March 2018 Murmur, Waterford Kettering High School

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Volume 15, Issue 4, March 5, 2018

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MURMUR Editor-In-Chiefs: Audrey Jutis Andrew Kelley

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News briefs

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A Nation of Immigration

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What are the odds

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Copy Editor: Baila Lakatos Madison Krumins

What’s the buzz

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The Nassar Plague

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Design Editor: Oliver DePauw

The unhappy meal

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Apex scholars

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Student Adviser: Calvin Habba

News Editor: Riley Obryan Sports Editors: jason Acciaioli Bryce Mojica Publicist: Riley Gregart Reporters: Sara Ausmus, Emily Bose, Gracelynn Boylan, Allan Collett, Peyten Conner, Steven Cruz, Grace Dabrowski, Ryan Egres, Olivia Franklin, Ella Gibbons, Nathan Gregart, Sydney Jenish, Gage Percival, Elizabeth Vang, & Samantha Yost Adviser: Jodie Zwiren

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INDEPTH Student debt crisis

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FEATURE Feature Briefs

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A&E Briefs

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Cool cats

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Sign Stereotypes

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All around the world

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Music to our ears

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Socializing students

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The style of attire

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OPINION Go take a hike

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Live learn lead

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Ads

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Hanging out at home

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SPORTS Sports Briefs

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Big Baller family

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March Madness

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Ads

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The Murmur is printed monthly, and completely put together by the students in the journalism class at Waterford Kettering High School. The Murmur serves as an open forum for student expression, and the opinions printed are not those of the administration.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters from the readers are encouraged. Letters may be delivered to room 501 or can be sent to the newspaper’s email address, ketteringmurmur@gmail.com. All letters are subject to editing of grammatical and punctuation errors. Letters must be submitted with a signature. Letters with libel or slander towards another person will not be considered for publication. Letters must be limited to 250 words. ADVERTISING Advertisements do not reflect the views of the staff. Potential advertisers can contact the staff through the Kettering phone number. The Murmur editorial board has the right to refuse any inappropriate advertising. COLUMNS or editorials represent the opinion of the writer. Thoughts or views which are expressed are not those of the entire staff or administration. STAFF EDITORIALS are written by the staff and include the combined opinion of the full staff.

NEWS

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Nation mourns as 17 students are killed at Stoneman Douglas High School shooting

On February 14, 2018, 17 people were killed in one of the world’s deadliest school massacres. The suspected perpetrator was 19 year old Nikolas Cruz, who was arrested shortly after.

US places 4th in Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 2018 The US teams received twenty three total medals, 16 less than Norway, who placed first. The US took 9 gold medals, most notably coming from Chloe Kim, an outstanding snow boarder that’s only 17 years old, and the US women’s hocking team winning a tight game against Canada to take home the gold for the first time in 20 years.

Teachers protest for better pay in West Virginia West Virginian schools have been closed since Thursday, as 33 thousand teachers and school service personnel participate in a work stoppage. This is aimed to raise wages, as West Virginia ranked 48th in national average teacher salary by state.

Photos courtesy of craetivecommons.com Facts courtesy of: CNN.com, nytimes.com, nbcnews.com, & clickondetroit.com

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A nation of immigration How governmental ignorance has blurred the historic contributions of immigrants

BY SYDNEY JENISH Reporter sydneyjenish@waterforddrift.com

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n American is someone who is willing to exercise their freedom to contribute to society, someone who has represented the very ideals of humanity and someone who respects the universal laws of the nation regardless of skin color, origin, or ethical beliefs.

Unfortunately today there’s a common delusion that being American means complete assimilation to the Christian faith and only those who are born here should be allowed to have the inalienable rights protected by the Constitution. Those lines seem to be blurred because if someone is not of a majority, a good chunk of the government likes to claim they are a burden to their treasured mountains of money and not worth their precious time.

President Trump even said more than once that Mexicans only came here to kill, rape, and steal jobs.

There is no doubt the topic of immigration has gained popularity after the 2016 election of President Trump.

However, many people are still unsure of what actions have actually taken place against it and if they even want changes to United States policies.

The hottest immigration topic, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, was set to be removed by the Trump Administration in 2017. This executive order previously made by Barack Obama granted young illegal immigrants a two

year period where they could not be deported if they had no criminal record and were working or going to school in the United States. The Republican government keeps pressing to repeal this order and send nearly 800,000 people back to their countries because it’s popularized that immigrants steal jobs and come intentionally to destroy and rob America of its vices. That is just simply not the whole truth. Sure there are immigrants who do illegal and unethical things but the same is true for every other race and culture on the planet. Statistically, the limited mistakes of a few immigrants have determined the opportunity for everyone else.

“Immigration is great [if done legally] and we should not be deporting those contributing positively to society,” senior Devin Markland said.

These young individuals and even people of older status affected by Trump’s travel ban and the very long battle to gain legal citizenship, have contributed immensely to American culture and economy. Trump’s Administration created a complete 90 day suspension for all immigrants from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, making it a muich longer process. According to the USCIS, visa petition can already take a minimum of eight months. Considering a majority of these Muslim immigrants are

seeking refuge, several months is already impractical. Albert Einstein? A German immigrant. Alexander Graham Bell? A Scottish immigrant. The first lady, Melania Trump? A Slovenian immigrant.

“To say foreigners don’t belong here is close-minded, uncultured, and simply ignorant,” senior Jurze Egres said.

Immigrants contribute more to society than they have ever taken out. An estimated 480 billion dollars are contributed yearly to the U.S. economy from the roughly 15 percent of the population immigrants make up. That’s not merely nothing.

Also, an estimated 77 percent of voters in the 2016 election had no issue with DACA or other immigration tactics, yet it’s been a major objective of the government, so what happened to popular sovereignty?

Why worsen something that was making progress?

Millions of Americans continue to encourage this nonrepresentative behavior because the media tends to twist stories.

Based on the presdidential and agenda approval ratings, Trump’s Administration is not just a threat to illegal immigrants, it’s a threat to anyone who is slightly different or disagrees.

The United States of America has always been the melting pot of immigrants and cultures, should greed of money and power prevent that?

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U.S. VISA “ I don’t know what it means to be an American anymore. It used to mean we were free to live. Now I’m not sure, especially with President Trump making it hard to feel safe.” Devin Markland, Senior.

Undocumented immigrants pay near $10.6 Billion In Taxes each year.

“Trump is messing with immigration because of his personal views on race and other prejudices because he is uninformed and uneducated on the subject. We are squandering the meaning of America because our culture allows racist, sexist, and overall bigoted people to run the country.” Jurze Egres, Senior.

“IMMIGRATION IS THE AMERICAN WAY.” Jurze Egres, Senior Facts courtesy of www.politico.com & www.epi.org

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What are the odds?

The inconsistent rotation of math teachers have effected the student body

BY RYAN EGRES Reporter ryanegres@waterforddrift.com

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he connection between the teacher the extra effort I have had to put in to adjust focus is always how the potential candidate and their students is arguably one of the to the teachers has taken away from my ability would fit into our Kettering family and how most important aspects in a learning to understand what I need to learn in the first they would benefit Kettering Students. We are environment. In the presence of a stable place,” said sophomore Logan Lyons, who always hoping to find somebody who has the relationship between educator and pupil, a has been in the situation throughout the year. flexibility and the responsiveness to benefit our student can prosper immensely with the material “Thompson did notes differently Kettering students.” Steban they learn, and can even lay the foundation for than Fisher did notes, and then added. Overall, it is seen their future successes in a given subject.

Rodriguez does notes differently that Kettering does their due With this being said, what happens if there than both of them, so I had to diligence when it comes isn’t a reliable presence of a teacher? What put in extra effort to get used to to bringing on adequate happens if students do not have a dependable the way the teachers taught and teachers, but the ability for ability to learn from and seek learning guidance how to take notes,” Logan said, teachers to leave as suddenly in a mentor? Roughly 210 students here at regarding his experience with as they can sometimes Waterford Kettering unfortunately know the adjusting to teaching styles. catches the administration off answer to these questions, and those answers However, this instance of guard. certainly aren’t good ones. teachers coming and going Because of the rotation of The math department has seen a sequence has not gone unnoticed by teachers, it has inspired both of teachers come and go in an unpredictable administration. In fact, the Hard at Work hope and skepticism about fashion since the beginning of the school year. administration is directly sophomore Logan Lyons the true constancy of the Originally starting with Stephanie Donelko, she involved in the process of hiring taking notes during Mrs. position. While Rodriguez vacated the position when she secured a more a new teacher. As put by Dean Rodriguez fourth hour. has specified that she intends profitable position in Rochester schools. To take of the Academic Center Mrs. to stay from here on out, her place, Kaitlin Fisher was hired. With a Steban: “Whenever we hire a students were also told similar degree in physics and mathematics, she taught new teacher, a given application is posted to the things before by other teachers. Therefore, while AP Statistics and geometry from the middle of Oakland Human Resources Consortium, which they may hope that this time is different, some September to December. Then, right before is a general website used to post applications students still think in the back of their minds that winter break, she announced her departure of teachers and other school positions. Once they may once again end up with a short-term to the International Academy to teach physics. the job is posted for a certain amount of time, substitute.”With Rodriguez here now, while it With this, long-term substitute Ron Thompson we can look at those applications and go seems as if she is going to stay for the rest of took Fisher’s through the qualifications the year, I know things can change. If she left, place right after of candidates and then it would be another disruption to the learning of winter break. invite them for interviews. the class, which at this point could just make the He taught until For an interview, we have rest of the year much more difficult,” said Lyons. the end of an interview committee As for the administration, Steban said this: “I’m the semester, of 4 to 8 people that super excited to have Rodriguez here, as she where he consists of administrators, is certified, experienced, and shows that she vacated the other teachers from a knows the content she teaches very well, which position to take related department for all have combined into her having traits that we a teaching the position in question, look for and appreciate in teachers. She is also position at and a representative very approachable, which is what is needed L a k e l a n d , Leading the Way Mrs. Rodriguez showing from central office. In considering the inconsistent teachers,” Steban where he also the interview, we ask a said. her fourth hour how to do problems correctly. coaches. Then, standard set of questions The fact of the matter is that while Rodriguez substitute Ms. that are uniform for every will hopefully provide the stability and reliability Helgren filled in the position for AP Statistics and interview in order to allow for each interviewee the students need in order to prosper, a lot of geometry. As of mid-February, Carla Rodriguez to have the same opportunities to share given the damage has already been done. For the is now a full-time teacher who plans remain for information for the position. After we conduct last semester and a half, students have had to the rest of the year. all of the interviews, we discuss each candidate deal with an unpredictable series of changes With this inconsistent rotation of teachers, it and what we saw from them, and then make that directly impacted their education in a way can be easily assumed that there have been our final decision,” Steban said. As described, that was both well out of their control. From negative ramifications for the students. These the hiring process is not a simple one. This here on out, hopefully the students are able to ramifications are ultimately poor test scores way, it makes it so that way all of those who continue learning what they need to know and and an inability to learn the content expected could potentially join the Waterford Kettering growing so as to be as prepared for the future of them. “The frequent changes in styles has staff are truly proficient and will be able to as possible. made it hard to learn throughout the year as exist within the environment of the school. “Our

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What’s the buzzz

Bee populations are decreasing, luckily there are steps to prevent this

BY PEYTEN CONNER Reporter peytenconner@waterforddrift.com

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he world is in need of more honey bees.

People don’t necessarily acknowledge the importance of these little insects in our everyday lives.

With honey bees being one of the biggest commercial pollinators, they contribute about 15 billion dollars to the United States agriculture industry annually. “Bees pollinate more than half of everything, so without bees everyone dies pretty much,” said junior Jack Laws. Honey bees perform about 80% of crop pollination, although they are not the only pollinators out there. Bats, moths, butterflies, hummingbirds, ants and beetles are pollinators too.

The honey that bees produce is just as important as the bees themselves. Different types of honey have different health benefits.

Manuka, eucalyptus and linden honey are known for their healing agents. They most commonly heal sore throats, colds, small wounds and acne. Acacia honey is used to help cleanse the liver and digestive track.

Neem honey helps lower high blood pressure and diabetes.

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facts courtesy of: draxe.com, onegreenplantet.org, waterfordbees.com, bbc.co.uk, & www.nature.org

Slowly, over the past 15 years, the honey bee population has been decreasing. This is drawing many alarming eyes to what the future could look like. “With the current world population we can only sustain that with bees.

Without them we’d need to reduce the amount of agricultural and therefore the amount of people living,” said Laws.

Without bees in our lives, apples, oranges, pears, and most of the nutritious foods we eat in the world will be gone. Little has been done to stop the bees from dying. The worker bees leave the hive to transfer pollen from one flower to another flower to fertilize them, which allows plants to grow. Colony collapse disorder [CDD] is the reason for this decreased amount of bees. CDD is the phenomenon that occurs when the majority of the worker bees in a colony disappear. They leave behind the queen bee with food and a few nursing bees.

On June 13, 2010 the Farm Bill was passed.

This bill is a back up plan to save bees. It states that if needed, less than 2 million dollars will be used to help bee population grow again.

Bees are very important in how we function

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on a day to day basis, so why aren’t we as a whole doing more to save them?

WAYS TO SAVE THE BEES

-Buying local honey. It’s better for the environment and healthier for your body.

-Reducing herbicides and pesticides in your gardens and lawns. These chemicals hurt small insects such as bees. Pesticides contaminate soil, water, turf and other vegetation.

-Adding native plants to your garden.

Looking up your state’s native plants and adding them to your garden can help bee population tremendously.

-Let the bees work. When you see a bee, don’t automatically run to grab your fly swatter. Leave the bee alone, it’s just doing its job. Bees will not become aggressive unless they’re disturbed or sprayed with water.

-Buying bees can help too. Keeping a colony in your backyard can help flowers and food grow around you. You can order bees online at betterbee.com, mountainsweethoney. com and tractorsupply.com.

Honey bees have up to 170 Honey receptors. bees pollinate about odorant This allows 90 percent of the worlds wild honey bees to smell from miles away life andvegetation. communicate to other bees.

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THE NASSAR PLAGUE How Larry Nassar got away with so much wrongdoing without MSU and the USA Olympic teams

BY ALLAN COLLETT Reporter allancollett@waterforddrift.com

Gut Wrenching Larry Nassar sitting in court listening to all of the victim’s statements.

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arry Nassar, former Team USA gymnastics doctor, was tried and found guilty for 156 cases of sexual assault on young women.

In 1997. Nassar began working as a team physician at Michigan State University.

Between 1997 and 2015, seven complaints were made by young women about the way Nassar was conducting his doctoring. In 2014 Michigan State University cleared Nassar of any wrongdoing after a graduate accused him of molesting her.

Many young women have come forward and told people about the sexual harassment done to them by Nassar, however, they were either not believed or told he was a great doctor and knew what he was doing. Since then, over 150 girls have come forward to share their traumatic experiences in court.

Michigan State University fired Larry Nassar in September of 2016. MSU has put aside ten million dollars for these women to go to counseling, but with around 140 young adults suing the university, MSU is in a tough spot.

Michigan State University’s President Lou Anna Simon has quit her job. This leads many to believe that the University knew about what Nassar was doing and did nothing to stop it. MSU denies having any knowledge of

what was going on behind the scenes despite having multiple women testify, saying that they (the girls) have tried voicing up for years to no avail.

“With that being said, I understand and acknowledge that it pales in comparison to the pain, trauma and emotions that you all are feeling,” Nassar said.

“I am not convinced that you truly understand that what you did was wrong and the devastating impact you’ve had on the victims, family and friends,” Judge Janice Cunningham said.

Judge Cunningham has made it more than clear that she is happy to be the person who sentences Nassar to a life behind bars. Nassar will be serving a minimum of 100 years, which is essentially a life sentence. Nassar was sentenced to anywhere from 40 to 175 years from sexual abuse cases alone. That is not including the 60 years he will serve in federal prison for child pornagrophy charges. Nassar was found with about 37,000 explicit images in his possession.

Kyle Stephens, who’s abuse by Nassar started when she was only six years old--and continued until she was twelve--was the very first person to testify against Nassar in court.

Brave embrace for Kyle Stephens by prosecutor Angela Povilaitis after the Nassar sentencing.

Nassar and his wife Stefanie were very good friends with Stephens’ parents, so when she accused him, “those details were super uncomfortable,” said Kyle Stephens. Her parents did not believe what she was telling them and chose to tell her she was mistaken, and even made her apologize to Nassar. She states that this “created a huge rift in her family and she slowly withdrew from her parents”.

Stephens tried one more time to convince her father of the sexual assault done to her before she went to college and she knew he believed her this time. “...Watching that realization creep over him only deepened her pain,” Kyle Stephens said. Her father committed suicide in 2016 and Stephens believes the guilt of not trusting her word was a large factor in his suicide.

Kyle Stephens is only one of many girls who told someone and was not believed because of Nassar’s strong reputation as a well renowned doctor. Although Michigan State University has fired Larry Nassar, that is only the first step in a long road to repairing the university’s reputation and helping every girl and young woman come back from the experiences Nassar put them through under the cover of a MSU physician title.

Photos courtesy of USA Weekly and Huffington Post

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THE UNHAPPY

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Nowadays everyone is on the go, but that does not mean their food has to be unhealthy

BY CALVIN HABBA Student Advisor calvinhabba18@waterforddrift.com

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n this day and age, eating on the go has become a norm. Rushing from work to school in a 30 minute period can be hard, then trying to fit in eating a well-balanced meal makes it nearly impossible. Many high school students turn to fast food restaurants to refuel.

There are close to 50,000 fast food restaurants in America alone. Students choose these eateries for a variety of reasons.

The number one reason students turn to fast food restaurants is for convenience. 75 percent of students agreed that convenience was their reason for eating fast food. The chains are everywhere, which makes them hard to avoid, especially when you’re busy and hear your stomach start to grumble.

“I eat fast food once or twice a week when I am usually at school because I’m here for theatre and stay later than usual,” senior Kevin Bautista said.

Fast food can seem like the only viable option for students who are on a budget.

Besides the time it would take to cook a wellbalanced meal, the cost is usually high too.

This is not entirely true in some cases. Many grocery stores have pre-cooked meals that are much healthier and well-balanced for around the same cost.

Frequent eating of fast food can cause obesity, type two diabetes and risk of heart diseases. Luckily, there are other options for eating on the go. For one, packing snacks and juices to keep in a mini cooler in the car is always a good idea. Non-perishable items to keep handy include seeds, nuts, pretzels, and granola bars. This way, you can save a trip to a fast food joint and enjoy a healthy snack.

Preparing meals in advance is another alternative to fast foods. Once a month, shop at your local grocery store and cook some nutritious meals (for example, chicken noodle soup, steak salad, or even sesame chicken and rice) and freeze enough for the whole month. That way, you can just pull a

container out each day to enjoy for lunch.

“I normally eat home cooked meals because they taste better and are healthier for me,” junior Maria Kuhn said.

If fast food is your only option, there are some healthy choices. Restaurants like Panera and Chipotle pride themselves on providing fresh foods that are wellbalanced.

Fast food lunches like cheeseburgers and fries can cause fatigue throughout the day and deplete your energy. Instead, try eating a baked sweet potato or a tuna salad.

These are much healthier options that give you energy instead of take away.

Many students would agree that if healthy options were offered with the convenience as fast food, then they would consider that instead.

“I would choose to eat healthy foods if it were available as quick as fast foods are,” Bautista said.

simple food swaps MASHED POTATOES TO CAULIFLOWER Mashed potatoes are a delicious side dish to many dinners. Luckily there is a healthy alternative that tastes just as good, and looks as good too. Next time you make mashed potatoes, swap the potatoes out for cauliflower instead.

FRIED FRENCH FRIES TO BAKED SWEET POTATO FRIES Everyone loves a crunchy French fry, but they are doused in oil and fat.

French fries can be swapped out with a delicious tasting sweet potato chopped, drizzled with salt, pepper, and olive oil and baked in the oven to perfection.

PROCESSED DRESSING TO OLIVE OIL & BALSAMIC Who can eat a salad without their favorite ranch dressing? most processed dressing are filled with mystery ingredients that are not good for you, next time you have a salad, try drizzling olive oil and balsamic dressing.

CEREAL TO OATMEAL Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, why not start right with a bowl of oatmeal. Unlike processed sugar-filled cereal, oatmeal give you that natural energy boos needed to start your day off right.

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Fast facts you need to know about

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The typical American spends about $1,200 on fast food annually.

of people report eating out at least once a week.

89 percent of students at Kettering are aware of the serious health risks that consuming fast foods brings, yet still eat it on a regular basis.

According to the American Beverage Association, Americans drink on average eight and a half two-liter bottles of carbonated soda a month.

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A helping hand for hopeful students with goals to succeed in college

BY BAILA LAKATOS Copy Editor bailalakatos@waterforddrift.com

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ince we were at a fairly young age, we have all been preparing ourselves for college. The big leagues. However; because this is such a large task to accomplish, we must work and work for years.

As we grow and our lives change, our motivation may vary. Students are constantly stressed about letter grades and GPA’s, just to reassure their likelihood of getting into college.

Wayne State University’s Academic Pathways to Excellence [APEX] program shows students that even if the road to college was bumpy for you, you still have the opportunity to achieve your dream of attending college, and be successful in it as well.

The APEX Scholars program provides a helping hand in your transition from high school, to undergraduate studies at Wayne State.

Some of us find keeping up with assignments, getting ourselves to study, and keeping our motivation high very difficult to do. With the APEX program, Wayne State will help you to build all of those skills, and prepare yourself for the challenge that college brings. They believe that students who have the potential and are interested and committed to investing their time into building their habits and succeeding in college, can absolutely do so with the right support services. And they are happy to give you those services, if you are willing to put in the work.

Summer Bridge

So how do you get in?

The only way to be rewarded this opportunity of joining the APEX program, is to apply to Wayne State University just like any other college. The administrators are not crude when evaluating your application. Wayne takes everything possible into consideration. If they notice that your grades are not the highest, or your GPA isn’t where it should be, they will consider everything else about you, and see your potential. This is where the offer into the APEX program is sent.

You will not be able to join this program, unless you are referred.

You are then brought over to the Wayne State campus, where you will attend a self scheduled, in-person interview. After the interview, you will receive a letter in the mail, which will contain three different outcomes.

You will either be rejected from the program, or you will be assigned the summer bridge, or fall bridge program. Both programs are wonderful, and work in just slightly similar ways. (See below for more information on bridge programs.

So as you continue your journey through high school and you’re worrying every day about getting into college, do not fret. Even if your best efforts may not seem like enough, it is. Help is there for you, as long as you’re willing to put in the work to succeed.

Fall Bridge

All room and board are paid for by the school when attending the summer bridge.

Tuition costs and all fees are the student’s responsibility when attending the fall bridge.

The duration of the summer bridge is eight weeks long.

The duration of the summer bridge is sixteen weeks long.

Students are required to leave the campus every Thursday from 5pm to 7pm. Students will then return to campus on Sunday from 6pm to 7pm.

Students wishing to attend both summer and fall bridge must complete FAFSA for the academic year.

No animals or pets are allowed on campus.

No cars or overnight visitors are allowed on campus during summer bridge.

Students who do not successfully complete the summer bridge program will not be accepted/ admitted into Wayne State University.

The duration of the summer bridge is sixteen weeks long.

Students who do not successfully complete the fall bridge program will not be accepted/ admitted into Wayne State University. facts courtesy of apex.wayne.edu

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ENTERTAINMENT

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Movies to watch out for

Wrinkle in Time

Based off of the award winning novel Wrinkle in Time will be coming out March ninth. Meg and her brother Charles have been without their father since he discovered a new planet. Ms. Whatsit, Ms. Which and Ms. Who take Meg and her classmate Calvin on a very dangerous adventure to a planet with all the evil in the universe.

Demi & Dj Khaled Demi and DJ Khaled will be at Little Caesars Arena on March 13th. Kehlani will be opening for them.

This will be Demi’s fourth headlining tour. DJ Khaled has created 10 studio albums. It’s sure to be a great concert and it will sell fast so get your tickets now.

Mama Jenner On Super Bowl Sunday Kylie Jenner released the birth of her new daughter Stormi Webster.

Her 11 minute video brought people to tears. Congratulations Travis and Kylie.

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A&E

Red Sparrow

Dominika Egorova is a prima ballerina that faces an injury that ends her career and now she has some choices to make. She decides to go to a school to make her a secret agent. Dominika becomes top of her class at Sparrow school.

She then struggles to believe who she can and cannot trust.

Death Wish

Surgeon Dr. Paul Kersey sees a lot of consequences from the city’s violent crimes since he works in an emergency room. When his wife and daughter become murdered by a burglar, Dr. Kersey becomes obsessed with serving justice to the perpetrators.

Now questions start to arise as random slaying begin to happen.

Star spangled fail

Fergie sang the National Anthem at the NBA All-Star game. She decided she would try something a little... well different.”I’m a risk taker artistically, but clearly this retention didn’t strike the intended tone.” Fergie said. “I love my country and honestly tried my best.”

She was dragged on the internet for the performance. Even a remix has been made that’s flying around Twitter.

Even professional athletes couldn’t help but break into laughter. Well Fergie, you tried and it’s not the first or last time someone has sang the National Anthem poorly.

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Sign stereotypes

Taking a closer look at the accuracy of zodiac sign stereotypes

BY SARA AUSMUS Reporter saraausmus@waterforddrift.com

Leo Stereotype: Proud and egocentric How does the stereotype relate to you?

Pisces Stereotype: Escapists and space outs How does the stereotype relate to you?

“I am definitely an escapist, and I’m not social unless I’m with friends.”

How does the stereotype relate to other Pisces?

“I think most Pisces are passive and dream big.”

Michalina Devita Aries Stereotype: Impatient and impulsive How does the stereotype relate to you?

“I am usually only impatient when progress is stopped without validation.”

How does the stereotype relate to other Aries?

“My dad is also an Aries, and I’m a lot like him in those aspects.”

Jack Jarrell Taurus Stereotype: Stubborn and Persistent How does the stereotype relate to you?

“I can agree that I’m a very

Gemini Stereotype: Multiple personalities

“I follow the stereotype for most of my work if I’m recognized for it, which builds a bigger ego.”

How does the stereotype relate to you?

How does the stereotype relate to other Leos?

“There is definitely different sides of me.”

“I think it applies to most Leos, but it depends on how a person was raised.”

How does the stereotype relate to other Gemini?

“I think most Geminis have different sides to them too.”

Katelyn Ratliff Cancer Stereotype: Moody and hyper-sensitive How does the stereotype relate to you?

“I can sometimes be sensitive and emotional, but I control it.”

How does the stereotype relate to other Cancers?

“Everyone is born different.

I don’t think the date of someone’s birth should define who that person is.”

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stubborn person.”

How does the stereotype relate to you?

“I don’t think it relates to me that well, but I can be very picky.”

How does the stereotype relate to other Virgos?

“It might apply to some Virgos, but not every single Virgo.”

Samantha Reed Libra Stereotype: Can’t make up their minds How does the stereotype relate to you?

“I really can’t make up my mind at all.”

“I’m a twin, and my brother also can’t commit to anything.”

“A lot of people can be stubborn, so I bet a lot of Tauruses are.”

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How does the stereotype relate to other Tauruses?

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Music to our ears

Capturing how people interpret lyrics and how they value the music they listen to sentimentally

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eople listen to the music that fits their mood, and that’s just something we can conclude, because people set their own mood by what they listen to. For an example, we listen to melancholy songs after a break up, death, etc. Listening to up beat music on the way to somewhere exciting with friends that we treasure, and depressing when a lot is going on in the head like a plethora. Lyrics in general gives us all a different feeling of nostalgia. Not all do but some listen to music that cheers them up. When listening to good song with sentimental value and when listening to music there's always a greater and deeper meaning behind the lyrics, many people interpret music in their own unique way.

Freshmen - Jack Sutherland Song: Slippin’ Artists: DMX Album: Flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood Lyric: “I’ve been through mad different phases like mazes, to find my way and now I know that happy days are not far away If I’m strong enough I’ll live long enough to see my kids” Doing’ something’ more constructive with their time than bids” Depicted meaning: “What it means to me is no matter what I do or how bad I mess up, I still have stuff to give, even if I have kids it’s probably better for them. ” More info: This song is about motivating yourself and changing certain areas in life for the greater good. DMX shares a powerful inspiration going into detail about how he wants to become a better person and yearns for growth. Even a man who has hit the lowest in life should be encouraged to follow his dreams

Sophomore - Megan Tarcea Song: November Artists: Tyler, The Creator Album: Flower Boy Lyric: “Tell me what's your November? Is it a person? Mine was the summer ’06,” Depicted meaning:“This song means a lot to me because Tyler wrote it so that when someone hears it they can interpret it in their own way. He asks in the song, “What’s your ‘November?’” In the song he also added in everyone saying what their “November” was and it takes me back to last July when I was getting over a heartbreak and it ended up being the best month of my life.”

More info: On this track of Flower Boy, Tyler shows fears about his life, career, relationships reviewing the past in a down-memory-lane style in the first fragment. In the second fragment, a variety of voices talks about phenomenal times in their lives.

Junior - Ah’maun Berry Song: Never enough Artists: Loren Allred Album: The Greatest Showman (Soundtrack) Lyric: “Never enough, Never enough, Never enough, For me, For me, For me” Depicted meaning: “The general message of the song from what I interpreted it as, was that there’s always more to life out there that you can get and you should always go after it.”

More info: This song is from “The Greatest Showman” and many of the characters from the movie can connect to this. For an example, Barnum who even after having success with his circus is still not enough. Also, the song can paint a picture that as people we should grow and grow for as long as possible.

Senior - Robert Patten Song: Sweater Weather Artists: The Neighbourhood Album:I Love You Lyric: “And all I am is a man, I want the world in my hands, I hate the beach but I stand, In California with my toes in the sand,” Depicted meaning:”I’m just like everyone else here who’s heading somewhere towards their dreams moment to moment being as content and humble as I can be. Sometimes I feel as if I’m losing myself along the way then I remember ” More info: The American Indie song could widely be accepted about a man cheating on his girlfriend he doesn’t want to tell her because he’s scared of hurting her, or someone with high ambitions being torn between their career and personal life

Music is a huge part of this world and culture, just some words and phrases can impact people immensely or even just on a smallscale in so many ways but how we see others interpret it can tell us even more about that person. The words we hear help us feel relieved from the stress around us or make us feel better in general to sum it up, it allows us to escape.

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GO TAKE A HIKE Gather ‘round the campfire, kiddos

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n this day and age why would someone tell you to hike? Well I’m a good person to ask.

Most of you spend all day sitting the couch, eating junk, and staring at your phone. You tell yourself you’re going to do something for once. You watch Planet Earth and you think how cool it would be to go experience nature, but you don’t. With the comfort of your phone, you hide from yourself.

With the comfort of your television, you drown out all of those negative feelings. With the comfort of your own boredom, you think that it’s not so bad, wasting what little time we have on this planet. Well I’m here to tell you that it is bad. Quit wasting your own time and do something productive. Even if it’s just taking a walk in the woods for an hour or two, get away from society.

Being around people wears you down.

It’s an act that you have to keep up, or else face the fact that none of it really matters.

All that matters is what goes down in your own head, because if you can’t handle that, you can’t handle life. We’ve gotten good at distracting ourselves from this. Gotta make those rounds on social media. Check that twitter feed, nothing new. Check those stories, maybe someone put a new one up. Check your finsta, come up with something trivial to complain about, slap a meme in there, get those notifications that make you feel wanted.

What I’m trying to say is that stepping away from it all can just be really refreshing. Turn the phone off. Grab some tennis shoes and a water bottle, and get on the trail. Instantly, the fresh breeze hits your face, and you have to face yourself. When you hit that trail, you’re giving up everything you’re used to. No more charades, no more distractions, all you have are your thoughts and the path in front of you. I recommend not listening to music at first, for one you need to pay attention to your surroundings (bears and snakes are scary), and music can be a distraction if not used properly.

Congratulations, you’ve now got a distraction free environment, and an open

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Some shoes road. Time to explore. Now this is the tricky part. What do you explore? Well you can follow the trail, and honestly that’s enough for most people. The trail’s new, and there’s a lot of it, so that’s easy to explore. Now exploring your thoughts, that’s a challenge.

School, television, friends, phones, parents, work, society. These things press and stress you to no end that you don’t even know how to live without them. Being alone with your thoughts, at first, breaking away from it all, is like kicking an addiction. Its painful, and it just plain sucks. But you work through it, because that’s what being human is about, we work through things.

Keep in mind, you’re going to get as much out of it as you put in. If you walk out in the

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A place to hike woods assuming you’re going to have a bad time, you’ll have a bad time. You have to be open to new kinds of experiences. You can’t stand out in the woods for 15 minutes worrying about what you said at that party last night hoping you didn’t make a fool out of yourself in front of that cute girl you just met, and then complain because you were bored and there was nothing to do. You have to pay attention, because nature’s beauty is a lot more concealed than what you’re used to. Nature’s beauty is found in the leaves crunching under your feet, in the birds flitting from branch to branch, in the young squirrels playing tag while hopping between trees. It’s found in the lone paw prints of a coyote walking through mud, in the shadows of leaves dancing at your feet, in the feelings of contentment when you’ve climbed that daunting hill to watch the sunset on the horizon and you realize that this is the first time you’ve been truly happy in a long time.

And that’s really all I can help you with. As I said, you’re going to get out of it as much as you put in, and I can tell you that because boy, have I put a lot in. So get out there, try something new. I sincerely promise that if you actually put the time and effort in, you’ll feel pretty darn good.

Highland Recreation Area

Pontiac Lake Recreation Area

Trails here are a bit more well groomed than Pontiac Lake, but you’ll be trading nicer views for a better trail

There are lots of trails to explore, with some nice views that you can just happen upon

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... continued from page 17 ince the 1980s, the college debt crisis has been growing, now very rapidly.

College costs used to be far lower than they are today. In the 1980s and 1990s, states began leaning towards the idea that states should not have to support higher education as much as they previously had been. Funding of higher education shifted from states to the federal government, and, unfortunately, to the students.

Loans are available for students to help them afford college for the short-term period.

“You have loans available, which allows for more people to go to college, which again increases the overall cost,” Hiatt said. For many students, taking out large loans is required to pay for the rising costs of college education. Many of these students carry these debts for years, decades, or even the rest of their lives.

Because the demand for college is not going down, colleges and universities have no reason to lower costs, in fact, they have more of a reason to raise them. Since many students will pursue college any ways, regardless of debt, the debt crisis seems to be doomed to become worse.

“Many of the larger colleges… they are very very expensive, and I think they’re a bit too expensive,” said math teacher Monica Bandlow. “I think a lot of it comes from that they’re more to make money than to provide an education,” Bandlow said.

As cost rises, federal financial aid covers less and less of tuition. In 2017, the maximum Federal Pell Grant amount was $5,920.

According to the College Board, the average cost of in-state tuition and fees for the 2017– 2018 school year was $9,970 at public colleges. Even with maximum federal financial aid, the student is left with a tuition cost of at least $4,050 for each year, which would bring the cost of 4 years $16,200, just to take the classes.

This statistic doesn’t account for other costs like books, living arrangements, food, transportation, insurance, medical costs, and other expenses of living. “Room and board alone runs from seven to 12 thousand dollars a year, depending on the school,” Ankoviak said.

Senior Noah Dunsmore plans to attend Concordia Chicago, a private university, and like many students, is struggling to find how to afford college without taking out massive loans. “Scholarships, federal aid. I’m working on a lot of outside scholarships right now… it’s a real toss-up,” Dunsmore said. Although Dunsmore is attending a private university with higher costs, the university is able to offer him more scholarship money than the public universities he has been accepted to,

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because of their private donors. However, the remaining cost is still a significant burden on him. “Even though I have scholarships, I have eight years of school ahead of me,” Dunsmore said.

In comparison, the average tuition and fees for one year of out-of-state public universities is $25,620, and at private universities, $34,740.

“How do you start to fix something that’s 30 years out of control?” Ankoviak said.

Education is priced as a luxury, but treated as a requirement in today’s world.

COLLEGE BOARD The increasing demand for college also increases the demand for another thing: college application tools.

Today, most universities require standardized test scores in the application process. The most commonly required tests include the SAT, ACT, and SAT Subject Tests.

The SAT, PSAT, and AP tests are created and controlled by the company College Board, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping students reach higher education. Along with these services, College Board provides an online scholarship search, financial aid profile (required by many colleges), and other college planning tools.

However, the College Board is becoming a dangerous monopoly that controls most college preparation and application tools.

The problem lies in the fact that a single company controls both the SAT and AP programs--two major programs that play a large role in determining college admittance.

There is no competition in the testing market, nor any alternatives for schools, students and states to choose from.

In 2009, the College Board reported a profit of $53 million. As a non-profit, they continue to pay no taxes and continue to be classified as a non-profit. However, the College Board’s “non-profit” label has been questioned multiple times. In 2017, College Board president David Coleman’s salary was roughly $1.3 million. The large salaries of the executives leaves an unanswered question of why the tests are as costly as they are.

If money equals power, than College Board holds a great deal of control over United States education. If SAT and AP are so important for getting into college, demand will rise along with the demand for college education. Costs for not only higher education, but the tools used in high school to reach higher education, will continue to increase.

When colleges state their tuition costs, they fail to include other costs like books and other small fees that come from the classes they take. College textbooks, by themselves, add a considerable amount to college fees. The College Board puts the annual cost of books and materials at $1,168 per year.

A better system might be to utilize strategies used by public schools. Textbooks are purchased by the school, where students can borrow them for the time they take the class, and then return them for no or little cost for the next round of students. This system would help to reduce the financial burden on college students, but would take money from the business owners of the textbook industry.

OTHER OPTIONS In other countries like Norway, Sweden, Germany, and France, the government funds higher education to make it more affordable and even free for all students. Most of this funding comes from raised taxes that all citizens pay.

It seems unlikely that the United States will adopt this kind of policy anytime soon.

For now, college costs will rest primarily on students.

“It’s going to get to the point, I can guess, where the cost of a college education is going to outweigh the benefit,” Hiatt said. “You have to determine, you have to weigh the longterm benefits. And then you have to decide whether or not it’s worth it,” Hiatt said.

For some students, college is not the best fit for them. There are many options besides college for career training. Because of the increasing cost of higher education, some may find it more profitable to pursue trade school or military careers rather that investing in a costly degree.

For those who have their minds strongly set on a college degree, there are options to make it more affordable.

Many students feel a pressure to go to a 4-year college immediately after graduation, and forget to consider the possibility of transferring.

“I believe that community colleges are really good and are underutilized by a lot of our students, especially for the first two years to get requirements done,” Bandlow said.

There are also opportunities to take online classes to gain credit, and some students find that taking a gap year or multiple gap years to work and save money is beneficial to them.

“OTHER FEES” Education is becoming more and more like a business in smaller ways as well.

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Captains of Kettering

Stories and what we create are the way we as people establish connections with one another and make our humanity felt amongst those around us

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was in 8th grade when my Grandfather died after battling with cancer for 3 years. My mother decided to move back to her childhood home to watch over her younger brother who was going to be a senior. He was in the technical program similar to what we have as OSTC. When we moved up, it was very difficult for me as I had not lived anywhere else and that I would be leaving behind everything I had known and what I was used to. From early August when we first got there to September, I had a tough time getting used to the new environment and the difference of lifestyles. Then, in September when school started, I had to deal with the “new kid stigma” where I was very self-conscious because I wanted to be able to get along with all of the people who I thought I would be around for the next four years. However, over time I was able to build close bonds with people like Joe, who is still one of my best friends to this day, and my teammates on the wrestling team. It was because of having these close friendships that helped me break that seal I had before and made it easier for me to talk to other classmates that I did not know very well. In retrospect, the whole experience really showed me who I am and that I should be proud of myself rather than being worried about what others think of me.

Budd King, freshman

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hen I was in the third grade, my brother was having problems at school. So, my parents decided to move to Waterford to get away from the issues. At the time, I did not like the idea of having to leave all of my friends to go to a new school. However, when I first came to Cooley, Ms. Otto introduced me to the class. Everyone was very nice and welcoming. Some of my classmates helped me to get around the school, and others sat with me at lunch so I wouldn’t be alone. Someone in particular, Aiden, he was very helpful with my transition. He essentially became my best friend as he helped me get used to Cooley. In fact, he is still one of my close friends to this day, which really goes to show how simply being nice can lead you to make lasting relationships. Overall, it was an easier experience than I thought it would be, and it showed me that there is usually somebody around you that could use some help in one way or another, and that you never know how much you helping that person could mean to them either now or later on.

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ne time, I got into a fight with my mother regarding my dad on probation. As usual in arguments about my dad, I was more defensive for him. The argument got to a point where I felt so frustrated that I felt I needed to leave to take some time for myself. I told her I was going on a bike ride, went and got lunch, and then rode to nearby Blaine Island to rest on the beach. When I got there, I played some music to try to help clear my head and, despite not wearing a bathing suit, I got into the water to look for interesting sea shells. During this, I kept pondering about how I seemingly am always in conflict with my mother and whether or not I should eventually find a distant place where I could be myself. At this point, I decided that I wanted to try to distract myself from these kinds of thoughts and that I wanted somebody there to help with that distraction.

So, I asked if anybody wanted to come meet me at Blaine Island, and my loser of a friend responded. He came by soon after with some stuff to try to occupy me, not even knowing why I was there. He was able to do exactly I needed him to do: distract me and make me laugh. We hung out for a bit until we had to leave due to a resident of the island “suggesting” we leave because we were on a private beach for residents only, which she figured we were not. With that, we packed our stuff and left. I had brought a bike, but my friend didn’t, so I had to keep on his slower pace the entire way home. On the way home, I described to him my future plans to eventually leave Waterford and head west to fend for myself. Ultimately, I felt much better when I left than when I came, and I definitely appreciated the various weird yet cathartic conversations that day.

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COOL CATS

This page is dedicated to Ross Franklin April 20, 2016- January 15, 2018

The health benefits of owning a cat

BY OLIVIA FRANKLIN Reporter oliviafranklin@waterforddrift.com

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umans have lived with cats for around 5,500 years. They used to be worshipped by ancient Egyptians due to how they protected humans from small, dangerous creatures like snakes and scorpions.

This skill of cats still rings true today in the way that they catch mice and bugs in our homes.

Along with protecting us from harm, owning a cat has several other health benefits, both mental and physical.

Cats are known to decrease anxiety and stress levels in people. Spending just 10 to 15 minutes with a cat can calm your nerves and boost your mood. Your production of serotonin, a chemical that boosts feelings of well-being, increases during this quality time spent with that furry friend. “I am for sure less stressed when my cats are around. They can pick up on your feelings, so when you’re upset, they’ll

just come up and chill on your lap and keep you company,” senior Samantha Webb said.

This is especially helpful for people who prefer to be alone when they are upset or stressed.

“Cats come and go as they please and they mind their own business. My cats have taught me to relax and be gentle,” Webb said. The presence of a cat can be comforting in the same way the presence of another human could be, yet the nature of a cat tends to be calmer and quieter.

Jayden Colon, a sophomore at Kettering, has three cats of his own, Oreo, Trouble, and Mellow. “My favorite thing about cats is their purr and that they keep me warm at night,” Colon said. The frequency of cat purrs falls within a very therapeutic sound range that loosens our nerves and makes us feel more at ease. A cat’s purr can benefit

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the human body in ways such as lowering blood pressure, relaxing sore muscles, and improving breathing. The relationship between stress and high blood pressure can explain why being around a purring cat lowers stress levels along with blood pressure levels. These calming vibrations are also said to have a soothing effect on bones and soft tissue, relieving soreness. Cats’ purring mimics breathing inward and outward which provides an example of how you should be breathing, helping you stay calm.

No matter how you feel about cats, it is scientifically proven that being around them can have many health benefits. Next time you’re feeling down or stressed, find a cat to hang out with and see how it affects your mood!

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All around the w rld

Kettering students get to travel all around the world each year and heres how

BY RILEY GREGART Publicist Rileygregart@waterforddrift.com

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ften as high schoolers, the farthest students travel is Florida or the south for spring break. It’s extremely rare that teenagers get the chance to leave the country. Kettering gives the opportunity to be immersed in another culture and have a life changing experience through the school.

Being able to travel in high school like this is an opportunity students may not get many other places and one you may not get after high school.

Being in another country without your parents is a huge deal. Kettering trusts students to represent our school in another country.

“My parents were really nervous letting

me go to Costa Rica without them,” Senior Daniela Hernandez said. “They got a plan on my phone so they could keep in touch and I’d get messages and calls from my mom and she would FaceTime me every night,” Hernandez said.

The culture that you see in another country can be very different than our American culture here in Waterford.

“I’m Hispanic, so Costa Rica’s culture and mine kinda have the same aspects,” Hernandez said. “The food was probably the biggest cultural difference,” Hernandez said.

Being over 2,000 miles away from home without parents is not something high school

students get to do often.

“My mom really wanted me to go on the trip to Costa Rica, even though she was definitely nervous for me to be that far away without her,” junior Taylor Tiernan said. “Personally, I wasn’t nervous being that far away, but it was kind of weird vacationing without them,” Tiernan said.

So, if you’re learning a language, strongly consider the trips. Being able to immerse yourself in a culture at a young age is an amazing opportunity, one that honestly doesn’t come very often and one that some people don’t get at all.

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Socializing students Social media taking over the lives of students

BY GRACE DABROWSKI Reporter Gracedabrowski@waterforddrift.com

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“It affects me positively because it helps me stay connected to what’s going on around me, and it keeps me in touch with people,” Allen said.

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ver the years, social media has blown up tremendously.

There are many negative and positive ways it affects us in our everyday life on the popular social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat. Since 2008, the number of people in the United States with a social media profile went up by 57 percent.

Social media has a huge impact on students in middle school and high school as well. This current generation relies on social media a little too much, because they use it for information, socializing, work, and more.

Sophomore Rose Allen believes that social media has made a positive impact on her for many reasons.

“It affects me positively because it helps me stay connected to what’s going on around me, and it keeps me in touch with people,” Allen said.

It also helps people stay up to date, and know what’s going on around the world.

“It helps to check on grades with Mistar, and I can see if we have a snow day or something on Twitter,” Allen said.

The use of social media has been changed into a platform to get famous on. A lot of students use it to get a following, or to share what they are into. Teens who sing, model, act, or anything like that can upload videos or posts to potentially get famous.

“I’ve gotten a lot of hate in comments/emails from people I don’t even know,” Senior Marquela Aguilera.

Aguilera says she got famous on the social media platform Instagram, because someone who had a lot of fame gave her a shoutout. These days, people can gain followers in a heartbeat.

Freshman David Kwilos uses social media to make his classmates laugh. He uses Snapchat and SoundCloud a lot. Many students keep up to date with his posts because they are funny and enjoyable.

Many people have different opinions about social media, but most seem to be negative. The negative parts of social media include getting distracted, possible dangers, cyber bullying, and many other problems. Over 25 percent of adolescents and teens have been bullied repeatedly through their cell phones or the Internet. Around half of teens have been bullied online, and about the same amount of teens have been a part of online bullying.

Others believe that social media is a waste of time and is a distraction from their school work. According to CNN.com, half of students often use social media while doing their homework. This could be a huge distraction, causing grades to go downhill.

Overall, social media can help us in many ways. Without social media, our lives would be very different. Somehow, we as a society need to figure out how to balance the negative and positive effects of social media.

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ow clothes are worn and how they are styled to fit the personality of who is wearing them directly relate to each other. The basic staple items that the average student wears are an extension of the student and their self expression. When looking at the student body of kettering, it is easy to pick out certain groups or “genres” of fashion within the school. While many students wear what they find appealing, these categories can help define what styles and clothes students are interested in, and how that relates to their personality.

Clothes are an amazing way to find this, because someone’s entire personality can be found in their sense of style and what they wear. However, some students further this with self expression through clothes that they find to best fit them and how these clothes relate to their personality. In some ways, having a self conscious sense of style can be the best way for someone to truly show who they are and their interests through what they are wearing.

For example, wearing a thrasher shirt on the off chance that you actually skate, or wearing nike shoes when you participate in cross country. Things like these can be seen through the clothes an individual wears and how they style said clothes. How these clothes are worn are just as if not more important than the clothes themselves, as the entire style of a item of clothing is based upon how it is worn and what it is worn with. it is all up to the person wearing the clothes to decide how they want to look and what clothes to wear to achieve the look they desire/ are going for.

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BY OLIVER DEPAUW Design Editor oliverdepauw@waterforddrift.com

Brands such as Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger have been around for many years, and have obtained a vintage “aesthetic” style that many students find pleasing both to wear as well as own in their closet.

Vintage style

Nike and Adidas are two brands most everyone has in their closet as they are popular and have an athletic taste, which is why many students enjoy to wear them.

The type of students who wear these clothes are generally in sports of some sort.

Athletic style

Modern style can only be described as what is in fashion and what’s trending at the moment, although brand name does not matter, popular stores that carry these items are pacsun and Zumiez.

Modern style

Brands such as Gucci and Louis Vuitton are popular both culturally as well as design wise, as many students like accessories and leather goods from these companies. While also having students wear the more expensive end which would qualify as clothes/atire.

Designer style

The way different types of clothing worn by students of kettering help to show self expression and style

The style of attire and how clothes are worn

Shoelace belt Corduroy pants Vans shoes

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This style worn by Megan Tarcia, sophomore is what is known as vintage style, mainly because each individual piece IS vintage. Dressing this way is more about how you style the clothes amongst each other versus the actual clothes, as most of the pieces worn in the example picture are thrifted or purchased used from a resale shop. Places you can go to get this style of clothing are, you guessed itresale shops, as many carry more than the right amount of clothes to pick from.

Festival shirt

Thrasher shirt

This style worn by Nick Marvaso, junior is what would be categorized as modern style, as it consists of new age clothes with a sense of urban fitting and mute coloring.

Places you can find this style of clothing would be Pacsun or Urban Outfitters, as well as places such as H&M and Zara. The trick to dressing like this is layering and matching mute colors with standout pieces to get a feel of street based attire.

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This style worn by Ricardo Garcia, senior is what some might call designer style, as it involves various luxury pieces to give more of a “I have money” than “I have style” look.

With these types of clothes, how you style and wear them isn’t necessarily important, as the pieces stand out and people tend to notice what is “designer” and what is not.

For example, the Gucci belt worn along Ricardo’s head will stand out because it is Gucci whereas a regular belt would give a completely different look.

Nike shoes

True religion shirt & jeans

Gucci sunglasses

Gucci belt

Ricardo is wearing

It’s not what you wear, it’s how you wear it

LIVE LEARN LEAD Link crew playing their part in the school community

BY SAMANTHA YOST Reporter samanthayost@waterforddrift.com

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ink Crew is one of the many organizations Kettering High School provides to help better our community as a whole. Students can enjoy Link Crew events and also help out others at the same time. Link Crew has raised thousands of dollars through charity events to help families within our high school community, while students on the Link Crew hold duringschool-functions that help other students perform their best in school to be as successful as they can possibly be.

“The Affinity group, Community Outreach, come up with a whole bunch of ideas of how to raise money and how we could.

Then we put it all together and decide if we will put it towards the group or, like the volleyball game, give it away and help fund a Kettering family.” said senior, Abby Hendrickson.

Her role in Link Crew fund raising is to help Put it all together after finalizing the ideas as a group. She put her role as helping the event “come to life.”

“Community outreach is one of the six or seven affinity groups we have within l i n k crew. The Link Crew class is based around the affinity groups.

Basicallly c o m m u n i t y O u t r e a c h group is where we host events that take link crew and extend K e t t e r i n g outside of Kettering H i g h School.” explains s e n i o r, Abby Hendrickson, Senior Taylor Craft, commissioner of Community Outreach Group.

On Thursday, February first, Link Crew held a charity staff versus student volleyball

Staff Strong: WKHS staff participate in staff versus student volleyball game

game. The money raised from tickets, T-shirts, and wristbands went to freshman, Ashley Novicoff, who is battling stage four hochkins lymphoma and alumni Miya Nick, who is battling breast cancer.

Lymphoma is not just one single disease.

The term refers to a group of blood cancers that can develop in the lymphatic system. In stage four of lymphoma, people can show signs of fatigue and weight loss, along with nausea, and abdominal swelling. This is only a few of the many symptoms.

“I want my peers to know that they [Link Crew] are very supportive and easy to talk to with difficult situations.” said Novicoff.

Link Crew had to go through the counselors on many occasions, teachers helped with wristbands and T-shirts, and Debra Cooper,

principle of Kettering High School, since it involved many outside of the school.

Link Crew holds events that not only helps s t u d e n t s and families of Kettering, but also students that may need/ request academic guidance or help.

One popular event, held weekly is called “Freshman Friday.” Every Friday, Link Leaders take time from their school day to meet with their ninth graders and make sure their freshman year is going smoothly, and offer any help if needed.

Meetings with ninth graders are usually quick and painless if all is going well. If the leaders notice the students grades are not Ashely Novicoff, Freshmen what they should be, they collaborate with them and create an action plan that works with the student’s schedule and after school activities.

Other events that the Link Crew have hosted are balloon grams for Valentine’s Day, Buffalo Wild Wings fund raisers, and Penny Wars that generate funds have gone to charities, families, and the school itself.

Link crew is very generous when it comes to our school community. As a team they go out of their way to do anything in their power to help anyone and everyone.

Students Stand Together: Link crew students win the staff versus student volleyball game on February firstst

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Hanging out @ H me Fun local things to do to beat the winter blues

BY GRACELYNN BOYLAN AND ELIZABETH VANG Reporters gracelynnboylan18@waterforddrift.com elizabethvang@waterforddrift.com

Place: Game Of Clues Price: $28 per person What to do: Game of Clues is a chain in Michigan with a location in Waterford.

They offer many different options for escape rooms for every age.

“When I went with my friends, we went into a room where our neighbor stole our dog and we had to get him back,” said senior Alina Gillette.

The escape rooms have different levels of difficulty for the age ranges they comply to. They also have group rooms, where eight or more people play parts in solving the puzzles together.

“When we were in the dog room, we had to solve all of these puzzles to get more clues to save the dog and get it back,” said Gillette.

Game of Clues also has couple rooms or small group rooms for those who want to solve the games with just a few friends.

The escape rooms are fairly affordable and fun for those who love a challenge.

Place: Round 1 Price: $4.50-$30 depending on the activity What to do: Round 1 offers bowling, ping-pong, karaoke, pool and an arcade center.

“Round 1 was a lot of fun, they have so many arcade games,” said senior Stephanie Buttrey. “I liked how they have cards instead of tokens because tokens are a hassle to carry around with you.”

Not only can you spend your time there, its located at Great Lakes Crossing, so you can go shopping.

“The best part [of Round 1] is that it’s in the mall so you can go shopping and then play the arcade games and bowl all in one,” said Buttery.

They also have affordable prices for food and drinks.

“It’s really well run, and the best part about the place was that their ice cream was only a dollar,” said senior Sam Webb.

Round 1 has many activities to offer to all different age groups at reasonable prices.

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Place: SeaLife Aquarium Price: $14-$23.50 What to do: SeaLife has twelve exhibits that are mostly interactive. They also have an interactive touch pool to experience the sea life up close.

“My favorite part [of the aquarium] was when you could put your hands in the tank and touch the creatures, like starfish and sea urchins,” said junior Sarah Rothrock.

They offer discount days for special occasions and have events that take place there for different age groups along with special features you can pay a little extra for.

“They had a lot of things to look at, it was a really great place to go even though it was a little costly,” said Rothrock.

The aquarium is fairly local and surrounded by many things to do in this area. Since it’s at the mall, you can also enjoy shopping or even going to Round 1 also.

Place: Rolladium Price: $5-$9 What to do: The Rolladium offers skating times for designated age groups throughout the week.

“My favorite part [of the Rolladium] is that they do age skates so most of the little kids are off of the floor and you can skate around more,” said junior Sidney Foote.

They also have a ropes course and arcade along with a snack bar. It has a very relaxed environment to enjoy skating at any time.

“I like the Rolladium because it’s great physical activity and I have a lot of fun there, people are really nice there and have a nice vibe,” said senior Devin Markland.

The Rolladium also has a DJ who plays music specific to age groups for the designated age skate times.

“I went skating [at the Rolladium] and it was really fun because they play pretty good music there,” said Foote.

Not only is it an inexpensive place to enjoy, it’s local and doesn’t end up using a lot of gas to get there.

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February was a very busy month for sports. Team USA competed in PyeongChang and acquired nine gold, eight silver, and six bronze medals. Team USA finished fourth behind Norway, Germany, and Canada.

The boys bowling team also continued their hot streak and took home the Lakes Valley Conference Championship. In addition to the boys bowling success, girls basketball coach Scott Woodhull continued his coaching dominance by picking up his 400th win in his 22 year coaching career.

A legendary coaching career Congratulations to girls varsity basketball coach Scott Woodhull who acquired his 400th win. Woodhull has been coaching at Kettering for 22 years and is now ranked 10th in wins among active coaches in the state of Michigan.

Striking the Lakes Valley Conference The boys bowling team has been on a roll, the team won the Lakes Valley Conference regular season championship and also took home the conference championship. Also, the boys earned themselves a spot in the top 10 for high scores in the state of Michigan. The team also competed in the MHSAA bowling state championship.

Going for gold After preparing for another four years team USA’s women’s hockey team finally got their revenge on team Canada.

The Canadians knocked team USA out at the previous winter Olympics sending them home with just a silver medal. This year however, team USA came out on top after a nail biting shoot out in which they won with a final score of 3-2.

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The Ball family has been taking over social media throughout the past year

BY NATHAN GREGART Reporter nathangregart@waterforddrirt.com

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f you know about basketball you know about Facebook. Liangelo and Lamelo both have how he is in his first few games, but the rookie the Ball family. This basketball surrounded had pretty successful games in Lithuania. The isn’t doing bad at all. Lonzo is averaging 10 family has taken over media and the three brothers dropped a combined 60 points in points per game, 7 assists per game and 7 sons Lonzo, Liangelo and Lamelo were three their third game in Lithuania after being held rebounds per game. Lonzo also took the title of of the most famous high school the youngest player to get a triple double basketball players in the world. from LeBron James. Lonzo finished the Lavar Ball has made a very big name game with 19 points, twelve rebounds for himself and his sons and was even and 13 assists. involved with President Trump. The Although Lavar may seem like a great Ball family even has their own brand, agent, he did get in the way of Lonzo Big Baller Brand, and Lonzo and being able to get a shoe deal because Lamelo both have their own signature Lavar wanted Lonzo to get a signature shoe. Lonzo’s shoe, the ZO2, costs shoe his rookie year. This made almost a staggering 495 dollars. As for all big shoe brands such as Nike, Adidas Lamelo’s shoe, the Melo Ball 1 costs and Under armor turn away from Lonzo 595 dollars. Just a simple Big Baller Ball. Also, Lavar ripped on the Vytautas Lavar Ball and his three sons Lonzo, Lamelo coach for not starting Lamelo and Liangelo Brand tee-shirt costs 50 dollars.

Lavar has launched a league that will and Liangelo in a game the team lost. pay top high school prospects up to Some people love them, some people 10k a month and will serve as an hate them, but the Ball family has made a alternative to collage. scoreless in their debut overseas. As for Lonzo, big name for themselves, and they don’t look The Ball family has gained so much fame in his highest scoring game, he dropped 29 forward to leaving anytime soon. over the past year they even have their own points on the Suns.

TV show, Ball In The Family, that airs on Many people seem to be judging Lonzo on

Highest prices of Big Baller Brand items Z02- 495 dollars Melo Ball 1- 595 dollars Red BBB hoodie- 100 dollars Leather BBB dad hat- 100 dollars

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MARCH MADNESS Notable Wins: Duke North Carolina West Virginia

Notable Wins: Cincinatti Baylor

Notable Wins: Cincinatti Seton Hall

Notable Wins: Gonzaga Xavier

Notable Wins: Kansas Oaklahoma West Virginia

Notable Wins: Michigan Arizona

Notable Wins: Duke Michigan Tennessee

Notable Wins: Purdue Kentucky

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The Virginia Cavaliers are one of the few teams who have pretty much locked in their spot for a number one seed in the march madness tournament. They have been ranked overall number one in the AP poll since week 15 and in the top five since week 10. Their leading scorer is Kyle Guy and he averages 14.5 points a game. The Cavaliers have a good chance to go far in the tournament.

The Wichita State Shockers are led by Shaquille Morris and Landry Shamet.

They both average around 14 points per game. Their offense can put up points consistently they average 84.2 points per game but their defense needs to tighten up. The Shockers could do some damage in the tournament if their defense improves.

The Xavier Musketeers are led by Trevon Bluiett, he leads the team in Points, rebounds, and assists per game. Bluiett is a great player on both sides of the ball, when he is on the court the rest of the team does better. The Musketeers average around 85 points per game and have been ranked in the top ten for the second half of the season.

The Villanova Wildcats have a lot to offer offensively. As a team the Wildcats average 87.5 points per game, that is the best in the league. They are lead by Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges. The Wildcats were ranked number one in the AP poll several times this year but had a couple losses which had moved them back. They still have remained in the top five for the bulk of the season and have pretty much locked in a one seed in the tournament.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders did not end their regular season very well. They need to go back to how they were playing for the bulk of the season if they want to do anything in the tournament. Keenan Evans is easily the Red Raiders leading scorer averaging 17.2 points per game. The Red Raiders defense has been consistently good allowing only 64.2 points per game on average. They could make it to the sweet 16 with their good defense.

The Purdue Boilermakers finished their regular season with a 26-5 record. They are led by Carsen Edwards, Vincent Edwards, and Isaac Haas. Carsen Edwards averages 18.2 points per game and is their leading scorer. Vincent Edwards averages 7.6 rebounds per game, he easily gets the most rebounds on the team.

The Boilermakers have a consistently good offense and defense and should easily make it to the sweet 16 and have a good chance of going farther in the tournament.

The North Carolina Tar Heels have been in the national championship the past two seasons. Last year they defeated Gonzaga in the national championship.

This season they lead the league in rebounds with an average of 42.7 per game. Luke Maye plays a large roll in the rebounds with an average of 10.2 per game. Joel Berry II and Luke Mayes both lead the Tar Heels offense in scoring, as a team they average 83.6 points per game. With the momentum from the past The Tennessee Volunteers have never made it to the final four or a national championship. It would be tough for them to do so this year but they could have a chance if they make some changes before the tournament. Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield are the leading scorers for the Volunteers. Volunteer fans should have high hopes going into the tournament because this is the best season they have had since the Bruce Pearl allegations.

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Predictions for the sweet 16 in the march madness tournament

JASON ACCIAIOLI & BRYCE MOJICA Sports Editors jasonacciaioli@waterforddrift.com brycemojica@waterforddrfit.com All facts courtesy of ESPN.com

Notable Wins: North Carolina Purdue

Notable Wins: Ohio State

Notable Wins: Michigan State Clemson

Notable Wins: Kentucky West Virginia Texas Tech

Notable Wins: UCLA Tulsa

The Gonzaga Bulldogs made it to the national championship last season but lost to North Carolina. This year they ended their regular season 1st in the West Coast Conference with a 27-4 record. The Bulldogs offense can put up a good amount of points consistently, they average 84.8 points per game. Jonathan Williams and Josh Perkins are the best players for the Bulldogs and hope to lead the team far into the tournament for a second year in a row.

The Duke Blue Devils are one of the more successful teams in march madness history, they have won 5 national championships. The Blue Devils average 85.5 points per game and 41.9 rebounds per game. If they continue to do this they will do well in the tournament. Marvin Bagley III and Grayson Allen are the stars on the Blue Devils. Bagley alone averages 20.7 points per game. Mike Krzyzewski has been the head coach of the Blue Devils for 35 years now and hopes to make another run in the tournament.

The Kansas Jayhawks ended their season first in the BIG 12 just ahead of West Virginia. The Jayhawks leading scorer is Devonte’ Graham, he averages 17.7 points per game and 37.4 minutes per game. This year will be the Jayhawks 28th consecutive appearance in the Tournament. Last season they were defeated

by Oregon in the regional final. As a team the Jayhawks average 82 points per game.

The Cincinnati Bearcats have lots of hope going into the tournament this season.

The Bearcats defense has only allowed 57.5 points on average per game. That is one of the lowest points allowed in the league. If the Bearcats continue to play good defense and step up their offense, they could make a run. Improvements definitely need to made on their offense for this to happen. The bearcats are lead

by Jacob Evans and Gary Clark who both average around 13 points per game.

Notable Wins:

The Auburn Tigers are making their first appearance in the tournament in 15 years, they have never won a national championship game or a final four game.

They have only been in the tournament a total of 8 times. The Tigers leading scorers are Mustapha Heron, Bryce Brown, and Jared Harper. As a team the Tigers average 84.2 points per game. Tigers fans should be very excited for the tournament as this is their first appearance in a long time.

Notable Wins:

The Michigan Wolverines are in the midst of a solid season where they have beaten both Michigan State and Ohio State. The wolverines are lead by Junior Moritz Wagner who is averaging 14.4 points per game in just 27.8 minutes and also Senior Muhammad-Ali Abdur Rahkman who is averaging 12.3 points per game in 25 minutes. Last season the Wolverines were knocked out of the tournament by Oregon in the regional semifinal.

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The Michigan State Spartans have been ranked in the top five of the AP poll for every week of the season besides two weeks. (weeks 11 and 12) They are led by star player Miles Bridges, he averages 16.8 points per game. Other key players are Nick Ward, Cassius Winston, Joshua Langford, and Jaren Jackson Jr. Michigan state finished first in the big ten and ended their regular season with a 28-3 record.

The Ohio State Buckeyes have had big upset wins this season in the Big 10 where they beat Purdue, Michigan State, and Michigan. The Buckeyes have averaged 76.1 points per game and have allowed 66.6. They are lead by senior Keita Bates-Diop who is averaging 19.2 points and 8.9 rebounds per game in 32 minutes. Ohio State has not made it to the tournament since their 2015 season where they got knocked out in the round of 32.

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