their college

years. An extra year of graduate school for Thomas made five years away from each other. That didn’t hinder the couple, however -- Anthony and Tara Pinckney have been married for four years in June.

“I knew he was the one because I always wanted to be around him. I didn’t want to hang with my friends,” Pinckney said. “It’s just like the Usher song where they are the first person on your mind when you wake up in the morning, and the last person you want to talk to before you go to bed.”

plans for future include marriage, college for couple deirdre borland

staff writer Go to school. Graduate. Fall in love.

Get married.

These are the guidelines that most live their lives by -- college, career and then marriage are thought by most to be the “traditional” way of doing things. First loves will come and go, while high school sweethearts rarely make it past the freshmen dorm years. These are the things that kids are taught. It’s the way teenagers plan out their lives.

For most teenagers, marriage is the absolute last thing on their minds.

Junior Gray Powers is not, in this way, like many teenagers.

While many are deciding on what college to attend or what career to begin, Powers is focusing on an entirely different kind of future -- marriage to his long-term girlfriend, Collette Harper, a freshman at School of the Arts.

“We’ve known each other for a long time,” Powers said. “She moved into my neighborhood, [she] was in fifth grade and I was in seventh. We started hanging out from there; we’d always ride our bikes around the neighborhood. She went to my church, too. “ The couple grew up together and eventually started dating. A day before their one-year anniversary, Powers proposed.

“We came back to my house and went for a walk, down to one of the first places

we met when we were younger. It’s in our neighborhood, this place with a pond and the bench swing. And we sat there, and I just told her how much I loved her and everything. I told her to get up and I got down on one knee and asked her to marry me,” Powers said.

“And of course, I said yes,” Harper said.

While high school engagements are by no means traditional, the couple has no qualms about being married while still in school.

“We plan to get married out of high school,” Powers said.

“I’ll [graduate] early and she’s going to graduate early, when she’s a junior. And I’m going to save up until then, and then get married when we’re 18 and we can.

I’m going to go to Trident for a year and save up and go to College of Charleston for psychology, and she’s going to medical school,” he said.

Not all share in the couple’s certainty of their future, however.

“I’ve lost a lot of friends,” Powers said.

“Not everyone understands it.”

From family to classmates, negative reactions to their situation are commonplace.

“But my parents know,” Harper said.

“And they’re fine with it.”

Despite adversities, both Powers and Harper remain sure of their future.

“We love each other,” Powers said.

“And we have plans. We’ll go to school and be married; it happens all the time. I always tried to convince Collette I wasn’t going to leave her and that I wanted to be with her the rest of my life, so I wanted to give her something to promise that.

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LAURAL MCKAY // staff

mechatronics new program starts strong, participating in international competition caroline rothkopf staff writer

do, figure out how to do it, and get paid for having done it,” Novak said.

Alex McArthur, a student in the mechatronics class as well as a member of the mechatronics club, is a strong advocate of the course and its versatility.

“There’s always something you can learn about here,” McArthur said.

Part of the Mechatronics Club projects includes building robots for competition. The club has designed, built and programmed an advanced robot for an international competition March 2 in Myrtle Beach. According to Novak, 65 teams attend from all over the world. It has been a tenuous and time-consuming process for the club.

“A week and a half before the competition you’ve got to have [the robot] sent in,” Novak said. “They only give you six weeks to engineer it and build it.”

Wando mechatronics, a relatively new program, will face tough competition and the disadvantage of being relatively unknown. “This year we’re angling for the rookie award,” Novak said.

Another challenge for the club is money.

“It costs around $50,000 to do the competition, but we’re being sponsored by places like NASA and SPAWAR,” McArthur said.

On top of actually having to program and create the robot, the club must make a sales pitch in order to gain sponsors. Even the $15,000 grant from the school isn’t enough to cover the advanced projects mechatronics takes on.

Although a tight budget is difficult to work with, students get an opportunity to learn about the business side of mechatronics.

“It teaches you how a business is run, because there are more sides to the team than just the technical side,”

McArthur said. “It teaches you how to work together with people in different fields other than yours.”

Novak guides members of the mechatronics club using his extensive experience in the work force to teach them the fundamentals of success.

The club faces many challenges, but for most members, it’s worth the time and effort.

“It’s a lot of work, but it’s definitely worth it,” McArthur said.

LAURAL MCKAY // staff

According to engineering teacher Mark Novak, the industrial workforce is in decline.

More specifically, Novak worries that technician jobs previously held by the baby boomer generation will be left to an unassuming and ill-prepared public.

“There was a point in history where we just stopped teaching the skills one would need to do these technical jobs,” Novak said. “Now these men are retiring and there will be no one to fill the position.”

The solution lies with the present generation, Novak said. The new wave of students who have both the knowledge and experience to run the modern world – the mechatronics kids.

“I’m trying to bring the average 16 year old up to the standards of where my generation was,” Novak said. “I’m here to teach a trade.”

Mechatronics is a course geared towards the individual student, analyzing the techniques and ideals of business and industry as well as dissecting the machinery that runs the world. The class brings together students of all interests and skills, Novak said.

“We’ve got boat guys, and car guys, and army guys… we even have a girl who wants to be a seamstress,” he said.

The procedures learned in mechatronics relate to every machine, he added.

“Once you realize a machine is a lot of really simple stuff all gathered together in one place and you understand what the simple blocks are, you can walk up to any machine anywhere, know what it’s probably supposed to

Junior Chris Zeigler welds for the Mechatronics program.The course is new, begun by engineering teacher Mark Novak. The club will compete in Myrtle Beach on March 2 with its advanced robot.

Sophomore Dyers Askins, senior Collin Holm and junior Chris Zeigler work with mechatronics teacher Mark Novak.

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cyber warfare Students on the Cyber Warfare Team, a part of the Engineering Club, are highly-trained hackers capable of infiltrating complex computer systems.

The team is coached by Chad Cravens, a Cyber Warfare specialist.

“He’s got a lot of experience working with the government and with private industry, so we’re lucky to have him as a coach,” advisor David Roemer said.

In order to learn how to protect computer systems from hacking, students must be able to hack computers themselves.

Competitions are based on offensive and defensive components. The team must attack the computer system of an opposing team while defending its own.

“Defending is much harder. Attackers have to find one hole. Defenders have to find all of them,” junior Alex McArthur said.

Being a member of the team allows students to use what they learn in programming classes in real situations.

“This connects what they’re doing in

class with a real-world application,” Roemer said. “Making that connection with the real world is very important to education.”

Students also gain experience that will prepare them for further studies and possible careers in the Cyber Warfare field.

“There are incredible career opportunities in Cyber Warfare right now because it’s a new field,” Roemer said.

To become a part of this team, contact Roemer or stop by his room in E106.

-- sarah russell TAYLOR FOXWORTH // staff

(Above) Senior Chau Tran and juniors Aidan Collins, Peyton Jones and Roman Shtompal stand with an award they won from a cyber warfare competition.

(Left) All four gather to analyze a problem on Jones’ computer.

IAN HURLOCK // editor

IAN HURLOCK // editor

trebuchet

(Above) Senior Maddy Dwyer works on the trebuchet. (Right) Junior Wolfie Tuk makes small adjustments to the trebuchet.

Build a replica of a medieval weapon powered by gravity alone that can launch a pumpkin 50 feet. The Trebuchet Team, part of the Engineering Club, was given this challenge last year at a competition in Columbia.

The team, sponsored by engineering teacher Kathryn Johnston, designs and builds trebuchets. Like catapults, a trebuchet is built to launch an object. A weight is dropped, the arm slings around and the object is launched. Students must create a trebuchet capable of firing objects of varying weights – from a pumpkin to a lacrosse ball – specific distances.

At meetings, students go through the process of creating their trebuchet. They

have to design and draw the trebuchet, then build a desktop model, choose and order supplies and finally build it. Students do all the work, Johnston said.

Students are provided with a handson application of what they learn in class.

For those interested in pursuing a career in engineering, the team teaches students about mechanical engineering, structural engineering and physics.

For other careers, being on the team gives experience with planning and problem solving, Johnston said.

Students can visit Johnston in H129 to get involved and become a member.

-- sarah russell

(Above) During the Trebuchet meeting afterschool, the team prepares its trebuchet for a launch.

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feb. 28, 2013 » ALL PHOTOS BY JODI LEE // staff

(Top) Senior Bryce Wells high fives senior Trey Floyd in the school store.

Wells said he makes sure to be friendly because of his experience with bullying.

(Bottom) Wells’ nightstand holds pictures from his childhood as well as a paper plate award from the musical Grease.

Wells was a member of the Ensemble.

Bryce Wells skateboards in his neighborhood with his brother junior Casey Wells. After being bullied in middle school, Bryce said he wants “to tell the world why it happened and how to stop it.”

planting seeds of acceptance experience with bullying inspires senior project trevor padoll staff writer Animated waves, gleaming smiles and a candidate on homecoming court-but it wasn’t always this way. Senior Bryce Wells can be found in the hallways greeting his friends and classmates, a beacon of friendliness reaching out to those around him.

But before coming to Wando, the darkness of bullying had dimmed Wells’ shine. Wells was plagued with the ostracism and anger of bullying, words thrown with harmful intentions, leaving behind pain and frustration.

Wells found his freedom in high school, and turned his experiences into a

lesson to be taught through his senior project in December 2012.

“The reason why I wanted to do my presentation on bullying is because I’m very passionate about it, and it happened to me,” Wells said. “I want to tell the world why it happened and how to stop it.”

During his years in elementary and middle school, Wells struggled to find acceptance, a hand to guide him, an ear willing to listen.

It wasn’t until he returned to Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church that Wells’ light steadily began to grow brighter.

“I went and had a really great group that brought me in and helped me,” he said.

“They taught me things and made me who I am today.”

Bashfulness had initially hindered Wells, but he found his voice and confidence in a church that offered him love.

“At first I didn’t want to talk to anyone about what was happening; it was embar-

rassing,” Wells said.

But his anxieties dissipated and he was capable of opening up and being comfortable with those that supported him.

“What they did for me was be a really good friend. They never teased me, they laughed at my jokes and listened to me when I had something to say,” he said.

The sorrow Wells had experienced crossed into the lives of his amorous family, and Celia Wells witnessed the struggle her son faced.

“It was really hard for me to not be able to be there,” Mrs. Wells said. “Always listen to your child, reassure them and give them ways to handle life. Not everyone is going to treat you kindly.”

English teacher Linda Fraser assisted Wells through the process of writing his paper and preparing his presentation, supporting the message he was trying to spread.

“It gave him a position, a place to stand

from where he could speak out against something that he had very strong feelings for,” she said. “He feels good knowing that he could help someone else. That’s the most positive thing that I think came out of that.”

Fraser believes Wells has planted seeds of acceptance in the minds of his classmates, sprouting compassion and understanding.

“Bryce has put a face on bullying,” she said. “His senior project was a way of getting his story out. I think they heard what he was saying, and I think that they look at him and others and they say ‘how could someone do this to another human being?’--he didn’t deserve it.”

Students are provided an opportunity of self-reflection, to contemplate their actions and how it affects others.

“It gives them the opportunity to question their own behavior,” Fraser said.

“Bryce Wells has done us all a favor.”

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reelin’ in a life saver arrival of diabetes dog is a happy occasion for varadi amanda sharpley writing editor Whimpers and howls radiate through the waiting room walls -- a cacophony of distress and agitation.The noise persisting, Carol Varadi watches as the scene on the other end of the leash intensifies.

But this isn’t a common case of canine disobedience. It’s precisely the opposite.

Born on October 14, four month old Mitzy is a trained diabetic alert dog. Her small overly sensitive nose had been merely picking up a scent below the radar of human detection. A scent that it has been trained to recognize as a great cause for concern.

And while her talents and training are generally intended to alert to humans, her capabilities seem to know no bounds.

Somewhere in that same Veterinary office there could be found a cat with a blood sugar level of 700, and Mitzy was alerting to it.

“The normal is 80-180, which is the range she typically alerts to, and anything out of that range she goes crazy,” Carol Varadi said.

ALL PHOTOS BY JODI LEE // staff

(Left)Juniors Luke Varadi and Tucker Dodson fish with Mitzy on Feb. 18 off the Isle of Palms. (Above) Mitzy and Varadi have been inseparable since he got her.

“After the incident, when we got back into the car, she went right to sleep and was totally relaxed.”

On February 10th, the Varadi family received the gift they had long been hoping and working towards.

Upon its arrival came many shades of relief and joy -- along with an entire new point of interest -- filled with surprises and new twists and turns in their day to day lives.

“We’ve done so much just to fundraise and now it’s finally here. We’re finally able to have her,” Junior Luke Varadi said.

But the work isn’t all over just yet.

Diabetic alert dogs begin their training with obedience at about 7 weeks old, followed by a training session every ninety days for two years. The training sessions typically last about four straight days and is very intense -- involving both the dog and the dogs new family.

“There’s so much vocabulary and learning commands, I felt like I was in bootcamp. It’s not the normal things that come out of your mouth such as, ‘ n o’

or ‘sit’ or ‘down’ so we started learning that,” Carol Varadi, Lukes mother said. “We did a lot of obedience training, and also we were watching her signals when Luke’s sugar would drop or go to high to see how she would respond to him. She would whimper, and she would start yawning and if you didn’t pay attention to it she would start barking or jumping and she would start pawing him, and just start intensifying. “ The training is to be a gradual process, new concepts eventually being introduced during each 90 day interval. But Mitzy seems up to the challenge.

“The other night she laid his head on his diabetes bag, with his kit, until his numbers came down. I mean that was really cute to see that, and amazing that she knew where his meter was,” Carol Varadi said. “And eventually when the trainer comes back the next time, one thing they’re gonna work on is having her go get his glucose meter for him and bring it to him when s h e sense s the

numbers are off.”

But Mitzy isn’t the only one required to follow a certain protocol when dealing with alerting to diabetic highs and lows.

“We took her out on the boat and she just sat in the corner the whole time, but then

I guess we couldn’t really here her whimpering cause when we stopped she just started going psycho and crazy and that’s when she started pulling at my shoelaces and jumping,” Varadi said. “She’s usually so well trained with her obedience that when she does anything like out of the ordinary that’s when we really know for me to check myself. ‘ll say to her, ‘Do we need to check, do we need to check? And I’ll get down and just like check myself in front of her. And if it’s like a good high or good low, we’ll reward her and she’ll lick the blood off my finger and check it.”

Carol Varadi added that in situations of high distress, they’re encouraged not to tell Mitzy to quiet down.

“We’re not supposed to tell her to be quiet because that’s how she alerts. Instead you say, ‘He’s fixing it, he’s fixing it.’

Just to let her know that someone’s taking care of the problem and she can relax.”

On multiple occasions Mitzy has taken the opportunity to showoff her talent and concern -- both for her master and random strangers also suffering from diabetes.

“I could write a book everyday on experiences that we have,” Carol Varadi said. “I took her to a real-estate closing the other day because I sold a house, and everybody was so stressed out in there and then she was whimpering, and I said, ‘Does anybody in here have diabetes?’, and the person that bought the house said, ‘My husband is in denial over the fact that they think he has it’, and I said, ‘Well he’s gonna wanna stay away from her then, she won’t leave him alone’.”

However,Mitzy’s constant display of her abilities isn’t the only novelty that bears getting used to.

“When the trainer was here we took her to different restaurants and stores, and it was interesting to see the response that we would get when we would walk in,” Carol Varadi said. “Right away people would start to say, ‘No dogs-’ and then they would stop themselves and say, ‘Oh it’s a service dog, it’s okay.’

“But the Varadis’ aren’t the only ones who are adjusting to a new lifestyle.

“When she first came last sunday, she didn’t know how to go up steps and our house is elevated and so the trainer had

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hitting close to home

lucie wall staff writer Junior Hope Snell was in sixth grade.

Just old enough to have learned Spanish from her step-father. Just old enough to have her step-father help her in their favorite sport, soccer, one that she continues today.

She didn’t know just how short the relationship would be. “He had come here illegally,� Snell said of Ramon Bernal, who had married her mother, Melanie, when Hope was 4. “I obviously knew he was from Mexico, but you don’t automatically think, ‘oh, he’s illegal’.�

After Hope’s parents divorced when she was too young to remember, Bernal came into her life as a secondary father figure. He and her mother fell in love, got married and had three children. They were a thriving family – before it all changed. “Ramon got deported. And Ramon said, ‘What am I supposed to do? Am I supposed to send you a thank you note, a thank you letter and say nice to meet you? Does that mean I just call you and say come and see me when you can? He said, ‘No, I’m coming back, I love you and I love my family,� Hope’s mother, Melanie Bernal said.

His absence caused the family’s lives to turn completely around: “I want to bring you into our world and let you see all the hardships it has caused,� Bernal said.

Before the legal troubles, Hope’s

IMMIGRATION mother and step-father formed their own painting company, called Changing Colors. “It did really well,� Snell said, so she was not concerned when her mom told her that Ramon would be going to Texas for a work project. “It totally made sense at the time.� The children did not know that he has been deported.

After a year, Bernal said she could not survive the separation any more. “My mom was like, ‘I need my husband, that’s my family, we need to stay together’ so that’s when she had told me that Ramon was actually deported and he was in Mexico and can’t come back,� Snell said. “It’s already been such a long time, but I remember every event clearly from mom telling me, ‘this is why he’s over here and this is why [he is gone]’.�

The broken family tried to hold on to their life in South Carolina and their business, but it was too difficult. “It just fell [the painting company],� Snell said. “They had to file for bankruptcy then they moved down there [to Mexico].�

Her mother and her two children with Ramon moved to Mexico to try to regain their life. Hope and her two sisters stayed.

But the education system -- and the life in Mexico -- was not a place that the two children could be raised. Hope’s mother, pregnant with the third Bernal child, moved to Florida. “My mom came back over to have him [Hope’s younger brother] here, so he would be [an American citizen],� she said. �My mom pretty much lives a single mother with three kids, just trying to make it.�

obtaining le- $12 billion federgal residency ally/ year for immigration control 1,062,040 --as of December 2011 by Pew Hispanic Center

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President Barak Obama’s proposed reforms for illegal immigrants:

illegal immigrants in U.S. 11.6 million

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The Republicans proposed reforms for illegal immigration:

tEncouraging foreigners to work for American companies t1BUIXBZT UP DJUJ[FOTIJQ XPVME not be available until the borders were secure t6OJWFSTBM FNQMPZFS JEFOUJGJDBtion t-FHBM TUBUVT XIJMF USZJOH UP gain a green card t&OHMJTI MBOHVBHF DMBTTFT t1BZ UBYFT BOE QFOBMUJFT 4PVSDF 3FVUFST -- compiled by lucie wall

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--2011 Yearbook, Department of Homeland Security Office of Immigration Statistics

policies

For sophomore Sasha Parmesti, moving from Singapore to the United States seemed like an exciting opportunity.

It’s not been an easy for anyone. “I go ing 45 in a 35 mph zone. When authorities Originally named Hadasya, Parmto my mom’s probably only once or twice a checked records, he was illegal. esti had moved once before in her life year,â€? Snell said. She Skypes with her famWhile in Mexico, Ramon was waiting before her move to South Carolina. “I ily in Florida, but it’s not the same as see- for permission to enter the U.S. legally. He was born in Indonesia,â€? Parmesti said. ing them in person. “Everyone wants their was denied entry because he crossed into “I lived in Indonesia for two years, mom‌ My life would be completely dif- the US 24 years ago and then I moved to Singapore, lived ferent; it would be great to have them all Snell is not sure if Bernal will ever be there for nine years, and I moved here here because obviously I miss [them]. The able to return. to the United States almost exactly three whole half of my family is gone.â€? “From legal stand [point], it looks years ago.â€? Moving with her parents and From left, The deportation of her step-father was like not, and that’s probably the only way her two siblings, Parmesti was encourtherefore we junior Hope not a secret, and Hope and her family suf- it’s going to go, that we are going to follow aged by the idea of having her life set in are not toSnell and fered cruel comments, including taunting the law from based on our horrible experithe United States. gether.â€? her family -ones such as “your family deserves it be- ence,â€? Snell said.

Parmesti’s elder brother, junior sister London, Bernal cause the law is like this for a reason; you But she never knows what could hapformer stepTony Sembiring, had a different view on said her life were obviously not doing what you were pen: “maybe something will happen, mayfather Ramon, the matter. did not turn brother supposed to be doing,� or “he shouldn’t be a law will change, maybe my mom will “I was the only one of the family out all at what Noah, mother have been here to begin with.� The com- call immigration again and say ‘we want who really flipped out over it. You’re she had exMelanie and ments – some by people Snell had consid- him back over here with our family.’� not just moving to a different place, you sister Joy pected. ered friends – all began when she was in As for the national reforms that are a are moving to a different continent like Bernal pose “ Y o u the sixth grade. possibility, Snell tries not to hope. for a family 10,000 miles away,� Sembiring said. know how portrait.

The parents of Hope’s former friends “For the most part I do just try to keep The process that the family has you make a would say the statements, and their chil- it out because it is kind of a hurtful thing to follow has taken time. “I know that plan for your dren would copy them. because it just reminds me of my family my dad had to work on the visas, like life?

You “If it was about the law, we [the chil- and how I wish I could be with them — the permission forms for immigrants graduate high working and you are trying to just have a to stay, and right now we are working. dren] obviously didn’t know, we were they [my mom, brother and sisters] are school, go to college, get married, you have better life for yourself and it’s just crazy He has his working visa and we are his young; if it was racial, it was just pure mean here in the United States — they are so [children], live happily ever after? Things how screwed up your life can get because it dependents, so right now, we are workkids saying racist things,â€? Snell said. close ‌but I can’t be with them. If I hear did not go in that order for us. It’s just a completely changed my whole entire life,â€? ing on our permanent residency,â€? ParShe and her mother did not report the things about it, I will change the channel or reminder that your life is already planned she said with frustration. comments, trying to ignore them. flip the page in the newspaper.â€? mesti said. “That’s just allowing us to for you. It is how well you cope with the Snell often thinks of how it would be stay here.â€? “It hurt my feelings. No one wants to Ramon and Melanie’s marriage has changes that come our way,â€? she said. if her step-father had not sped that day, hear bad things about your mom and your not survived the hardship well. “They are Now living in the U.S., Parmesti Since Ramon is the father of three of if the policies were different, if the whole also looks forward to what her future family, but if they did I would just be like officially [separated],â€? Snell said. “It was her mother’s children, Snell hopes somedeportation had never happened and how here has to offer, starting with when her ‘Ok, whatever,’â€? Snell said. just honestly too hard‌ but we still are a day they will be able to be together again. her life was so different five years ago: “I family will be given green cards from “He never did anything bad,â€? Snell family even if we can’t be together.â€? “It would be a great romantic story‌ still had my mom, still had my step dad, the government. “The earliest date we added of her step-father. “He came over The deportation caused strain on I wish I could tell the future and I could still had my dad, and still had my fam- are going to get the green card is somehere for a better life for himself, to find their marriage. “The bottom line is the see if they would get back together‌but I ily here,â€? she said, “and that just tore the time in May,â€? Parmesti said. work and [take care of] his family.â€? immigration has changed him [Ramon],â€? don’t know,â€? Snell said. whole family apart.â€?

The family’s demise started with a Bernal said, who now lives in Florida with After receiving the notification, she “When you have a family, and you are speeding ticket that Bernal received, go- her three youngest chil- dren. “And so also looks forward to new opportunities. “Then I can start working, because what do you think should are you in favor of im- would you be in favor of right now I can’t,� Parmesti said.

Her brother also looks forward to happen to illegal immigrants? migration reform?

B QMBO UIBU GBWPST --2011 Yearbook, Department of Homeland Security Office of Immigration Statistics his future here. deportation 29% yes 74% complete exclusion 15% “I would like to stay here. I would legal residency 25% 14% no 04% work plan like to move somewhere like Calilegal citizenship 08% 55% fornia, a nice beautiful place where I i don’t know 22% partial legalization other 38% amnesty plan 10% can just restart my whole life without screwing up due to culture shock,�

--as of March 2012 by the Depart--Department of ment of Homeland Security Office Homeland Security Sembiring said.

--458 polled --503 polled --326 polled of Immigration Statistics

immigration by the numbers: 55,000 illegal immigrants in S.C. apprehended aliens 641,633

brother and sister look forward to permanent residency staff writer

PROVIDED BY // hope snell

immigration policy affects student’s family life

LIZ BENSON // editor

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flavor on the go Some people aren’t water people. But with the help of these water enhancing aids, water can be an enjoyable treat that can take the place of soft drinks. With eight recommended glasses of water a day, enhancers can make that number seem a lot less.

Some are better than others in respect to nutritional information. Here are seven of the most popular choices on the market.

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health apps lose it!

Lose It! s an app that is available free on the iTunes App store. With Lose It!, the user is able to plug in their daily food intake, as well as the amount of exercise they are participating in. The app will then show the user how much each food is affecting their total calories, how effective their exercise is and how to be more proficient in losing weight. This App is available for use on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

yoga studio Available for $1.99 on the iTunes App store, Yoga Studio is a program that can be uploaded to iPhones, iPads and iPad minis. Yoga Studio comes with 30 premade yoga work out videos for the user to follow along with. The customer can also customize their workouts by making their own yoga class videos, keep track of their work on a schedule that is included and explore the over 290 poses that are pre-uploaded.

juice

This is an app that is specifically made to keep track of your energy. Found free on the iTunes App store, Juice helps you locate what takes away your energy the most throughout the day. The user simply plugs in their daily intake of foods and activities, and Juice tells them what they are doing that is zapping their energy, and how to eliminate these effects. Juice also gives them quick energy tips to use throughout the day. Juice can be used on iPod touch, iPhone or iPad.

boot camp challenge

This App is unique in that it was especially made by veteran U.S. Army Trainer and Personal Workout Trainer Lori Patterson. An intensive 18-day program, Boot Camp Challenge is designed to get results quickly, safely and effectively. The workouts combine cardio and muscular endurance training and includes over 200 workouts. This app is available for $3.99 on the iTunes App store and can be used on the iPhone, iPod touch or iPad.

gorilla workout

Fitness Aerobic and Strength Trainer Workout on a Budget: Gorilla Workout includes over 40 exercises, all of which combine cardio and strength training workouts. Each exercise targets specific muscle groups which include abs, core, arms, back, chest and legs to help get rid of fat. With no special equipment needed, the user only needs to upload this App and get to work. Gorilla Workout is currently available for 99 cents on the iTunes App store and can be used on the iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. -- compiled by grace berry

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painT wars first paintball experience is truly colorful

were all out in a match and would be back shortly. I could join in the next one. As he assembled the gun, I looked at it curiously, imagining how this gun could make the welts and battle scars I had seen on my COLUMN BY friends. wesley maszk, staff writer Once I loaded my gun with paintballs the size of bouncy balls and just as stiff, I Bruises last a short while, but memomoved to the practice range. I removed the ries last a lifetime. barrel cover, and aimed my gun at an old When given the opportunity to play capsized boat used as a target. I tensed my paintball on a Saturday at the grand body in anticipation, and click, click, click. opening of a new place in Mt. Pleasant, Nothing. The trigger wouldn’t depress. you should take it. Having never played I angrily fidgeted with the gun, trying before Feb. 9, my mind was racing with to find the knob or lever that would allow possibilities. My first and very important me to finally shoot the blasted contrapdecision was what to wear. If I didn’t wear tion. After what felt like minutes, I found enough clothing, I would come off like I t h e safety, turned it off and vainly was trying to prove I was tough; too much imagined that no one saw and I would look like a wus. I decided on me angrily tinkerjeans, a t-shirt and a baggy jacket. ing with my gun.

That was mistake number one.

I shot through When I arrived at my destinaa couple dozen tion, I was surprised to see very few rounds in mere people. There were a couple of seconds.

Feeling people shooting paintball guns in good, I walked over a practice range and a man selland waited for the ing paintball guns in a trailer. I people playing to had to sign a release form when return.

I got my gear -- something I Then I was conprobably should have read. fronted with a very disWhen I asked the man turbing sight -- all in the equipment shack manner of humanwhere all the people ity from young children to were, he told me they middle-aged men, nursing limbs and dotted in bruises, every other man plastered in paint. As they regrouped to go back out, my confidence quickly dropped. They all had entire outfits to go with their guns. Not that I was fixated on the fashion aspect mind you, but their overall appearance gave a clear warning I was dealing with an experienced opponent.

They pulled themselves together and were ready to go back Two paintballers play on a “speedball” course -- one that’s smaller than the normal paintball out almost immediately. I arena. Writer Wesley Maszk and photographer Ian followed, attempting to walk Hurlock visited Mount Pleasant Paintball Feb. 9. confidently while inwardly hoping we had

feb. 28, 2013 » enough Advil and ice packs at home.

I was put on a team and we began the trek to the first course. It was called the jungle. When we got there, the teams went to opposite sides and we prepared for the imminent paint shed. The ref began to count down to signal the start of the match.

I was stunned -- two of my teammates got shot up in a matter of seconds. I ducked for cover.

I waited for about a minute, looking around the tree I had cowered behind, gathered all the courage I could muster, peered around again, took aim and fired.

Although I was not wholly composed in my mind, I still managed to strike one of my opponents in the leg. I was infused with a confidence and audacity I had not known before. I madly drained my gun’s clip on anything that moved on the other side of the field. Paintballs collided with trees and vines and branches. All I saw before me was covered in an orange mist of paint.

Throwing caution to the wind, I advanced from tree to tree, all the while pulling the trigger as fast as my fingers permitted. That was big mistake number two.

Suddenly, I heard the most wretched noise that has ever been heard by soldier on the battle field: click, click, click. I had run out of ammo. I was trapped in the middle of a fire-fight with nothing to fire.

Barely shielded behind the tree, I thought of how the enemy would mercilessly enclose around my position for the kill. Suddenly I heard the voice of an angel: “thirty seconds left.”

Could this be? Was there a time limit? Could I be so lucky? All the questions were flying through my head. As I counted my lucky stars, I was horribly unaware of being flanked.

That was the final and fatal mistake.

I saw my enemy, and he saw me.

It was over. Then, with that faint, fleeting smile playing about my lips, I faced my firing squad: erect a n d motionless, proud and disdainful. There I stood, like that pathetic short story character all high school students must eventually analyze, undefeated, inscrutable. to the last.

upcoming events movies

March 1 // Jack The Giant Slayer March 1 // 21 and Over March 1 // Phantom March 1 // The Last Exorcism: Part II

albums

Feb. 26 // The Mavericks: In Time Feb. 26 // The Civil Wars: A Place At The Table March 5 // Kate Nash: Girl Talk March 19 // Justin Timberlake: The 20/20 Experience

games

March 12 // Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm March 19 // Gears of War: Judgment June 14 // The Last of Us TBA 2013 // The Elder Scrolls Online

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reel deal

emmy winning cameraman reflects on the joys and hardships of a career in film

BRIA GRAHAM // editor

lucie wall

Senior Sarah Hudson films a piece for Tribe Talk. Hudson has known she wanted to pursue a career in film from a very young age and is now writing, shooting and editing her own original films.

the perfect shot senior finds passion, plans to pursue dream after high school ellie mcdermott

staff writer Most people don’t know what they want to do in the future. And when the time comes to decide, they may or may not know even then. But senior Sarah Hudson has always known film making is her true passion.

“I liked film ever since I was a little girl,” Hudson said.

She started watching movies as a little girl and ventured into the world of film making. She hasn’t left that world since.

Hudson now makes her own films, from writing the script to shooting to editing. It has become her whole life.

“I’m always working on something. If I’m not out there filming then I’m writing a script or I’m planning a script,” she said. “I sit with my dad or sit with my friends and we’ll talk back and forth like dialogue in a movie just to inspire ourselves.”

Hudson has particular genre of film that she likes to make.

“I really, really enjoy making dramas. I love doing drama films and when I say drama, I don’t mean like soap operas or anything. I’m talking about like mystery types without being too cheesy,” she said. “But I also like films that have a supernatural take to them or films that have to do with the idea of God. I think that’s the greatest mystery of life, figuring out what’s behind everything.”

There is a lot of work behind film making. It involves the lighting, the camera angles, location and planning and writing a script.

“I really like the writing process because it’s kind of like you’re building your own story, you’re creating your own world,” she said. “It’s really interesting to hand someone your script and see them act out your script and you’re like, wow like those are words I’ve written, and it’s like coming to life right in front of you, it’s like one of the most amazing things you can ever see.”

Hudson’s biggest inspiration is a filmmaker Terrence Malick because of his dedication to his films to make them perfect. He makes them the way he wants them to be.

“I don’t care if I’m in the business for 60 years and only make two films as long as they’re what I want them to turn out to be,” Hudson said.

The process of film-making is Hudson’s true passion ,and she has always known that. But like any job in the film industry, it’s hard to become successful.

“It’s just really scary because it’s so hard to make it in, but it’s like I really love it,” Hudson said.

She hopes to pursue her dream of film making in the future. “The future is always really iffy for film-making because there are so many kids who want to do it, and if you’re not famous you’re not going to make money, and if you don’t have money your films are not going to be as good as you want them to be because you need all the equipment, but I want to go to college for it.”

But no matter how difficult the film making business may be for her, she will never give up it up. It will always be part of her life.

“I’ll do it for the rest of my life even if I have to do it as like a side thing,” Hudson said.

“They always say film and acting is the most cool passion because people want it so badly, but it’s so hard to have.”

staff writer Breaking Dawn. The Expendables. Survivor. Junior Kate Frain’s uncle, Michael Applebaum, helped to film these and many better known movies and shows.

And while actors are important in order to deliver an impressionable and believable performance, the people behind the camera are just as important.

“I physically operate the camera and film the movie,” Applebaum said of being a cinematographer and camera operator. He works long hours, an average of 13 per day but loves what he does.

Applebaum, 44, said he has always interested in cinematography, and even bought a 16mm camera to practice filming. He would ask his friends to help.

“I would shoot anything they wanted for free.”

As for lessons, he did not have any, instead teaching himself to shoot motion picture film.

“I slowly moved up,” he said, first being hired by a TV station to shoot commercials in New Orleans, the city where he grew up and continues to live.

Afterwards he ended up becoming a commercial director for a neighboring company. “I took little steps throughout my career to get to the next level and never gave up,” Applebaum said.

In 1998 he was invited to the Cinematographers Guild in Hollywood. “[This opportunity] let me do bigger projects,” Applebaum said, including the household name films he helped shoot.

His favorite project so far is a movie yet to be released. “It’s called The End of the World with Jeff Logan, Jonah Hill, James Franco--Rihianna is in it; when she shot for a few days we got a lot of paparazzi, and I ended up in lot of tabloids, holding the camera,” Applebaum said. “I’ll be going to the premiere of that in Hollywood with my wife next summer.”

Applebaum’s worldwide job has its drawbacks.

“When I go do Survivor, I’m gone for at least a month,;it’s hard for my kids,” he said of filming 20 seasons of Survivor. “I’ve never been able to commit to being a coach for any of my kids teams; I miss a lot of plays and chorus concerts.”

Despite the difficulties, Applebaum loves his job and is rewarded. He received an Emmy in 2009 for a documentary, Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment, for Discovery Channel, in which he filmed with a team of a few men. He and the team working on survivor were also nominated for two Emmys, in 2004 and 2005.

Through the ups and downs, Applebaum’s passion for his job is not subdued. “It’s something that I’ve always been interested in and want to do. Like any job, you try to do the best you can,” he said.

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Just off of King Street on 51 George Street, you’ll find a small New Yorkstyle deli called Caviar and Bananas. alli cherry My first incaviar & bananasstinct was to look at the variety of drinks, foods and desserts, chosing strawberry lemonade. Between the choices of a deli counter with sandwiches, an assortment of sushi and a glass container full of options like pasta salad, my friend and I chose to share a tray of sushi. It was delicious – with spicy sashimi tuna, avocado, carrots and wasabi caviar to top it all off.

The best part was watching the sushi chef making it right in front of us.

For dessert we decided on a ginger cookie that tasted as good as it looked. The total for our two drinks, sushi and cookie was about $16. Not bad at all for one of the yummiest lunches I have eaten in a while.

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This brand new seafood restaurant located on 544 King Street, The Ordinary, is actually quite ordinary from outside -- easy to anna ewing walk by with white the ordinary walls and a simple sign hanging above the door. But inside, a variety of spices will hit you as you look around the modern atmosphere, and it no longer seems so ordinary. The menu categorizes the main dishes, ranging from the cold yellow fin tuna crudo ($14) to the hot oyster sliders ($5 each). The blue crab Louis ($15) turned out to be quite remarkable with a tangy and unique dressing. This meal was worth coming back for.

One flaw would be the portions compared to the price, making it necessary to get other dishes.

Overall, The Ordinary proved to be a pleasing surprise and quite the opposite of its name.

picks &

peeves PICK: sturdy bookbags

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best of: king st

An old timey diner feel with an odd modern twist found in the heart of Downtown Charleston at 474 Upper King, the Rarebit is ali antley sure to please everythe rarebit one.

With a widespread menu that includes a variety of wholesome foods, from classic salads that are topped with a rich dressing and signature sandwiches with a number of sides to a breakfast menu that is served all day, The Rarebit will please your hunger after a long day of shopping or if you just want the “downtown experience.” Prices range from $4 to around $20.

The Rarebit provides its customers with quality food that will surely fit your price range as well as meet your expectations for downtown Charleston.

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sam walker staff writer PICK: fuzzy hats

Experience has taught me that no backpack can endure being run over by a Honda Civic. That said, the majority on the market suffice. This was not the case with Old Blue, the replacement bag I carried around for a few days in seventh grade. I call it a “bag” because it doesn’t qualify as a bookbag. Blue was so ripped up that I had to literally cradle it in my arms to keep my books from falling. So yes, I have seen the horrors of the unreliable backpack. I don’t visit those parts of my memory often.

Nothing says you care like wearing one of your grandmother’s knitted hats. Come Christmas, this is the best gift a relative can give; at least have the decency to try it on. Unlike many people, I can wear one of these and stand the itchiness. They keep my head warm and compliment many styles of clothing. I just don’t see the problem. Plus, if she sees me in one of her creations, maybe my grandmother will realize that she actually does love me after all.

PEEVE: limp hugs

PEEVE: anonymous packages

I love people who love me back. The physical manifestation of this love is a hug. I’m a hugger.

And I have standards — if you’re going to hug me, you’re going to do it right. Did I approach you in hopes that your arms would delicately wrap around my midriff, only reaching about halfway, all the while respecting my boundaries? Get with the program. I want a real hug, one I’d expect from Forrest Gump, not Caspar the Friendly Ghost. Next.

You know how it goes. You find one of these sitting next to your mailbox, with brown paper wrapping and a string bow.

Nothing out of the ordinary, right?

But then come the questions: Is it a new coupon book? I already have one for this year. Have I finally been accepted to Hogwarts? A bit late, Dumbledore. Maybe it’s just Anthrax.

Whatever it is, I hate uncertainty, which is why I always put these suckers in my neighbor’s mailbox.

georgia barfield Every issue a Tribal Tribune staffer will share her taste in music, selecting the top four songs she thinks every one should have on their playlist.

“Australia” The Shins Wincing the Night Away The band’s angsty rock style shines from the start of the song. The repetition of surprisingly not annoying “la la la’s” gives way to lyrics that describe frustration -- including being “faced with the dodo’s conundrum” of wanting to fly when you can’t -- that contrast the overly cheerful mood of the song in a pleasing way.

“Sweet Life” Frank Ocean Channel Orange Frank Ocean’s melodious voice -- what I describe as the vocal equivalent of purple velvet--teams up with retro R&B instrumentals to make this one stellar song. Lyrics like “grapevine, mango, peaches and lime” showcase Ocean’s poetic skill. If you ever find yourself driving in Downtown Detroit in 1979, this is the song to play.

“Scythian Empires” Andrew Bird Armchair Apocrypha The verbose lyrics describing the history of the Obscure extinct Scythian culture are sung in a soaring fashion, giving the song an enjoyable feeling, even if I have no idea what he’s talking about.

There’s also a catchy whistling solo, and Bird’s musical genius is showcased.

“Cannibal Queen” Miniature Tigers Tell It To the Volcano Normally a song about going after someone like a cannibal is creepy, but the Miniature Tigers make it a very sunny occasion. They master the quasi-pop rock sound through use of quirky guitar solos and off-beat lyrics.

dark skies, light downfalls horror movie’s stereotypes in new film disappointing

“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” This quote by Arthur C. Clarke leaves little to wonder what the film Dark Skies centers on. Nowadays, films that are labeled as “horror” or “thriller” have been dumbed down to a relatively overused plot structure and characters who represent the most basic archetypes in film. Dark Skies is the “poster-child” for those types of movies.

Dark Skies focuses on an average suburban family that has become the target of an alien species. Lacy and Daniel Barrett, played by Keri Russell and Josh Hamilton, are the parents of two normal boys, Jesse and Sam. The beginning of the movie reveals that Lacy has tendencies to wake up in the middle of the night, although it isn’t made clear as to whether or not she is an insomniac. One night, she discovers that household items have been stacked in her kitchen to represent some astrological symbols.

When Lacy asks her youngest son what happened in the kitchen, he tells her the “Sandman” did it. Throughout the film, I started to notice a repeating trend. The Barrett house is broken into, and the parents ignore the problem.

Later, three different migrations of birds fly directly into the house, members of the family have black-out episodes, and the parents still ignore the problem. It seemed like the actors didn’t want to be apart of this movie. I’m not saying that this film is an appeal to horror movies, but it is definitely a prime example of a film that has been diluted down to nothing more than tacky “pop-outs.”

The writers of the horror genre now rely on a few components to create what they think will be a blockbuster horror film: dramatic, unexpected “pop-outs,” gore of the highest caliber and/or a few suggested scenes.

The horror movies that have scared me in the past had to have something that would frighten me on a psychological scale. It had to go beyond the mere door-closing for no reason to a babysitter getting called by a stranger from inside the house she was looking after.

At best, Dark Skies is a decent sci-fi thriller. I won’t get too bogged down in plot twists and cliff-hangers, but after seeing this movie, I can safely assure you to save your money for other means of entertainment.

A**holes,” he writes about how famous people are dumb, only to, in the next song, talk about how he’s going to his high school reunion to brag about how famous is. I could only imagine that he wanted to follow that with a song called, “Hypocrites Are Dumb.”

In his song “Two Lips,” he does the one thing I hate when rappers do. He talks about girls in love with him and how he’s not looking for more than a one night thing. Every rapper eventually makes this song, and that’s when you know their ego has passed the normal limit. Now they’re no longer rappers. Instead, they’re followers of what I like to call “Kanye Westism,” the belief that everyone wants to hear you talk about yourself.

I would recommend some of his earlier works and won’t lose faith that there’s still a good rapper under all of that pride and male bravado.

--wesley maszk

potential and only attempting a small step forward.

While most of the songs sound a bit similar on Clash the Truth, the main, standout track is the title song.

Some other notable tracks include “Birthday,” “Shallow” and “In Vertigo.” The album also has a few instrumental tracks, including “Brighter” -- a small free flowing, melodic symphony lasting about 30 seconds.

The songs of Clash the Truth are a joy when listened to separately -- serving as a welcome break into a flowing, melodic drift of smooth vocals and fuzzy instrumentals. However, together, as an album, the continuous preservation of this quality may become tiresome to the listener.

Nonetheless, Beach Fossil’s sophomore album didn’t disappoint. It didn’t amaze, either -- it didn’t inspire or bring about an existential novelty of music. But it comforted the existing.

--megan parks

jack drennan

staff writer

crew cuts

Hoodie Allen has built some buzz over the past couple of years for being a creative and innovative rapper, frequently making use of play-on-words or references to anything pop culture related. Over his career, Hoodie has put out a total of four albums. And there are three albums he’s made that I would love to talk about. Unfortunately, I am not writing a review on one of those. I’m here to talk about his most recent album, Crew Cuts, released on Feb. 19.

In the first song, “Let Me Be Me,” he writes a couple of poorly written lines about the Aflac Duck and Garfield – the fat cat, not the president. In the next song, “Fame Is For

clash the truth Wading through doldrums, keeping one awake and alive -- just enough to sway to the guitar rhythm and melancholic, lo-fi vocals -- while simultaneously making eyelids feel heavy, lulling the listener into the music.

This is the basic, allencompassing essence of Beach Fossils and the group’s second LP, titled Clash the Truth, which was released on Feb. 19.

Beach Fossils has kept a good handling on their systematic, dreamy quality that they achieved with their first album, What A Pleasure, but seem to have failed to reach the point of a musical epiphany within their work -- possibly not reaching the depths of their

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top twos

Ever wonder what the top songs, movies and TV shows are for the month of February?

-- compiled by angelica collins

SELLING SONGS thirft shop (feat. wanz) // macklemore locked out of heaven // bruno mars

SELLING BOOKS wise men: a novel // stuart nadler schroder: a novel // amify gaige

GROSSING MOVIE a good day to die hard // skip woods identity theft // seth gordon

TV RATINGS the bachelor // abc how i met your mother // cbs

SELLING ALBUMS the heist // macklemore & ryan lewis 4 // beyonce

SELLING VIDEO GAMES dead space 3 // electronic arts crysis 3 // electronic arts

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of the

MONTH

what’s the word Everyone loves this free app. From parents to students, this game is a compelling and eye-catching app that forces you to want to solve the mysterious four picture puzzle by figuring out a common word that applies to all the pictures.

-- compiled by angelica collins

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sports making a commitment Q&A jamel smith

career counselor helps athletes find scholarships and careers after high school What’s your job here?

Q:I’m one of the career counselors here and I specifically A:work with all of our student

athletes, educating them on NCAA eligibility and getting them to understand core course GPA. do the students schedule an appointment Q: How with you? actually, I call them. All A:Well, of the student athletes come and talk to me.

do you teach the athletes when they come Q: What in? educate them on the 16 A:Icore courses required by the NCAA and understanding what their core courses are.

tools do you use in order to teach the students Q: What NCAA standards and rules?

have a core course GPA A:We website that goes through the rules of engagement for each grade including eligibility, help with recruiting and official and unofficial [college] visits.

Q: want to educate the A:We kids. We want to make sure

What are your goals for the athletes in high school?

they’re on the right track, make sure they take the SAT or the ACT their junior year and get them to understand how important their core courses and their GPA are.

-- compiled by caroline rothkopf

the road to signing day is a long and complicated process tommy sanders staff writer When 15 Wando athletes signed their letters of intent to participate in college athletics Feb. 6, it was the beginning for their future careers.

The term “signing” makes the whole process sound so simple, but in reality it’s a much more complicated process than just putting down a signature, said junior Megan O’Connor.

“It was terrifying,” said O’Connor, who recently verbally committed to play soccer at Clemson. “You just need to show the coaches who you are as a player,” O’Connor said.

“They approached me after the camp and talked to me about going there,” she said. “It was crazy, I wasn’t expecting it at all.”

Wando Career Counselor and Football Coach Jamel Smith is around to make sure student athletes do not face recruitment alone, since he has walked the same road before. Smith played inside linebacker at Virgina Tech from 1995 to 1999.

After college ball, Smith got his chance at the big leagues. The NFL team, the Saint Louis Rams, took Smith on to their roster.

He eventually played for a European NFL team.

“It was great,” he said. “It was a great league. It was very competitive.”

senior grace gore Signed to play soccer at Limestone College

senior kendra blackstock Signed to play lacrosse at Columbia College

senior andrew davis Signed to play soccer at the University of South Carolina

The first step in the complicated process for every athlete is getting noticed, Smith said. “They have a lot of recruiting services out there, they have one-day camps,” he said.

At these one-day camps sponsored by different colleges, student athletes from around the nation come to showcase their talents. Since these showcase camps may be difficult to reach for so many students, many student athletes will e-mail college coaches their highlight videos or post them on YouTube Coach Smith said.

“We have here at the high school, Huddle, which we make all of our student athletes’ highlight films,” Smith said, “and we send them out to colleges and universities.”

Huddle is a video editing system that is used by the football team mostly to film and record practices. It is used by many football players to help create a highlight video that the coaches will then send off to college teams. But the rules change when athletes come closer to making a final decision. NCAA rules for the 2013 seasons change after Aug. 1, making it easier for coaches to contact players.

“After Aug. 1, it will unlimited number of contacts so a coach could call you at any time, text message you as many times as they want, and coaches can email you as many times as they want,” Smith said, “It’s going to get a little crazy in recruiting this upcoming fall.”

This rule will be changed because many coaches were not able to contact student athletes as much as they would have

liked, Smith said.

Once a school has offered a scholarship, the student can then make a verbal commitment to the college. But a verbal commitment is not permanent. A student athlete can change his verbal commitment at any time. Once a student has signed a letter of intent, however, the rules change.

Students cannot sign until designated time periods when they are seniors.

Volleyball Coach Alexis Glover has been through the recruiting process both as an athlete and as mother of an athlete.

Her daughter Christina plays volleyball for the University of South Carolina, and her oldest son Alex plays for The Citadel.

“There’s a lot to take into consideration,” she said. “It’s almost like the school will pick you, but you can’t just sit back and expect the schools to come find you.”

Sophomore Kep Brown recently verbally committed to play baseball at the University of South Carolina, but he knows the road to signing day is long from over.“I got to focus on the classroom, I got to work hard on and off the field, I just got to keep being a team player,” Brown said.

The only thing that is permanent is where the recruitment road ends: signing day. “Once you sign that letter of intent, those scholarships, you’re locked in to that school,” Smith said.

O’Connor’s teammate, senior Grace Gore signed with Limestone College on Feb. 6.

“It’s really stressful being watched,” she said, “Once I was all done with it, it was like a weight off my shoulders.”

faces senior hamilton carlin Signed to play soccer at the University of South Carolina

senior brock king Signed to play soccer at the College of Charleston

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senior hunter danna Signed to play soccer at the University of Memphis

senior erik clark Signed to play soccer at the College of Charleston

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ties in his life, Rouse said. “They had connections to the Carolina Panthers so I was like I have to really go here, they have connections to my dream job,” he said, adding that he would love the chance to play professional football. “There’s some part of me ellie mcdermott that I really want to go to the NFL.” staff writer But for now he’s ready for his footCollege is something almost everyone ball career in college. “I’m just ready to get worries about, whether it’s financially or started on the football trail, really,” Rouse academically. Some worry about choos- said.

He is happy to have the chance to foling the best fit, roommates, Greek life and majors. Some worry about applications, low his dreams, but it’s bittersweet for one scholarships and GPA. But senior Chuck very special woman in his life. She’s his Rouse has no worries for college…any- biggest supporter, he said. “My mom, she really pushed me to stay in school and stay more.

Rouse is an offensive guard and a good on the right path,” Rouse said.

Rouse’s mother has mixed feelings for one at that. After a stellar summer camp at Wofford, the Terriers offered Rouse an her son. “He’s my oldest so we have a tight athletic scholarship to play football that bond so I’ve got mixed emotions, and I’m excited for opens many doors him but for Rouse’s future “As long as he’s successfull in sad he’s plans. Without the life and stays on the right path, going to scholarship, Rouse leave me said, he wouldn’t I’m happy.” also,” Habe able to get the zel Rouse best education. He said. wouldn’t be able to Mrs. attend a four-year college.

This scholarship -- which pays for tu- Rouse has high hopes for her son. “I hope ition, room and books -- is like a dream Chuck is always bound to succeed at whatcome true for most people. But it means ever he pursues, he’s going to continue on much more to Rouse. “It means I get to a football path but he’s also going in to enplay at the next the level, it means that I gineering,” she said. “He was always told to get to play with a great group of guys,” he have a backup plan.”

But engineering and football is not all said, “hopefully get a national championthat she wants for Chuck. “As long as he’s ship out of it.”

Wofford will lead to many opportuni- successful in life and stays on the right

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senior christian jablonski Signed to play soccer at the College of Charleston

senior rashaun brown Signed to play football at North Greenville University

senior nate wright Signed to play football at Tusculum College

senior rudder brown Signed to play football at The Citadel

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rouse keeps the motivation towards his life-long dreams

Senior Chuck Rouse looks around the weight room after finishing his bench presses. (Below) Rouse bench presses in the weight-lifting room. On Feb. 6, Rouse signed with Wofford College along with other senior athletes on National Signing Day.

path, I’m happy,” Mrs. Rouse said.

Rouse’s hopes for college are like most people’s when given an opportunity like this. “I hope that I can make the most out of it,” he said.

But he added a different motivation for working hard as well.

“I never realized it but my dad, he always struggles to put me in the right places, he always tries to put me in the camps to go to college or whatever, even if it wasn’t a real big camp that everybody goes to,” he said. “But the motivation behind that is I want to get to the NFL and try to help him when he gets older try to pay the money back that he tried to help me with.”

senior dirk thomas Signed to play baseball at Winthrop University

senior chuck rouse Signed to play football at Wofford College

senior stephen wilson Signed to play football at Presbyterian College

senior christopher leslie Signed to play football at Limestone College

senior austin fister Signed to play football at Tusculum College

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pinning the problem

rare syndrome cuts wrestler’s senior season short sam walker staff writer

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A champion wrestler -- his season came to a sudden halt before Regions.

Pain, difficulty moving his arm. His doctors scratched their heads, perplexed. His mother’s voice would soon begin to quaver at any reminder of what he went through.

The medical problem that ended Aaron Anderson-Rolfe’s wrestling season had to be huge. On the contrary, the senior’s problem lived in very small dimensions.

Anderson-Rolfes was on a winning streak. He was known as one of the school’s best wrestlers, boasting a 34-5 record this season. That streak, however, ended after the New Year. Something was wrong with his arm. He got as far as he could in his matches before the pain became debilitating.

“I first started noticing that my arm was swelling up after matches about a month ago,” Anderson-Rolfes said. “It was really bad at Regions [Jan. 28]. I couldn’t move my arm; it was very tight, like compartment syndrome [a condition where fluids swell and pressure increases in a particular muscle compartment].”

His mother, Rena Anderson, saw the same thing from the sidelines. A nurse herself, she had a feeling this was not the normal wear-and-tear a wrestler receives throughout the season.

“He had some pain on the inside where [the elbow bends] and some swelling. And so he’d been icing it and taking Advil, those sorts of things, but that particular night during his matches when I was there, he had actually lost grip strength and his arm turned a dusty purple,” she said.

Her son’s pleas to let him ignore the pain and finish the season were drowned out by her motherly instincts. The next day, the two went to see a hand and forearm specialist.

The doctor confirmed the worst: a Subclavian Thrombosis. A cartilage buildup between two ribs was the reason for the pain in his arm. Anderson knew what this meant for her son.

“Your heart kind of drops, but you kind of go into a sort of auto-pilot. Like, everything’s going to be okay, everything’s going to be fine. But the next day when we saw the vascular surgeon and they confirmed the diagnosis, you just feel like you’re going to faint,” Anderson said.

A Subclavian Thrombosis, also known as an Effort Thrombosis, is caused by any number of anomalies in the muscle or bone along the lining of the ribcage. It’s a disorder typically seen in athletes; when too much muscle is built in a particular spot, the underlying Subclavian vein can be smothered, which allows blood to flow to the extremities – in Anderson-Rolfe’s case, his entire arm – but prevents blood from flowing back, hence the swelling, discoloration and tightness the senior experienced.

Treatment is extensive and comes in three parts: First, Anderson-Rolfes is put on a regimen of anticoagulants (clot-dissolving medicine), second, surgeons dissolve the clot through surgery; the wrestler also had to have a rib removed in a second surgical procedure. Lastly, as a follow-up, he will have to take aspirin, a blood-thinner, for the rest of his life.

In spite of this, Anderson-Rolfes kept cool, so cool in fact that doctors assumed it was a much more minor clot until they took a closer look – the size of the clot cutting off his vein was far bigger and more severe than they anticipated, according to Anderson.

Anytime you have a clot, there are three things you have to be concerned about, other than nerve damage, she said.

One, the clot could break off and travel to his heart, resulting in a heart attack. Two, a stroke. Three, a Pulmonary Embolism.

Still, Anderson-Rolfes himself remained relatively unfazed.

“My mom was freaking out. I was fine because I realized we found the clot so we could go ahead and do something now,”

Senior Aaron Anderson suffered from a blood clot in the subclavian vein because of a deformed rib. On Feb. 12, he had surgery where the doctors removed the deformed rib and subclaveous muscle.

Anderson’s condition is known as Paget Schroetter syndrome. If left untreated, the condition could have killed him by restricting the blood flow to his heart. (Below) Anderson wrestles in a meet earlier this season.

he said. “My father was there; he had the same attitude as me, which was ‘It’s good that we found it, let’s just get it taken care of.’”

In reality, the wrestling team felt the biggest glitch.

“I had won Regions so I was going to Lowerstate and I had a good chance of winning there. [What happened] was a big disappointment,” Anderson-Rolfes said.

“We also lost our Team Region match because not only I wasn’t there, but we also had to other people out as well.”

His coach was the least thrilled about his inevitable leave.

“He [Anderson-Rolfes] definitely made great strides this year as a senior,” wrestling coach Adam Schneider said. “He had a heck of a year; he would’ve been a third seed at Lowerstate Tournament, with

a very good chance he would’ve made it to state championships this year as an individual. I know it was tough for him not to be there. It was just as tough for our team not to have him there.”

Anderson-Rolfes is just thankful for the timing.

“It really hasn’t impacted me that much. It happened at the end of the season, so it wasn’t too big of a loss, but if it happened at the beginning of the season, it would really [upset] me. Because wrestling is the happiest part of my life in high school,” he said.

“They say it’s just season-ending. I’ll be on light activity for, like, four weeks, and then I’ll have two months of physical therapy. And I’ll be out of school for a week and a half. But, no, I can wrestle next year in college if I wanted to.”

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making the last kick jonathan rice co-editor in cheif After back-to-back state finals appearances, this year’s boys soccer team will have a new obstacle in its way. The U.S. Soccer Federation forced the players to choose between playing for the Academy program or for the high school.

“I think it’s an awful decision to put kids in this position,” Head Coach Shilo Tisdale said in a phone interview. “To force a kid to not play his high school season -- I don’t think that’s right, especially a program like ours.”

Speculation has swirled for a year that the Academy program would be moving to a 10-month season, thus prohibiting playing for both high school and Academy. The final decision was effective this season, accelerated when the U.S. mens team failed to qualify for the Olympics.

“When the U.S. didn’t qualify for the Olympics, [the U.S. Soccer Federation] went down to youth and to high school because they thought it was limiting the development of the players,” senior Andrew Eskinazi said.

Eskinazi was one of the players affected by the U.S. Soccer Federation’s decision. A member of the Wando team his freshman through junior years, he decided to play this year for the Academy

program because of the level of play and competition.

“The main thing was the level of play,” he said. “Wando’s team has really good players, but it drops pretty quickly as you move to other high schools.”

A select number of other South Carolina high schools were affected by this decision. Wando lost more players to the Academy program than any other high school, senior Erik Clark said.

“This is because the Academy program is based out of Columbia and Charleston,” said Clark, who decided to stay on the high school team his senior season.

He said his decision was made in part because of the atmosphere of the games, but it was not easy.

“People come out to the games, especially during the playoffs; you don’t really see that in academy. Also, it’s fun to hang out with your friends and play for the school,” he said. “I had the academy coach come to me numerous times and try to make me stay. It was the toughest decision I’ve made in a long time.”

Clark has high hopes for this year’s team and thinks they can overcome this obstacle put in their way.

“I think this team can make it all the way to the state final with ease,” he said.

“This team has the depth and a lot of good players who have good team chemistry and are willing to work hard and move the ball around.”

The loss of players to Academy opened roster space to players like junior Austin Barrington, who played for the JV team as

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rule revision brings changes into soccer program

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The boys’ soccer team, after overcoming two state final appearances, has to now get by without players who were forced to decide between playing for the high school team and the Academy program.

a freshman and did not make the varsity team as a sophomore last season.

“This makes us tighter together because now people are looking at our team and seeing that we lost all of these good players,” he said, “and they think we aren’t going to be as good, so we want to try harder to prove them wrong.”

Although the team lost skilled players to the Academy, Tisdale still likes the team’s chances at capturing a state title.

“I think it is a very tight knit group from the freshmen that we have up to the seniors. This year really reminds me of what we had two years ago when we won the state championship,” Tisdale said. “Losing last year in the state championship, they

have a hunger and understanding that the game is not won until you actually play it, so they realize that they have to fight in practice and every game up to the game and through the game if you are going to win the state championship.”

Although the Academy has better competition and more exposure to college coaches, it is not a guaranteed way to play in college, according to Tisdale.

“I think its something new and a lot of the kids believe that if they did not continue playing academy then it would affect them after high school when they were looking to play for a college program,” he said. “If you’re a good player you will get noticed no matter where you are playing.”

speaking of sports: what is the most extreme sport you would try? why?

“Rugby because it looks like a more fastpaced, intense version of American football.”

“Running with bulls because it would be fun but also scary.”

“Skydiving because it would be quite the thrill and you get to see the earth.”

“Skydiving because it seems really awesome.”

“Mixed martial arts because it is really intense.”

freshman avery harvey

sophomore gabriel floraison

history teacher lance renes

junior olivia kosca

senior ahsha dingle

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feb. 28, 2013 » Weekend mornings, sophomore Julia Meredith meets her coach Rando Blyth at Palmetto Islands to practice.

She starts off by cleaning her boat on stands out of the water and then goes through a mental checklist of safety precuations before setting into the water and going through warmups.

meredith uses every muscle to set records for herself and the team sarah heywood staff writer It looks easy enough. Pull the oars up, set them into the water, push, repeat.

But sophomore Julia Meredith knows that rowing is so much more.

She took up the sport nearly three years ago, in her former home of Auckland, New Zealand.

“My uncle and my grandpa started rowing, and they were rowing and setting records. So my family was like, ‘You gotta set some records now’ and I was like, ‘okay!’,” Meredith said.

She practices with Academic Magnet’s team and the Charleston Rowing Club at Brittlebank Park on the Ashley River, and when she rows by herself in her single boat she prefers the Wando River.

It’s a full workout -- requiring every muscle to stay balanced and propel the long, pencil-thin boats.

“You have to use every single muscle in your body. Even your tongue. Everybody’s like, ‘You don’t use your tongue!’ but you breathe with your tongue,” Meredith said. “It’s just physically and mentally tough, and that’s what many people don’t see about the sport.”

Team practices are only the tip of the iceberg for what Meredith goes through to prepare for each competition.

“I’m doing Crossfit in the mornings, and then I’m doing Crossfit in the afternoons. And then on the weekends I’m rowing in my single, and then I’m going to start rowing in my single during the weekdays after school,” Meredith said.

Meredith is finding herself doing well against tough competitors in numerous regattas across the area, including the Head of the Hooch held in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Nov 3-4. One of her coaches, Jacob Sterling, said he was enthusiastic about her job in the Mixed Double, or one girl and one boy, race.

“Since rowing is a team sport it is difficult to gauge how any individual rower performs at a regatta,” he said. “However, Julia had a commanding performance in the Mixed Double event, placing in the top ten in an extremely competitive event typically dominated by much older competitors.”

More recently, Meredith competed in the Charlotte Erg Sprints in Charlotte, held on Feb. 2 and the C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints World Indoor Rowing Championship in Boston, held on Feb. 17 – winning second place and 81 out of 248, respectively.

Meredith also found herself confronted with the opportunity to attend Phillips Exeter Academy in N.H., invited there to

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part of the crew

Sophomore Julia Meredith gets ready to go for a row at Palmetto Islands. She just placed second place at World Indoor Rowing Championship in Boston Feb. 17.

become a member of one of the best Crew teams in the world.

She has yet to make a decision, but despite what she decides, she is closer to her goals than ever before.

“Right now I have my mind set on Junior Nationals. I’m trying to get there, and after that, my coach is trying to get me to go to World’s, and after that he wants me to go to the Olympics,” Meredith said.

A special summer camp is also on her agenda, which would get her attention and coaching from America’s national team, a very exciting prospect. Sterling, though also hopeful, sees a similar but more grounded path for Meredith.

“During her collegiate career she can start competing for a spot on the U23 team, 18 through 23-years-old. After she is 23 she can begin to compete for a spot on the national team and in an Olympic year, the Olympic team,” Sterling said. “Plan on

2020, not 2016.”

In any case, the chance of Meredith making it to the Olympics is realistic.

And she finds it unfortunate that these opportunities, which many Wando students aren’t even aware of, aren’t available through the school.

“I actually tried starting a club last year,” Meredith said. “I thought about it, and then I realized the boats were way too expensive, and I didn’t know where we would get the funding from, so I was just like, ‘no.’”

But for anyone who truly wants to see what being in such an active sport is like, Meredith gives her best advice.

“Come in with the right attitude, I would say. And be willing to wanna learn because it is a long, hard sport. And if you’re not determined to do good or be good then, well, you’ve gotta be patient.

It’ll come.”

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family bond strengthened by vacations

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madison ivey, associate editor “Guys, we’re stuck.”

The simple sentence is thrown out into the hotel room and causes everyone to pause. All eyes automatically turn to stare at the door. My dad stands up and impatiently approaches the worn door and yanks on the knob. It jiggles, but does not give.

My only thought: “This is really happening.”

We are stuck. Not only are we stuck inside our hotel room in the middle of Orlando, we are stuck because of a little purple dinosaur keychain.

The game was called Huckle Buckle Beanstalk. A game of hide and seek. All you had to do was hide a small object while leaving a little piece showing and find it. Simple enough. Well, simple enough until you add a competitive adult like my dad. All of a sudden, hiding places turned from being behind pillow cushions to being placed inside a door hinge, effectively locking my family into a hotel room.

In retrospect, we could have called the front office. It would have been easy and tinged with only slight embarrassment, but the thought never crossed our minds. Easy is not really my family’s style. Instead we employed the help of a steak knife and a hammer.

We crawled in and out of our one story window and worked the plush dragon from both sides.

An hour passed and finally we were free with a ball of fluff and purple fabric as a souvenir.

My family’s history is full of similar guffaws.

We’ve ridden on the back of a tow truck. We’ve gotten lost and hitched a ride in a golden mini-van. We’ve broken down in Virginia and ridden with our repair man’s friend, “Coaster,” to get a rental car.

Speaking our opinions and relying on sarcasm is commonplace. Laughing is the music of our house and considering we are always the first ones on the dance floor, it’s probably hereditary.

Nothing is forced and imperfections are embraced. Our home is a place of growth and understanding.

My family has given me so much. I was given an open mind. And a family that has formed a bond that can be stretched, but never broken. The ability to laugh at myself and accept others’ faults. A respect for education and the power it can give a person.

My family is strong and I truly believe that has made me strong.

If I could give one piece of advice about how to strengthen your family bonds, I would suggest getting yourself into a stupid situation and laugh it off. Just buy a purple dragon and play a game of Huckle Buckle Beanstalk--it’s a good start.

PDA (Public Display of Affection) is a common sight in the hallway throughout the school year. While relativley quick and minor displays don’t pose a problem, too much can lead to feelings of discomfort for bystanders.

drawing the line

Now, I understand, I do – those 90 minutes apart from each other must have been a nightmare. What I do not understand, and never will, is why an eight minute class exchange must be filled with a full on make out in the middle of an extremely crowded stairwell.

To these couples – and like I mentioned previously, COLUMN BY you know who you are – I have a very simple request, deirdre borland, staff writer one that I promise you every student who is forced to We’ve all been there; it’s a normal, run-of-the-mill witness your… affections… would agree with. class exchange, and you’re rushing to your next block, PLEASE, please, please, control your hormones. probably with a million things on your I know that you love mind, like how in the world did you What think do you this is your boyfriend/girlfriend, manage a 64 on that Physics quiz? You and I am sure you want appropriate PDA at school? navigate through the hall, swiveling to everyone around you to 36% avoid the slow walkers and lurking ad- hugging know this as well. And be12% ministrators. And just when you almost peck on the lips lieve me, we all see it. And reach your next class, you are blocked holding hands there is nothing wrong at 26% yet again; only this time, it’s even worse. making out all with holding hands or 5% So, so much worse. being all couple-y. The only peck on the cheek 21% It’s like a bad car crash on 17, one total polled // 733 thing is when it crosses the that you cannot for the life of you turn line into being inappropriaway from. Especially when that car ate and downright uncomfortable to everyone who is not crash is blocking you from 4th block English. you and your significant other.

The PDA couple.

So I am begging, pleading with you; reign yourWe’ve all seen them, we all know who they are. In the selves in, at least until you are safely away from the stustairways, corners of the hallway, middle of the hallway— dent body. Because while most couples understand the they are there, and they do not care if they make every sin- PDA line and refuse to cross it (and we are grateful to gle person around them feel uncomfortable in the slightest. these amazing people), some do not.

In fact, sometimes it’s so blatant you wonder if they do Hug it out, hold hands to your heart’s content, but it just because they enjoy the attention that they inevitably please, just please, keep the PDA on a PG-scale in the draw to themselves. halls.

unecessary displays of affection create uncomfortable setting

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illegal immigration reformation There’s a stereotype of undocumented workers as undeserving. Petty, perhaps – lawless, even. The gimlet-eyed construction workers leering at schoolgirls, the tired maids negotiating salaries in broken English while their illegal children watch.

But whether we acknowledge the lives they are living as deserving or now – whether we think the 11.1 million “illegals” deserve to be here – the fact is that these souls are carving out new lives.

It is estimated that a quarter of the farm workers in this country are illegal immigrants, and illegal immigrants comprise large portions of many other occupations as well, often working in low-paying, manual labor-dependent jobs, such as those in construction or the transportation industry. Around 20 percent of construction workers are illegal immigrants, and 13 percent of immigrants hold manufacturing jobs – as compared to 11 percent of their native-born peers.

One of the largest cries against illegal immigration over the years has been that the influx of underpaid, easily abused or disposed-of workers has created a convenient replacement for Americans taking American jobs. After all, when illegal immigrants could be paid pittances under the table, who would pay for American workers, who all come complete with

hidden costs like worker’s compensation?

But economic studies have shown that immigrants actually help the economy holistically, by forcing citizens into higherpaying, more-skilled jobs and creating cheaper products that allow for booming tangent industries.

If illegal immigrants cannot be removed without significant cost to taxpayers – and consider the direct cost of rounding up and deporting 11.1 million people, along with the indirect net dip in the economy – then another strategy will have to be devised for dealing with them.

The Tribal Tribune favors the approach of the recent bipartisan plan proposed by senators Michael Bennet (DCO), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), John McCain (RAZ), Marc Rubio (R-FL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Charles Schumer (D-NY) and – perhaps most importantly to South Carolina – Lindsey Graham (R-SC).

The plan proposes four “pillars” of goals to be met. Border enforcement, a key Republican issue, is aimed at slowing and even preventing the stream of illegal immigrants coming into the country.

Employer enforcement is aimed at preventing employers from hiring illegal immigrants; in the past, such efforts have been implemented, but rarely enforced.

Legal immigration would be stream-

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-- albert lee

lined; in current form, the process can easily take a decade to complete. The process for illegal immigrants to apply for citizenship would only begin after all who had legally applied for citizenship had been green-lighted or dismissed. Then undocumented workers would traverse an easier path to citizenship than the non-option offered to their predecessors, who would be detained and deported upon applying.

People who sneak into the United States of America have committed a crime, according to the laws of the day. Until the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the concept of illegal immigration did not exist – probably because if it had, the settling of America would have been illegal; the earliest Anglo-European American settlers were stealing land that belonged to the Native American. But since 1882, that right of settling has not been extended to all who enter the nation – certain peoples have been deemed illegal and barred from entering the melting pot of the world.

But we can’t stop what has already mixed in; we can no longer extract 11.1 million from the workforce. We can tighten control of the borders, and we can help those who are already here fully integrate into American society. The Tribal Tribune endorses Senator Graham’s plan of immigration reform. Let those who are here stay, and let more come legally after them.

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is the word From left, senior Grace Goldston, junior Nathan Glyder and senior Mary Lewis talk at cheerleading tryouts. Danny [Glyder] is shocked when he is challenged to go to track tryouts the next day.

From left, junior Nathan Glyder , senior Robert Spearman, junior Sean Barnett, junior Isabell Philips and senior Anne Singer listen as Spearman strums his guitar right before he bursts into song.

Senior Grace Goldston performs her solo “Hopelessly Devoted to You.”

From left, senior Cori Nuttall plays Marty, senior Isabell Philips plays Jan and senior Kelsey Vickers plays Frenchy, part of the Pink Ladies. Marty and Frenchy attempt to comfort Jan after she is sad about Rump (played by junior Sean Barnett) does not outwardly show her affection.

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addle shoes, poodle skirts and hair grease -- oh my! The Wando Theatre Department presented its rendition of the classic musical Grease on Feb. 14-17.

The cast performed for a sold-out house on both the Friday night and Sunday matinee showings. Familiar hits like “Summer Lovin’” and “You’re the One that I Want” were belted out by junior Nathan Glyder, Danny and senior Grace Goldston, Sandy, alongside fellow Greasers, Pink Ladies and dance ensemble. The cast showed off its nifty song and dance moves to live instrumentals courtesy of musicians from the Wando Jazz Band.

Director Lori Carroll couldn’t be more pleased with the theater department’s performance. “We had wonderful reviews, we performed to packed houses and it was just good PR for Wando…It can’t get any better than that.”

-- georgia barfield