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REPORTERLawrence Central High School, Indianapolis, Indiana Volume 64, Issue 9
May 3, 2013
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I have dyslexia.
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Classes end May 28 Because of the school district’s snow days, the final student day of school will be May 28. Students who need to take their final exams before their class’s scheduled day and time are to request permission from associate principal Kristie Corn.
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Clear, concise reporting on the good, the bad and the ugly. Someone’s got to do it.
In-depth coverage of students, global issues, rising trends and the not-so-average Bear.
Students’ perspectives on problems affecting Lawrence Central’s halls and the world beyond 56th Street.
Trends are changing, the popcorn’s popping and yesterday’s in is tomorrow’s out. Don’t worry, we’ll help you keep up.
Scores, matches, games, meets and RBIs. Lawrence Central Bears are back and with a vengeance.
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BRIEFSPast yearbooks on sale Yearbooks from 2000-2012 may be purchased for $20 each from the yearbook office in Room 141 during G3 or from adviser Ed Poe. Summer study grants go to Phillipy, Granger English teacher Richard Phillipy will study the Transconti-nental Railroad and its impact on 19th-century America during a National Endowment for the Humanities workshop in Sacra-mento, Calif., in June. Journalism teacher Elizabeth Granger will focus on online publications during a two-week June seminar at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University in Phoenix. It is sponsored by the American Society of News Edi-tors and funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.
Information compiled by Cub Reporter staff
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May 3-4: Musical, 7 p.m., audi- torium May 4: 7:45 a.m., SAT, Student Life CenterMay 5: Musical, 2:30 p.m., auditoriumMay 6-17: AP (advanced place- ment) testing May 7: Dance Recital, 7 p.m., auditoriumMay 8: Jazz Night in the Com- mons, 7 p.m.May 9: Spring Thing, 7 p.m., auditoriumMay 11: ISSMA state contest, throughout building May 12: Mother’s DayMay 13: One-Acts, 7 p.m., Stu- dio TheatreMay 14: Spirit of Central fall kick-off, 7 p.m., auditorium
May 15: Honors Night, 7 p.m., auditorium May 16: Senior meeting, 8:50 a.m., auditorium May 16: Performing Arts Awards Night, 7 p.m., audi- torium May 17: Thespian initiation/ Theater Academy Awards, 6 p.m., Studio TheatreMay 20: Percussion Recital, 7 p.m. Studio TheatreMay 21: Spring Band Concert, 7 p.m., auditorium May 21-28: Final exams May 27: Memorial Day; no school May 30: Graduation practice, 11 a.m., LC gymJune 2: Graduation, 1 p.m., Convention Center
Dyslexia is a learning disorder that includes difficulties with reading, writing, spelling and occasionally speaking. Dyslexia is a neurological disorder that causes the brain to process and interpret information differently. One in 10 people have dyslexia, and the disorder affects people of all economic and ethnic back-grounds, including some students here. Cub graphic/Samantha Strong
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“I enjoy the thrill of taking stuff apart — the hands-on stuff.”
Zach Mosiersophomore
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Not your average
The Lawrence robotics team competed in the Crossroads Regional at Rose-Hulman earlier this month. The 1024 Kil-A-Bytes were seeded fi ft h in the tournament and lost in the semi-fi nal round of competition. Although eliminated from the tournament, the Kil-A-Bytes still took home the Imagery Award for best overall presentation.
“We look very professional,” robotics coach and teacher Jeff Smith said.
The team consistently uses blue and yellow, the colors of the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) organization to which they belong, on their competing robot, their T-shirts and their website.
Each year participating ro-botics teams are given a game to build a robot to compete in. Each year’s game is diff erent and teams are given 46 days to create a competing robot. The team works with standard kits of parts and tools and also uses a 3D printer to create their own plastic parts.
“It’s fun,” junior Calvin Smith said. “I can de-sign it on the computer and then print it.”
This year’s game, called Ultimate Ascent, involved designing a robot to send Frisbees through a narrow space or goal. Each diff erent space is worth a diff erent number of points rang-ing from 1 to 3 points. There are also two pyra-mid structures on each end of the playing fi eld. Teams can earn 5 points if their robot climbs this pyramid.
In each competition, teams compete in a day and a half of qualifying rounds. They are then seeded and allowed to choose partner teams to compete with. These three teams work together as one team to compete against another team of three diff erent collaborative teams. This process is called alliance picks. Aft er alliance picks are complete, the teams compete in a tournament of eight seeded teams.
This is the 11th year the Kil-A-Bytes have competed and the fi rst year a robotics class has been off ered at McKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology (MCIT). Team members work on projects in their off -season and collaborate with team mentors to build new chassis and take part
in community service.Sophomore Zach Mosier
enjoys working on the mechan-ics involved in robotics.
“I enjoy the thrill of tak-ing stuff apart — the hands-on stuff ,” Mosier said.
While the team’s offi cial FIRST sponsored season is over, the Kil-A-Bytes are preparing to compete in an off -season In-
diana Robotics Invitational (IRI) hosted by Law-rence North, July 19-21. It is an all-star game of robots with teams competing from around the world. Teams from as far as Hawaii, Canada and Israel have competed in the IRI.
Coach Smith says his goal for next year is to win Regionals.
“We would also like the win the Chairman’s award,” Smith said. “It shows that we pro-mote STEM education in the community and in school.”
The 1024 Kil-A-Bytes took home Imagery Award for best overall presentation and look forward to off-season competition at the Indiana Robotics Invitational hosted by Lawrence North
Sophomore Zach Mosier, a member of the Lawrence 1024 Kil-A-Bytes robotics team, builds a chassis in a robotics class at McKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology (MCIT). This is the fi rst year a robotics class has been offered at MCIT. Cub photos/Carley Lanich
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The Lawrence Central Best Buddies chapter has raised $1,748 for the Friend-ship Walk.
In addition to raising the most money of all high school Best Buddies chapters in Indi-ana, LC senior Jakim Goosby was awarded Buddy Director of the Year for all high school Best Buddies chapters in Indi-ana.
Last Sunday’s Friendship Walk, on the Canal in down-town Indianapolis, promoted the idea of inclusion for ev-eryone.
The money that members raised will be used to help fund state programs that pro-vide leadership development, integrated job opportunities and one-on-one friendships with individuals with dis-abilities.
LC’s Best Buddies began their fundraising campaign in February.
“We had pizza sales, a Best Buddies talent show to raise money for the walk and a website where people could donate money,” said senior Ashton Meares, head of LC’s chapter. “I sponsor the walk-ers on our Lawrence Central team. Castleton Grill also helped with fundraising by donating a dollar each time a specific drink special was or-dered.”
She continued, “Best Bud-dies has been such a great ex-perience and I am so thankful to be a part of it.“
The club also sold foot-prints to friends and family for a dollar.
LC’s team was awarded a pizza party for their contribu-tion at the walk Sunday.
This year’s prom king and queen were Brandon Lee and Katie Billman.
“It was pretty surprising to me, but I’m thankful for it,” Lee said. “It’ll be something I’ll re-member for the rest of my life.”
The prom court nominees for king and queen were juniors Lee, Billman, Ben Hilgendorf, Vencent Hill, Craig Looper, Jack Pounds, Breanna Lomax, Jewel Patterson, Chelsea Patton and Halie Vitali.
“I was thankful that people voted for me. It felt good,” Hill said after learning he had been nominated for king. “I would
be really happy if I won; it’s a special achievement in anyone’s high school career that you can look back on and be happy about.”
Many of the nominees posted flyers, posters and even handed out lollipops to win the votes of their peers.
Each stu-dent received one ticket to vote for king and queen when they en-tered prom. Prom coordinator and teacher Richard Phillipy tallied the votes up.
Guard finishes sixth in world
Lee, Billman take crownsThe Prom was held at the
Indiana Roof Ballroom April 20. The theme was “Castaway Cove.” Students were able to enjoy dinner and dancing from 7 to 11 p.m. The prom was
open to all LC juniors, se-niors and their dates.
“My favor-ite part about prom is hang-ing with your friends and e v e r y b o d y getting clean and dressed up,” senior
Shane Spells said.“Prom was a perfect night
to spend with my best friends,
“...becoming queen made it (prom) one of the most memorable nights of high school.”
Katie Billmanprom queen
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“Juniors Brandon Lee and Katie Billman were crowned king and queen at this year’s prom. Courtesy photo/Adam Op-penheim
LC’s World Guard ended their season with a sixth place ranking, the highest ranking LC has ever earned in this worldwide competition. They took this placement with their winter show “Something in the Air.”
The color guard has also begun recruiting for the next season from both LC and the middle schools. This comes after the conclusion of their season at the WGI (Winter Guard International) competition April 11-13.
“The season is now over and it was a really good season for us. I am very proud of our place-ment because we worked so hard for it. I hope that the guards continue to get better over the coming years,” senior Jordan Wells said.
Guard instructor Julie Reid added, “They had a really great show this year, and they performed it well. I can’t wait to see what the future holds.”
Best Buddies tops in state
and becoming queen made it one of the most memorable nights of high school,” Billman said.
Students on the 2013-14 newspaper or year-book staff are to meet in Room 132 at the begin-ning of M8 on May 10. Staff spplications are to have been turned in to adviser Elizabeth Granger by May 8. Concerns? See Granger before May 10.
Mandatory Cub Reporter, yearbook meeting May 10
CUB REPORTER • MAY 3, 2013 PAGE 5NEWS
Junior Kate Harris is one of 44 students nationwide selected to travel to Germany this summer through the American Association of Teachers of German. Harris will live in southeast-ern Germany with a host family for a month, experiencing German culture and living the language.
“The most difficult thing will defi-nitely be having to talk and think only in German because I’ve never done that before,” Harris said. This is Har-ris’ fifth year of German; she began taking German in middle school.
“I heard that LC had a strong Ger-man program and I didn’t want to take Spanish like everyone else,” Harris said. “I like how similar it is to Eng-lish; it makes it really easy.”
While in Germany, the selected students will also visit Berlin.
“I am really excited to see Berlin because it has such a rich history and culture,” Harris said.
She earned the opportunity to go to Germany by scoring above the 90th percentile on the National Ger-man Test. Harris then applied for the award, completed an application in both German and English and had a recorded interview. The interview was sent to the program directors in Ger-many for the final selection process.
“Kate is a superior German stu-dent who gets along with peers and adults alike, and who is always will-ing to help others,” German teacher Carol Heckman said. “She will be a great ambassador for her country and for LC.”
Heckman describes a study abroad experience as “the most efficient and effective way to become fluent.”
“For the first 29 years of my ca-reer in Lawrence Township, not one of my students was awarded this trip,” Heckman said. “Then, two years ago, we had our first winner, Calvin Men-del. Last year, Kate’s brother (Clark Harris) received the trip award, and this year our dreams of a ‘threepeat’ came true when Kate was selected.”
Harris chosen to go to GermanyLast week Al Capone and Dwight D. Eisenhower shared
a drink, Benjamin Franklin and Louis Pasteur rode the same bus, and Laura Ingalls Wilder won the Hunger Games.
These unlikely events were truly a meeting of the minds.English teacher John Hall’s sophomore Lyceum class pre-
sented “Meeting of the Minds,” a round table discussion pre-sented by students portraying “great minds.” The presenta-tion is based on a PBS program, “Meeting of Minds,” in which actors portrayed famous historical figures.
The “Meeting of the Minds” project began before winter break. Students chose their great mind and read either a biog-raphy or an autobiography about this person. The students’ characters of choice were required to be a deceased person of any era who has contributed greatly to society. The class then wrote a research paper on their specific character, detail-ing major life events and focusing on this person’s impact of society.
Using their research, students where then grouped togeth-er and wrote scripts incorporating each character’s unique view on various current events and world issues such as love, war, religion and equality.
“There are many issues that transcend time and culture and knowing this will help people to solve problems of the future,” Hall said.
Through the use of props and costumes, some students became their great mind in front of an audience of friends, family, teachers and other students. Other students acted as directors, writing scenes, blocking scripts and piecing togeth-er various props and costumes.
Dallas Williams, who portrayed Duke Ellington, said that Meeting of the Minds taught him more about historical fig-ures.
“It was definitely a lot more fun and interactive,” Williams said. “It was definitely a learning experience.”
in theGREAT MINDS
CLASSROOM
Ernie Harshman acted as gangster Al Capone in the sophomore Lyceum class’s “Meeting of the Minds.” Capone smokes a cigar at “Big Al’s” and shares a drink with Dwight D. Eisenhower, played by Emma Engler. Cub photos/Carley Lanich
Courtney Swanson as Elizabeth Taylor Anna Angrick as Galileo GalileiKylie Terwilliger as Mother Teresea
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Buses fail, then pass inspection
Next year LC will join the sec-ond cohort of the University of Notre Dame’s AP-TIP IN (Advanced Place-ment Training and Incentive) Pro-gram. This program will provide pro-fessional development training for AP teachers and pre-AP teachers this sum-mer at Pike High School.
The AP-TIP IN program also pro-vides students the opportunity to re-ceive $100 for each AP test taken by scoring a 3 or higher on a math, science or English exam.
The money, funded by the Na-tional Math and Science Initiative, is paid in a check so students can invest it based on their needs, such as book fees for college.
Teachers may receive some mone-tary compensation based on test scores in these subject areas as well, but this amount is currently unknown.
LC completed an extended appli-cation discussing the various AP class offerings available to students, as well as enrollment in these classes and the number of students taking AP tests.
The school was also asked to proj-ect how enrollment numbers may change with participation in the AP-TIP IN program.
The goal of this program is to en-courage students not only to take AP classes, but to sit for and score well on the AP exams. Associate principal Kristie Corn said this program helps students see the value of taking AP classes.
“What interests us in this program is getting more students involved in AP,” Corn said, “because we know that students who take an AP class are more successful in college and their grades are higher.”
LC will be joining the AP-TIP IN program in the second cohort with 11 other high schools that include Law-rence North, Ben Davis and Westfield.
This second cohort of 11 schools will follow a first cohort of nine schools which began this program last year.
A third cohort is expected to fol-low in 2014.
Of Lawrence Township’s 200 buses, 70 did not pass the annual Indiana State Police inspection.
The Indiana State Police (ISP) inspect all Indiana school buses at least once an-nually. School districts are given several months to prepare for this inspection.
According to the ISP report, all of the Lawrence buses were fixed within a week, underwent inspection again, and passed.
“State police come through for in-spection. If the bus does not pass inspec-tion we can’t drive it, if it’s a safety issue, until it is fixed,” LT school board vice president Kathy Varie said.
Lawrence Township currently has 200 buses. According to the ISP report, the annual inspection, which took place in the months of January and February, resulted in 70 buses failing the safety in-spection.
Some of the issues observed includ-ed cut tires, ripped seats, brake issues, problems with transmission, broken head/taillights and gas leaks from the engine that could potentially cause a fire on the bus, putting the safety of students and drivers in danger.
Although some of the inspection’s findings were dangerous, according to a letter posted by Concetta Raimondi on the township’s website, “Many of our buses were cited for items such as torn seats or inoperable dome lights. In a few cases more serious issues were discov-ered, such as liquids dripping onto ex-haust pipes.”
After learning of the report, Law-rence Township’s executive operations director Rodger Smith stated in an in-terview with Channel 13 that it was un-acceptable that many buses had an is-sue.
According to the letter posted by Raimondi, “...of a fleet of 199 buses, only four were taken out of service due to the need for repairs.”
Students including junior Bria Ru-dolph continue to feel comfortable using the buses that the township provides.
“I enjoy riding the bus. I feel safe, be-cause I have a pretty good bus driver,”
Rudolph said. Currently, LT has four mechanics
Before budget cuts, there were seven for the township’s 200 buses.
LT continues to revamp their main-tenance policies and the transportation department as a whole. The township is looking to hire new bus drivers as well as more mechanics.
Cub photo/Katie Billman
On April 20, LC French students competed in Congres and four students won awards.
One of these students was senior JZ Forbes, who earned three first-place awards and one second-place award.
“The experience was a lot of fun and getting to meet new people and test my French skills was a great opportunity,”
Forbes said. “Hanging out with people for the day and having fun together was really rewarding.”
Sophomore Shelby Claflin earned second in advanced vocal solo.
Sophomore Ellis Martin received first in Level 3 scrambled sentences, fourth in Level 3 geography and fourth in Level 3 extemporaneous speaking.
Freshman Rabiah Amjad earned first in Level 2 history and culture, third in Level 2 sight reading and third in Level
2 extemporaneous speaking. French teachers Jill Hilgemeier and
Stephanie Sharp were judges at the com-petition as well.
Congres is an annual competition; this year’s event was held at Cathedral High School, and was comprised of four sessions.
Participants chose from multiple events to compete in. Forbes chose his-tory and culture, geography, translation and vocabulary.
French students compete in Congres
AP-TIP IN brings training, $$ rewards
See Split Decision on page 11 for more on the AP-TIP IN.
CUB REPORTER • MAY 3, 2013 PAGE 7NEWS
I wondered how someone can have such little respect for human life.
”Tyler Fudge
sophomore
““I wondered how someone
can have such litt le respect for human life,” s o p h o m o r e Tyler Fudge said of his ini-tial reaction regarding the Boston Mara-thon bomb-ings.
On April 16, a litt le over four hours into the Boston Marathon, two bombs exploded near the fi nish line of the marathon. Accord-ing to the Boston Public Health Commission, more than 260 people were injured in the at-tack.
Fudge, a runner for almost six years, signed up to run a local half-marathon, the Geist
Half-Marathon. Fudge has run this race four times and is not hesitant about running it a fi ft h time, despite Boston’s recent tragedy.
“Most of the feedback we’re gett ing is that people want to run, commemorate what hap-pened in Bos-ton and show their sup-port,” com-munications
manager of the Indianapolis Mini-Marathon Megan Bulla said. Aft er Boston’s tragedy, that idea seems to be common among runners.
Science teacher Alan Burrell said he will continue to run in marathons despite recent events. “This will be my 12th year (running the Mini-Mar-
athon) and I’ll still be there,” Burrell said. “One of my whole philosophies is you don’t live in fear. You do need to keep your-self safe, but you cannot live in fear.”
From local races to large-scale marathons, runners across the nation have continued to back their sport and support each other.
Being a longtime fan of the sport, Burrell said he hopes the bombing won’t aff ect att en-dance for the upcoming India-napolis Mini-Marathon.
Even though Burrell looks forward to the annual Mini-Marathon, he does have con-cerns about the event’s security.
“I’ve always questioned it,” Burrell said. “They have about 35,000 runners and about 100,000 spectators. That’s a lot of people concentrated in one area. And from a participant’s
Boston bombingsrally support
– See BOSTON on page 12
After two bombs near the fi nish line of the Boston Marathon shook Boston to its core, the rest of America was shaken as well. Americans rallied their support as swarms of police forces helped in the manhunt for Boston bombing “Suspect No. 2,” and Americans continue to show their support for the “Boston Strong campaign.” Source/MCT Campus
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30-second editorials• TheBostonbombingdidmorethanshake
upBoston.ItshookAmericatoitscoreandbroughtourpride,collaborationandcompassiontolife,strongerthanever.ThistragedyhasremindedusofwhywesaythePledgeofAllegianceeveryday,whywesticktogether,throughthickandthin.BecauseweareAmericans,andwecanandwillrallyasone.
• LawrenceTownship’sfailureoftheannualbusinspectionwassensationalizedbytheChannel13report.LawrenceTownshipdidfailtheinspec-tion,andsomemajorissueswerediscovered.How-ever,70busesdidnotfailduetobrakeproblems;severalbusesfailedtheinspectionduetotornseatsorbrokeninteriorlights.TheseproblemsneedtobefixedbutarebynomeansasignthatLawrenceTownshipdoesnotproperlycareforitsstudents.
• TheEnglish10Lyceum“MeetingofMinds”taughtstudentsnotonlyabout“greatminds”butalsoaplethoraoflifeskills.Studentsgottoperform
See related stories on Pages 7, 6, 5, 16, 14/15
theirself-directedskitsinfrontoffriendsandfamilieslastweek.Manyadmitteditwasstressfulbutalsoagreatexperience.
• NorthKorea’sthreatstodeploynuclearwar-headsattheUnitedStateshasbroughtanincreasedwaveofdiscussionthroughtheuseofmedia.ThosewhohavebeenspreadingfalseinformationarenotnecessarilyCNNandNBC,butsocialmediausers,includingmanystudents.
• “Uncharted”isagreatwaytoshowthecommunityhowothersintheirneighborhoodslivetheirlives.Thisfilm,beingmadebyLCstudentsandgraduates,isalsoagoodwaytoraiseawarenessoftheincreasingnumberofhomelesscitizensintheIndianapolisarea.Raisingfundswillalsohelpmakeadifferenceintheirlives.
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REPORTERcub Bring back skip-a-final
AfulltwoweeksofAPtesting,amonthofIBtestinganddon’tforgetaweekoffinals.
Formanystudents,theselastfewweeksofschoolareloadeddownwithtesting,testingandmoretesting;someofthistestingisredundantandunnecessary.
Studentsinvolvedinadvancedclassescanseeuptothreetestspereachcourse.Whyaskstudentstoprovewhattheyknowononetest,whenthey’vealreadydonesoonanother?
Studentsinallclasses,advancedandregular,canagreeononething;onelesstestisonelessarteryofstress.Inadditiontoschool,theseupcomingweeksofMayarewhenteenagerslookforjobs,applyforscholarships,takeSATsandplantheirsummers.
Twoyearsago,allstudentshadtheopportunityto“skip”onefinalbasedonclasspercentageorat-tendance.Seniorscouldskipanynumberofclassfinals,giventheyhada92.5percentorhigherinthatclass.Thispolicyservedastremendousmotivationforstudentsthroughouttheyear.
Notonlydidskip-a-finalmotivatestudentstoshowupforclass,buttochallengethemselvestoearnthathalf-pointhigher,tostudyforthatlastchaptertestandtoturninthatmissinghomeworkassignment.Indoingso,studentslearnedmaterialwithoutitseeminglikeapain.
Sobringbackthepolicy.Withskip-a-final,theendoftheyearslumpinmotivationwillceasetoexist.Stu-dentswillhavesome-thingtoworktoward:anincentivetoshowupandgivetheirallintheclassroom.Insteadofdread-ingthatweekoffinals,studentscouldanticipatealessstressfulweekofaccomplishmenttoendalongandtaxingyear.Whileyes,skip-a-finalmaynotdi-
”With skip-a-final, the end of the
year slump in motivation will cease to exist. “
rectlysimulatethecollegeatmosphere,neitherdoestakingthreetestsoverthesamematerialoverthecourseofthreeweeks.
Bringingbackskip-a-finalwillallowstudentstomaintaintheirfocus
andmotivationthroughouttheyear,andnotenterthemonthofMaywithalacklusterattitude.
Skip-a-finalisnecessaryforallstudentsasameansofreliefandsanityinthismonthofinsanity.
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CUB REPORTER • MAY 3, 2013 PAGE 9OPINIONS
Putting things o� until some other time
Rede� ning the word ‘smart’
homework right away. Now when I come home, the fi rst thing I do is throw my bag down and head straight to the computer. Instead of doing that research paper I was assigned, I watch old episodes of “Doc-tor Who.” Whoever invented instant steaming on Netfl ix is a genius.
My procrastination prob-lem really started once I en-tered high school. Once it hit, I was loaded with heaps of homework. It became almost natural to stay up until 3 in the morning working. But in all honesty, the homework didn’t take that long to do. I just waited until the last minute to actually sit down and do it. Af-
ter a long day at school, I didn’t want to do more school. Unfor-tunately, my thought process took a toll on me one night.
It was midnight, and I was almost done with an essay that was, of course, due the next day. As I was typing my fi -nal paragraph, my computer crashed. In an instant, my 1,523 word es-say turned into a black screen of death. I began to freak out.
Then I remembered that I hadn’t bothered to continu-ally save my work, which was when I really started to freak
out. I fi nally started my com-
puter to work again aft er 45 minutes. By this time, it was nearly 1 a.m. and I was ex-hausted. Too exhausted to
rewrite my es-say. I ended up writing it, but not as well as I could have.
If I hadn’t waited until the last min-ute to write
my essay, I am almost positive I would have gott en a bett er grade than the one I did re-ceive. That goes for all home-work. The longer you wait, the less likely you will perform to
Hello, my name is Darian, and I am a procrastinator.
There, I said it. You know, it really feels good gett ing it off of my chest. Homework, clean-ing my room, writing articles for Cub… The list goes on and on. My philosophy: Why do it when there’s something bett er to do?
I wasn’t always this way. I remember, not too long ago, coming home and doing my
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My philosophy: Why do it when there is something better to do?
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obediently followed society’s teachings of “planning ahead” even though in the paradox of childhood, it was hard to grasp what words like “eventually” meant.
Shakespeare once said that “expectation is the root to all heartache.” Being older, now I understand that nothing is guaranteed in terms of the future. So, to tirelessly work toward a goal such as prepar-ing for college at a young age is a waste of energy. The education system teaches that everyone needs to go to college in order to be a successful part of society, but that is incorrect. College is not for everyone. Steve Jobs, Ralph Lauren and founder of Tum-blr David Karp all dropped out of traditional schooling. In addition, they managed to make that decision seem oddly smart.
Now I’m not putt ing down a college education, nor am I
saying to stop preparing for college. I merely want to bring to light that if this “preparing” starts too early, it may hurt stu-dents in the long run. Continu-ous lecturing to adolescents to get a point across has never worked to educate youth. From a teen’s perspective, the inces-sant pestering to do something actually deters us from pursu-ing it. It’s not secret that teens are rebellious. So aft er years
of society handing us a check-list of expectations we must fol-low in order to become what some might call “productive
members of society,” we start to reject that ideology. Encour-aged to be an independent thinker, I’ve created a road map for my own life.
No longer do I try to inter-twine my self-worth with my academics. Contrary to what every expert on earth may surmise, I don’t believe my grades defi ne me. Those lett ers
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We have lost the concept that schooling isn’t just about good grades...
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Straight A’s, honor roll and perfect att endance. It was the peak of my academic career. I was dedicated; I was produc-tive; I was eager to learn.
It was 3rd grade. Since I was young I’ve
dreamt of growing up and becoming a successful, inde-pendent adult. Every day I came to school with a hunger to learn. Admitt edly, I was an atypical kid who’d rather read a best seller than gossip with classmates. Nonetheless, my classmates and I were all taught that “hard work pays off ” from a young age.
I willingly adopted that mantra in hopes that if I worked hard in my academics, the future would be set for me to succeed. Being young and naïve, I did not know it wasn’t reasonable to fi x my sights so far into the future. I just
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on my report card aren’t an accurate representation of who I am. Not to be vain, but grades do not express how beautiful, kind and conscientious each student may be. A GPA doesn’t refl ect one’s morals of right and wrong. Therefore, to drill kids with the ideology that their grades are what defi nes a per-son in our world, and that one should feel guilt if they don’t measure up compared to their peers, is dangerous.
Our society wonders why so many young adults are turning their backs on the tra-ditional education system but the answer why is obvious. It is human nature to gravitate to where one feels valued. How-ever, with only the smart being recognized in today’s society, all others who are deemed lesser based solely on grades have simply moved on, in search for a place their talents can be appreciated.
Author Oscar Wilde once said, “Education is an admi-rable thing, but it is well to remember ... nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.”
In other words, our educa-
your best ability. It is bett er to do it now than face the conse-quences later.
Unfortunately, I still pro-crastinate at times. Well, a lot of the time, just not as much. I would like to say that my ways are changing and that I am becoming an all around bett er person and can manage her time. Of course, I would be ly-ing if I told you that.
Since I have cut down on my procrastinating, I have found that I have a lot more time to do other stuff . Like fi n-ishing a project and not having to do it the morning it is due. It has been hard cutt ing down on procrastination, but it must be done.
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tional system must reconsider the standards of “smart.” Oth-erwise, America risks thwart-ing this generation’s potential to improve our country.
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PAGE 10 MAY 3, 2013 • CUB REPORTER OPINIONS
Speak Your MindWhat is your biggest pet peeve?
“Even the devil was once an angel. ”
Bryson Haskett, 10
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”
Timothy Gardner, 12
“These faces are scary.”Jami Pfau, 9
“Perfection is an illusion created by humans to reach something we can never reach.”
Jazz Green, 10
“Come to South Pacifi c.”Ena Tully, 11
“Your dreams don’t come true if you don’t do the work.”
Latrice Sanford, 10
“The secret to success is knowing who to blame for your failures.”
Cole Griffi n, 12
“Love what you do. Do what you love.”
Toni Johnson, 10
“When in doubt, mumble.”Lena Nguyen, 11
“If everybody is a leader, then who are they leading?”
Carlos Perez, 9
“The game. You lose.”Robert Woods, 11
When two cultures come together“People walking slow in the hallway.”
Kyle May, 10
Lyndsey Hess, 11
“When people play their music with-out headphones.”
Trinity Leslie, 9“My biggest pet peeve is drama.”
“When people walk really slow in the hallway.”
Stapha Silvester, 10
“When people drive slow.”
Ronnie Shircli� , 12
“Walking slow in the hallway.”
Liana Morris, 12
Ollie Cole, 9
“When people start rapping around me.”
Drew Walker, 11“When people make annoying noises.”
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The city presented a completely different meaning to being bilingual.
““Bonjour hi,” was the typi-
cal greeting when I entered any store or restaurant. It was oft en followed by French, until I said something in English,
when they would easily switch from French to English. Some-times they knew I was from the United States before I opened my mouth.
I encountered this situa-tion every day when I visited Montreal, Canada —possibly the coldest place I’ve ever been. The purpose of the trip was to tour McGill University, but I found that the bilingual aspect of Montreal became more of a draw. The city presented a completely diff erent mean-ing to being bilingual. Almost everything is writt en in French and English, and neither is
below the other or in a smaller font—unlike the signs here that squeeze in a Spanish translation below the English.
Although I’m sure that other cities in the world are similar, Mon-treal was my fi rst experience in a city with language equality, not with simply bilingual speakers.
Montreal hosts an array of cultures. On the more French side of the city, we ate break-
fast at a small bustling café with chefs making pastries and croissants in the back. We sat
on wooden benches in the corner of the café, listening to the man tak-ing orders switch from English to
French and back again. In old Montreal, we went
to St. Peter’s Basilica, and chose a restaurant out of the hundreds that lined the streets. We stepped into a high end
restaurant where businessmen were sitt ing speaking French. I deduced that the restaurant usually served classy French-speaking people who could at least read the menu, unlike us. However, the host, and all people we met in the city, were happy to help. They didn’t treat us like we spoke a lan-guage in italics and small type.
Despite European, Ameri-can and Canadian infl uences in Montreal, the people seem to be comfortable with the lack of cultural defi nition. They speak two languages and live two languages every day.
Junior Caroline Varie spent fi rst semester of this school year in Los Angeles, Chile, through a foreign exchange program. She spoke only Spanish, lived with a host family and went to Chilean school every weekday. She left for the program July 24 and returned to the States Jan. 4.
See related story on page 12.
CUB REPORTER • MAY 3, 2013 PAGE 11OPINIONS
Should students be paid for scoring high on an AP test?Yes, students should be
paid for scoring high on AP tests. These students
deserve some sort of recognition and praise for
all their hard work and effort.
No. I don’t think teachers should be paid for their students’ high AP
scores. The teachers are already getting paid; why should they
get paid again for what they’re supposed to be do-
ing? Their students’ high scores should be enough
of an award showing they are good teachers.
Should there be higher standards to get paid?
No. I don’t think students have enough
motivation to score high on an AP test. Most stu-
dents need more incentive than just potential college
credit.
Absolutely. AP testing takes a toll on students — from long hours studying and memo-rizing information to the extensive tests. This would be a pat on the back for all their hard work.
It depends. Schools would have to look closely at their class rosters to make sure bright students were divided equally among AP teachers. So if teachers were paid for their students’ high AP scores, there could be no mention of unbalanced classes or favorit-ism among certain teachers.
Morale among students is low in general, regardless if it’s an AP or regular course class. I think it would give one extra motivation to do well on their AP test(s) if they were compensated.
No. Society puts so much pres-sure on our generation to succeed academically anyway. This would risk pushing teens to the point of a mental breakdown. In this modern competitive world, my generation is already doing the best it can.
Should teachers be paid for their students’ high AP scores?
Do students have enough motivation to score high on an AP test?
Yes. I think there should be higher standards to get
paid for an AP test. Students that score a 4 or 5 on an AP test should get paid. These students have shown great
academic prowess and should therefore be rewarded.
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Should students be paid only for certain tests?Students should be rewarded equally for excellence in the form of high test scores, regardless of class. It would be foolish to recog-nize achievement based only on advanced placement. All courses are challenging in their own right.
No. I think students should be able to get paid and rewarded for all AP tests. If students are
challenging themselves aca-demically in multiple subjects,
they should be rewarded in each class.
PAGE 12 MAY 3, 2013 • CUB REPORTER FEATURES
IrksomeWhile it isn’t really a “them
vs. us” situation and they’re really on the same team when it comes to education, teachers and students do find them-selves at odds with each other over some behaviors.
“Their lack of respect for themselves and others and their surroundings. They think of no one but themselves.”
This was the sentiment expressed by testing coordina-tor Maggie Youngblood about her “pet peeve” with students. Forty-two other teachers were surveyed, and many gave simi-lar responses.
“(My pet peeve is) students who are often absent, then ex-pect me to adjust my schedule to accommodate their make-up work, and never say thank you,” English teacher Kathleen Schuckel said. “I really like helping students, but a thank you goes a long way.”
For math teacher Chad Sivertson? “Students who don’t pay attention during class for days on end and then when we review for the test make a loud
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I really like helping students, but a thank you goes a long way.
Kathleen SchuckelEnglish teacher
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Bostoncontinued from page 7 perspective, it appears that there is very little security.”
To feel safer as an attendee, Burrell said he would like to see a security area people would need to go through to get into the race. “That would take a great deal of planning, especial-ly last minute,” he said.
Mini-Marathon staff said they have heard public concerns about its security and addressed them head on. “Soon after the bombing, our operational and communication team collabo-rated to put together a plan to make our participants feel more secure,” Bulla said. “We have a safety plan in place. We are ask-
ing people to not bring back-packs or duffel bags into the race. If they do, they’ll be sub-ject to search.”
She continued, “We’ll have a gear-check station so partici-pants can have their things... But (gear-check) is not accept-ing bags; ... we are asking that people do not bring bags or else
be subject to search.” Runners who have come to
the Mini-Marathon may not no-tice dramatic differences, but, Bulla said, “We have worked really closely with local security agencies and personnel to go over our plan and make sure we have everything in place.”
Burrell, a runner for 14
years, said participating in events such as the Mini-Mara-thon is “emotional” as well as “physical.”
“Typically, during my runs, I do a lot of reflecting. Many emotions go through my mind,” he said. “I’m sure this year there will be runners with the people of Boston on their minds.”
Teacher SurveyThe Cub Reporter conducted a survey of 43 teachers
through email on April 17-19. Teachers were asked to choose their biggest pet peeve out of six options, the sixth being an opportunity to provide a pet peeve that was not listed. Teach-ers’ opinions are as follows:
A. Students who don’t do their homeworkB. Students who talk backC. Students who eat during classD. Students who use cell phones during classE. Students who don’t come to class
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My biggest pet peeve is the sense of entitlement. So many of them feel like they can do nothing and then want something or be given a break. So many believe the rules don’t apply to them. The rules they chose not to follow are the simple, universal, enduring truths that lead to success. Daniel Jackson business teacher
“Students who ask how many points an assignment is worth, or if it
is ‘for a grade’ as I am handing it out. Cheryl Ruselink English teacher“ Students who come in late without a pass
and expect to get away with itMeridith Edwards math teacher“
proclamation that they don’t get it.”
But some students say their lack of attention in class may be caused by the teachers themselves.
“It annoys me when teach-ers underestimate us,” sopho-more Danica Minor said.
“What annoys me most about teachers is when they don’t make the subject interesting,” junior Mere-dythe Cross said. “When a teacher doesn’t make an effort to make their subject engaging, students are much more apt to get bored and fall asleep in class.”
Cross added that another pet peeve about teachers is when they don’t assign home-work but later say they did.
“If teachers don’t keep track of what they assign, students are going to get frustrated and then they (the students) will be more likely to talk back and be disrespectful,” Cross said.
“I would say that (my pet peeve) is teachers that lose pa-pers and then make you redo them because they can’t find them,” sophomore Maddie Mosher said.
One of the other most popular complaints made by teachers was the frequent use of loud profanity. “Language in the hallways (is my pet
peeve),” math teacher Jes-sica Holman said.
But there was one specific word that came up in the re-sponse from
special education teacher Carla Bradford that seemed to define the complaints from the teach-ing body.
“My biggest pet peeve is when students perceive they ‘deserve’ something rather than needing to earn something,” Bradford said.
That sense of entitlement was mentioned by several other teachers as being a main catalyst for student disrespect and bad behavior.
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MaddieGilstrapjournalism class student
Sophomore Molli Loft us was in third grade when she was questioned for an entire morning while sitt ing in a tiny room with a woman she had never met before.
Loft us’ third grade teacher had contacted her parents to talk about some problems Lof-tus had been facing, and about a week later it was suggested that she be tested.
During that year, Loft us’ class wrote journals to their parents every Friday. “My teacher noticed I struggled with the spelling in mine,” Loft us said.
When the teacher saw Loft us’ ISTEP English test, she realized her writing was very good—but her spelling was not.
About a week later, Lof-tus’ mother told her that she
would be going into a special class once a day. In that class, she was with kids who had the same problem. Loft us learned how to spell bett er and had oral spelling tests instead of writt en spelling tests.
But she still had no idea why she was there.
Loft us had dyslexia.
The school created an Individu-alized Educa-tion Program (IEP) for her. This let her leave class to take tests in other rooms, to help her focus bett er and to get extra assistance. She was also able to take the ISTEP test in another room where she was able to take more time with her writing and spelling.
But Loft us felt embarrassed when she had to leave her
class, and she believed every-one was staring at her when she left .
At the end of her fourth grade year, Loft us graduated out of the class. She kept her IEP until her 8th grade year, when she fi nally decided to
give it up because she thought she was doing fi ne.
“I regret giving up my IEP a litt le because it still stresses me out when
spelling is counted as a grade,” Loft us said. “However, I’d rather not have to leave class and be embarrassed.”
Loft us will always have dyslexia. She still struggles with spelling, but now she uses Spell Check and asks people to help by proofreading her work.
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Six guys. Each has a home to sleep in at night. Their goal? To educate the public about the people that don’t, the people that remain “Uncharted.”
Junior Adam Oppenheim pitched the idea to LC graduate Sam Mir-poorian in January, to “highlight the daily lives, struggles and current situations of the people in the home-less community around Indianapo-lis,” according to the documentary’s website. The two are now two of the primary producers of their upcoming fi lm, “Uncharted.”
“’Not yet surveyed or investigat-ed.’ That’s exactly what homelessness is all about,” Mirpoorian said. “People are too quick to throw out their nega-tive stereotypes and ideas before they
even get to know who the real person is.”
Other members helping in the fi lm’s production are LC graduates Brad Oppenheim and Jordan Bald-win, LN graduate Alex Oldham and junior Kaleb Wesley.
The project is sched-uled to start fi lming June 2, with the fi nal produc-tion released at the end of June. “Uncharted” is planned to have a run-ning time of approximate-ly 75 minutes, which will be fi lled with diff erent aspects of homelessness like interviews and “in fi eld interac-tions.” All fi lming will revolve around diff erent locations in Indianapolis and feature diff erent people like home-less individuals and hopefully some political fi gures.
“Homelessness is a commonly overlooked and ignored subject in our city and other cities across the
country,” the “Uncharted” crew stated on their Indiegogo page. “We want to change that.”
Their promotional page on Indi-egogo features the offi cial video trailer
for the fi lm, background in-formation on the purpose of it and a virtual donation box. The group has set their fund-raising goal to $5,000; donations can be made on the fi lm’s website through May 13. Incentives will
be off ered for each level of donations, starting at $5.
“It’s a topic to shed light and valuable information so we all under-stand what they’re going through,” Mirpoorian said. “Equality is a huge subject in today’s society, and it starts right here.”
Right here, literally. Lawrence
Central currently has 47 homeless students, meaning they lack housing or have only temporary living accom-modations. During both the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 school years, 42 LC students were homeless. Statistics have shown an increase in the number of homeless students at LC over the last fi ve years.
The creators of “Uncharted” plan to have a viewing party once the fi nal fi lm is completed. More information on the fi lm is available at indiegogo.com/projects/uncharted.
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That’s what’s the fi lm’s going to be about. Interaction: getting to know these people and hearing what they have to say. Adam Oppenheim
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LC graduates and students educate the public on homelessness through fi lm
Courtesy photo/Adam Oppenheim
McKinney-Vento3,171In a survey conducted in January 2012 using data compiled by the school districts of Marion County, 3,171 students were identi�ed as being homeless.
8%
Homeless students in Lawrence Township
218
Increase from 2011
Under the age of 122,061
Homeless individuals under the age of 18
309
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Without permanenthousing in Marion County
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) de�nes someone as being homeless if they (1) reside in a place not meant for human habitation such as a car, park, sidewalk, abandoned building, or on a street; or (2) resides in an emergency shelter or transitional housing for persons who originally came from the street or emergency shelters.
The McKinney-Vento Act de�nes someone as being homeless if they are an individual who lacks �xed, regular and adequate nighttime residence including children and youths who are (1) sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing; or (2) qualify as homeless according to the standards set forth by the HUD.
1,647 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
As of 2012, the HUD requires that a count of sheltered homeless persons be conducted annually and a count of unsheltered homeless people be con-ducted biannually. The 2012 count identi�ed 1,647 individuals as homeless in Marion County.
ATTENTION! If you are homeless by the defi nition put forth by either the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development or the McKinney-Vento Act and are graduating, see your counselor about paying for your cap and gown.
Cub Graphics/Sara HeinySource/Indiana Public Policy Institute
PAGE 14 CUB REPORTER • MAY 3, 2013FEATURES PAGE 15
Six guys. Each has a home to sleep in at night. Their goal? To educate the public about the people that don’t, the people that remain “Uncharted.”
Junior Adam Oppenheim pitched the idea to LC graduate Sam Mir-poorian in January, to “highlight the daily lives, struggles and current situations of the people in the home-less community around Indianapo-lis,” according to the documentary’s website. The two are now two of the primary producers of their upcoming fi lm, “Uncharted.”
“’Not yet surveyed or investigat-ed.’ That’s exactly what homelessness is all about,” Mirpoorian said. “People are too quick to throw out their nega-tive stereotypes and ideas before they
even get to know who the real person is.”
Other members helping in the fi lm’s production are LC graduates Brad Oppenheim and Jordan Bald-win, LN graduate Alex Oldham and junior Kaleb Wesley.
The project is sched-uled to start fi lming June 2, with the fi nal produc-tion released at the end of June. “Uncharted” is planned to have a run-ning time of approximate-ly 75 minutes, which will be fi lled with diff erent aspects of homelessness like interviews and “in fi eld interac-tions.” All fi lming will revolve around diff erent locations in Indianapolis and feature diff erent people like home-less individuals and hopefully some political fi gures.
“Homelessness is a commonly overlooked and ignored subject in our city and other cities across the
country,” the “Uncharted” crew stated on their Indiegogo page. “We want to change that.”
Their promotional page on Indi-egogo features the offi cial video trailer
for the fi lm, background in-formation on the purpose of it and a virtual donation box. The group has set their fund-raising goal to $5,000; donations can be made on the fi lm’s website through May 13. Incentives will
be off ered for each level of donations, starting at $5.
“It’s a topic to shed light and valuable information so we all under-stand what they’re going through,” Mirpoorian said. “Equality is a huge subject in today’s society, and it starts right here.”
Right here, literally. Lawrence
Central currently has 47 homeless students, meaning they lack housing or have only temporary living accom-modations. During both the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 school years, 42 LC students were homeless. Statistics have shown an increase in the number of homeless students at LC over the last fi ve years.
The creators of “Uncharted” plan to have a viewing party once the fi nal fi lm is completed. More information on the fi lm is available at indiegogo.com/projects/uncharted.
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That’s what’s the fi lm’s going to be about. Interaction: getting to know these people and hearing what they have to say. Adam Oppenheim
junior
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LC graduates and students educate the public on homelessness through fi lm
Courtesy photo/Adam Oppenheim
McKinney-Vento3,171In a survey conducted in January 2012 using data compiled by the school districts of Marion County, 3,171 students were identi�ed as being homeless.
8%
Homeless students in Lawrence Township
218
Increase from 2011
Under the age of 122,061
Homeless individuals under the age of 18
309
100 persons
Without permanenthousing in Marion County
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) de�nes someone as being homeless if they (1) reside in a place not meant for human habitation such as a car, park, sidewalk, abandoned building, or on a street; or (2) resides in an emergency shelter or transitional housing for persons who originally came from the street or emergency shelters.
The McKinney-Vento Act de�nes someone as being homeless if they are an individual who lacks �xed, regular and adequate nighttime residence including children and youths who are (1) sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing; or (2) qualify as homeless according to the standards set forth by the HUD.
1,647 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
As of 2012, the HUD requires that a count of sheltered homeless persons be conducted annually and a count of unsheltered homeless people be con-ducted biannually. The 2012 count identi�ed 1,647 individuals as homeless in Marion County.
ATTENTION! If you are homeless by the defi nition put forth by either the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development or the McKinney-Vento Act and are graduating, see your counselor about paying for your cap and gown.
Cub Graphics/Sara HeinySource/Indiana Public Policy Institute
PAGE 16 MAY 3, 2013 • CUB REPORTER FEATURES
Rumor of nuclear missiles. Bomb threats. Fear of war, and a lot of confusion.
Tension between North Korea and the rest of the world has risen since the country threatened a nuclear strike at the United States and South Korea. North Korea has also speculated about testing long range missiles. The United States is concerned that this could happen without North Korea giving a notice of the testing.
“Korea is a complicated situation,” social studies teacher Bob Hasty said. “One aspect we have to keep in mind is that the U.S. involvement in Korea started as a United Na-tions action after an invasion into the South by the North. The United States has pledged assistance to the people of South Korea.”
Custodian Kim Garcia is from South Korea. She has three sisters and four brothers who live in South Korea.
“When I talk to my broth-ers and sisters, they are not so much as excited like we (Amer-ica) are here,” Garcia said. “They keep their composure. They go about their everyday life. They can’t get all excited. You have to do what you normally do. Go to work and take care of your family or else it really gets to you. It’s so hard to guess what is going to hap-pen and right now, that’s what everybody is doing. North Korea has one of the strongest militaries.”
Garcia thinks North Korea will let things slow down and get quiet, before they have a “showdown,” or acting upon the previous threats the coun-try has given.
Freshman Ethan Krone believes that the United States should leave North Korea alone at the moment.
“The U.S. needs to back up. Our involvement in world affairs has been inexcusable in recent years,” Krone said. “The best thing we can do is let North Korea be. South Korea is a powerhouse of a country, and if they want to be independent, then they’ll have to be truly independent. The only case in which American forces belong on the Korean peninsula is in the case of a genuine declara-tion of war by Kim Jong Un himself.”
Junior Brandon Powell thinks otherwise.
“If North Korea fires a
bullet or launches a missile, we would have to take them out as soon as possible,” Powell said, who plans on joining the mili-tary after high school. “I feel like America has been involved with them (North Korea) for a long time, but not to the point of war.”
Hasty believes the United States has been in-volved since day one.
“The United States acts in Korea as part of a United Nations effort,” Hasty said. “Yes, the U.S. has com-mitted and is supported by na-
tions in the world. It is costly, but it shows the willingness of the U.S. to engage with oth-ers to prevent action by North Korea.”
America has tried to get China involved to help calm
down North Korea.
“China and North Korea get ad-vantages from one another. It is like the U.S. is putting the Chinese in the middle and
they don’t know what to do. They can say no, and they can say yes,” Garcia said. “They are both still very much commu-
nist-like. I feel bad for the peo-ple and the kids. North Korea’s military is humongous. Just because they (North Korea) are small, doesn’t mean they can’t do anything. The country is poor because they put all their money and everything into the military. Their military is big and dangerous.”
China and North Korea support each other through trade and foreign policy.
“There are many talks be-tween China and North Korea that we don’t hear about,” Hasty said. “China is definitely helping keep Korea in check. The U.S. side has to be cautious also. The Korea issue is deli-cate. It could easily trigger an international issue.”
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The socially awkward pen-guin. Bad Luck Brian. The Dos Equis man. Philosoraptor. All of these characters are memes. Most students knew what a meme was, but didn’t know that they were called by such a name.
Memes (pronounced meems)—defi ned by the Ox-ford Ameri-can Diction-ary as “an image, video, phrase, etc. that is passed electronically from one In-ternet user to another.”
The word “meme” was originally introduced by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in 1976. Meme is a Greek word that derives from the word “mimema,” meaning something imitated.
Dawkins described memes as being “a form of cultural propagation; a way for people to transmit social memories and cultural ideas to each oth-er.” In Dawkins’ book “Viruses of the Mind,” he compared memes and genetics.
Today, the most common memes are images with a clever, comical caption which most people fi nd att ractive to send to others via social media.There are countless memes; some conveying helpful tips (such as the Actual Advice Mal-lard), a relatable situation (the socially awkward penguin) or a good laugh (Bad Luck Brian). Others are even used as an ex-pression in conversations (‘You Mad Bro?’).
Image sharing sites such as 4chan, Imgur, Reddit and 9GAG contain millions of
memes posted daily by users. Most memes can be user gener-ated via the Web or on cell-phone Apps. Memes appear on Facebook, Twitt er, Instagram, Tumblr and other social media sites.
Frequent Reddit user and senior Michael Reed’s favor-ite meme is the Lazy College Senior, which displays extreme examples of Senioritis. Any student that procrastinates can occasionally relate to text such
as, “Due to-morrow? Do tomorrow.”
“….they (memes) are relatable and the captions are clever interpreta-tions of the picture,” Reed said. “I enjoy witt y humor.”
Although these types of memes have become popu-lar among teens and adults, memes are not limited to just images and captions.
YouTube, the most popu-lar video-sharing website, has added viral videos to the meme club. News reports have been turned into viral videos, like Sweet Brown, which have become some of today’s hu-morous memes.
Senior Clark Harris agrees that humor is the main draw of memes.
“I think people just read memes to laugh at the mis-fortune people share,” Harris said.
However, memes weren’t always spread via the Internet.Before the Internet, memes were spread by word of mouth, television or radio. Even now, multiple advertising agencies use memes for commercials (‘Dos Equis Man: Stay thirsty my friends’).Editors note: Caroline Varie contributed to this story.
LC’s stage takes on a tropical look this weekend as it hosts the annual spring musical, this year Richard Rog-ers and Oscar Hammerstein’s “South Pacific.”
The musical is set during World War II and tells the story of two different relationships on a U.S. Naval base on an island in the South Pacific. The characters in the musical face issues such as prejudice.
Theater teacher Kathleen Horrigan directs “South Pa-cific.”
“It is somewhat different directing a musical rather than a play,” Horrigan said. “Mu-sicals are a lot more difficult to stage than a play. You have to incorporate the music, the orchestra, the choreography, all the technical pieces and there
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is normally a lot more scenery. If you took away the music in “South Pacific,” the story would be able to stand on its own. But there are some songs that are added for entertain-ment to move the story for-ward.”
According to Horrigan, songs allow the characters to express feelings that the audi-ence members might not be able to identify otherwise.
Popular songs from the production include “Bali Ha’i,” “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair,” “Some Enchanted Evening” and “I’m in Love with a Wonderful Guy.”
Sophomore Julia Klinesti-ver, junior Scott van Wye and seniors JZ Forbes, Elle Krauter, Ike Wellhausen and Hay-lee Link play the lead roles. English teachers John Hall and Richard Phillipy also have
roles. Van Wye, who stars as
Emile de Becque, is confident in the abilities of the cast.
“We’ve had rehearsals non-stop, except for spring break, since the show was cast. We have many very talented cast members. People should see it (“South Pacific”) for its great story and music.” he said.
“South Pacific” is a Rog-ers and Hammerstein classic. It won the Pulitzer Prize in drama the year it came out for best musical. It has been made into movies and has been on Broadway a number of times.
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7 p.m. Friday, Saturday 2:30 p.m. SundayWhere: LC auditorium Ticket cost: $10 to 4 p.m. today $12 at the door
‘South Pacific’
On stage: ‘South Pacific’Posing as sailors, senior JZ Forbes, sophomore Josh Hoffer, freshman Cullen Oakes, junior Javier Cox, senior Tyler Ruch, junior Kieran Hyde, senior Ian McGlinsey, freshman Sam Varie, and junior Katreal
Clockwise from left: Senior Haylee Link poses as Bloody Mary. Junior Scott van Wye, as Emile, and senior Elle Krauter, as Nellie, fall in love in Paradise. Sopho-more Connor Ward and freshman Sam Varie, both sailors, watch as Bloody Mary disturbs the island peace. Cub photos/Caroline Varie
Boone listen in as Forbes tells the woeful story of being lonesome while at sea. The musical “South Pacific” will debut tonight in the auditorium at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 at the door. Cub photo/Caroline Varie
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BitesBillman’s
Mother’s Day weekend at the Indianapolis Zoo
‘Iron Man 3’ hits theaters today
The fi lm focuses on the 1947 Dodgers season but also how segregated the United States is during this time. One moving scene is when the Dodgers team gets kicked out of one of the hotels that they had been staying in for years. Because Robinson is on the team, they must fi nd somewhere else to stay. This is when a teammate of his stands up for him and says they’re all one team. This scene breaks the bar-rier for the Dodgers and shows a crucial turning point of the movie. This scene not only portrays how black baseball players were treated, but also anyone of color during that time.
Jackie Robinson is played by actor Chadwick Boseman, which I think was a great decision because he used to be living in the back-ground as a TV actor and this is
a breakout movie for him. From playing a background role in the movie “The Kill Hole,” which only 17 percent of audience members liked, to starring in a movie that 89 percent of audience members liked, gave Boseman the step into the spotlight that he needs.
The fi lm, directed by Oscar award winner Brian Helgeland, also stars Nicole Beharie, Chris-topher Meloni and T.R. Knight. Harrison Ford
portrays the Dodgers general man-ager, Branch Rickey, who made all of Robinson’s accomplishments possible in the fi rst place. He is the one who truly starts the movement and opens up the fi eld to a more than white playing fi eld.
“42” is not a movie meant only for baseball fans. Anyone who wants to see an inspirational story would enjoy watching this movie.
‘42’ scores a big home run
The biographical movie “42” is about African- American baseball player Jackie Robinson who, aft er signing with the Brooklyn Dodg-ers, got rid of the racial barrier in baseball. The movie does a superb job of portraying the character and bravery of historical fi gure Robin-son. Despite death threats for him and his family and being called racial names on and off the fi eld, the fi lm shows how he still had the guts to not fi ght back.
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From 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 11 and 12, the Indianapolis Zoo will recognize moms, both human and animal. Enjoy a scavenger hunt to discover
animal mothers throughout the zoo. For more info call 317-630-2001.
Tony Stark/Iron Man faces an en-emy whose reach knows no bounds in this new sequel.
Katie Billman
Royal Comedy Tour Live at Old National Centre
The
ThingReel
Castleton Grill6028 E. 82nd Street
Indianapolis, IN 46250http://www.donhalls.com/locations.
asp?ID=34317-577-2340
Chase 500 Festive Kids Day on Monument CircleOn May 11, from noon to 4 p.m., Chase will be hosting Indy’s largest free outdoor festival for kids. Head downtown to Monument Circle to enjoy food, mini car racing, face painting, games, clowns and more. For more info call 317-927-3378.
Enjoy a live comedy per-formance at 7 tonight at the Murat Theatre. Featuring come-dians Sommore, Damon Williams, Bruce Bruce, Joe Torry and more. Tickets range from $44.50 to $49.50. For tickets and more info call 317-231-0000.
MTV Jams Presents:Fabolous with Pusha TDef Jam label artists Fabolous and Pusha T are teaming up with MTV Jams to do the “Life Is So Exciting” tour. Their show will be held in the Egyptian Room of Old National Centre at 7 p.m. May 8. Tickets are $25.
Cub photos/Katie Billman
Last week I got the chance to kill two birds with one stone: review a restaurant for the Cub and help donate funds to LC’s own Best Buddies. The Castleton Grill helped give back to the community by donating 15 percent of guests’ total bills to Best Buddies.
Don Hall’s Castleton Grill, mostly known for being a neighborhood grill specialized in home cooking, is located in central Castleton. I got the beef Manhatt an, fresh shaved prime rib, mashed potatoes and gravy layered under a slice of bread. It was a random choice for me but I decided to step out of the box anyway. For the dish I ordered, it was well-prepared, but looking back on it I’d probably rather order something else.
One portion of their menu featured sliders, mini sandwiches that could be mixed and matched with soup or salad for $11. My mom got a barbecue pulled pork slider and a breaded tenderloin slider, both of which she was satisfi ed with. My dad, on the other hand, got the hickory chicken herb dinner. His featured
chicken with roasted tomatoes, grilled asparagus, portabellas, white cheddar cheese and mashed potatoes.
The Castleton Grill didn’t have the typical “wow” factor for me, but it’s in a perfectly
ideal location and had friendly service. However, the “wow” factor came in how they held a night to help fundraise for LC’s Best Buddies, an orga-nization that I’m proudly a part of. And for that, Castleton Grill, thank you.
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“‘42’ is not a movie meant only for baseball fans.
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The Rhythmic Revolution
Artist: Justin TimberlakeAlbum: The 20/20 ExperienceGenre: Pop
Artist: Counting CrowsAlbum: Echoes of an Outlaw RoadshowGenre: Rock
Similar Artists: Train, Maroon 5, The Script, OAR
Similar Artists: Gin Blossoms, Barenaked Ladies, The Shins
Similar Artists: Bruno Mars, Robin Thicke, Timbaland
Ali DuffSong Suggestion: “Rain King”Rating: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -
Carley LanichSong Suggestion: “Mirrors”
Similar Artists: Fleet Foxes, Dry the River, The Boxer Rebellion
American rock band One Republic released its third studio album Native last month. Its lead single “Feel Again” was released during the summer making its way to the Top 10 iTunes list for weeks. This catchy and upbeat single played for backgrounds of commercials and other mainstream advertising. This album is very similar to the previous albums with the same inspirational lyrics and big melodies putting it right into the mix of pop, rock and dance.
The band One Republic has one of the same writers as Maroon 5; this is apparent in many of the songs because they have similar bubbly and catchy lyrics that talk about teenage life and reach out to this audience. Other bands
Orb,” a dark yet singable ballad. Fossil Collective has successfully incorpo-
rated sounds of ‘70s bands like Poco into their music. It’s difficult to imagine Poco’s hit “Crazy Love” woven into
an airy minor key harmony, but Fossil Collective has done it masterfully.
As an indie music lover, I commend Fossil Collective for delivering an amaz-ingly creative album while successfully keeping their signature style in each song. Bon Iver is my favorite band, but Fossil Collective surprised me with Tell Where I Lie. I had previously picked through their albums, occasionally discovering a song or two that I liked. I happily downloaded every song from Tell Where I Lie without hesitation.
The 20/20 Experience, released last month, is Justin Timberlake’s third solo album. After taking a musical hiatus in 2006 to focus on acting, The 20/20 Experience is Timberlake’s first album in seven years. Timberlake worked once again with producer Timbaland, and also collaborated with rapper Jay-Z on the album’s lead single, “Suit & Tie.”
The album features a vast sampling of Tim-berlake’s different musical styles. Some tracks are reminiscent of Timberlake’s previous two albums, while several other songs play with beats and styles new to Timberlake’s music. Songs like
“Don’t Hold the Wall” and “Let the Groove In” experiment with different rhythms giving the album a worldly feel.
Much of the album revolves around themes of love and relation-ships. Every song tells a different story and has its
own complete identity. With multiple extended metaphors and unexpected shifts, the album is an entertaining com-pilation of songs for every occasion.
Counting Crows released their fifth live album, Echoes of an Outlaw Roadshow, on April 15. The American rock band is best known for their song “Mr. Jones” off their debut album, August and Everything After.
Counting Crows’ previous live album, August and Every-thing After (Live At Town Hall) was nothing short of a suc-cess, and Echoes of an Outlaw Roadshow is following right in suit. It opens in classic Crows fashion, with a raw rendi-
tion of Bob Dylan’s classic “Girl From The North Country,” which then fades into a surprisingly different version of the fan favorite “Round Here.”
Duritz is, as always, a stunning front man. His vocals can snap from poignant to fierce in the blink of an eye, but his pitch remains ever perfect.
Overall, Echoes of an Outlaw Roadshow shines with the stark originality and im-provisation that the Crows are known and loved for. With a
great blend of fan favorites and eclectic covers, Echoes of an Outlaw Roadshow is a perfect album that is sure to please both a longtime fan and a curious novice.
Artist: One RepublicAlbum: NativeGenre: Rock
Song Suggestion: “If I Lose Myself”Meredith Nordmann
that are similar are Train, OAR, and The Script.
I highly recommend listening to “If I Lose Myself.”At first this song seems just like the typical upbeat pop song but it has an underlying meaning. It isn’t about getting lost without someone you’re in love with; it’s simply about finding yourself as a whole and figuring out who you are outside of relation-
ships. Even though the song has repeti-tive instrumentals meaningful lyrics make up for the lack of creativity.
Fossil Collective’s new album Tell Where I Lie is one of my favorite alterna-tive albums of 2013. As the number of contemporary indie artists increases, some succumb to the mainstream radio sounds to gain popularity—Tell Where I Lie does not. David Fennick and Jonny Hooker have created vocal master-pieces with their airy harmonies on each track. This is not an album that has songs that listen-ers want to skip out on. Each song has well-written lyrics and a pure sound, especially “When Frank Became an
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Artist: Fossil CollectiveAlbum: Tell Where I LieGenre: Alternative
Caroline VarieSong Suggestion: “Wolves”Rating: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -
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This book has one of the most intriguing cliff-hangers I have ever read.
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Title: The New Girl Author: Tracie Puckett Personal rating: 1 - 2- 3- 4 -
The New Girl � ts right in � ts right in
Haley HamiltonBig Al Carson gets a big thumbs up
What LC’s reading
Tracie Puckett has captured mine as well as thousands of others’ hearts with The New Girl, the fi rst novel in her Webster Grove series. The novel is all about seventeen-year-old Abcdef Ghij k, or as ev-eryone else calls her “Steph,” who has gott en so used to moving from house to house on the whim of her erratic mother that she doesn’t even bother to unpack anymore.
To her extreme surprise, when Steph returns home from her fi rst day at Webster Grove High School, her mother has t r a n s f o r m e d their house into something out of a magazine. Steph immedi-ately becomes s u s p i c i o u s and drills her mother about the reasons behind her drastic change in thought. Her mother confesses that she has fallen in love.
As the weeks pass, Steph, as well as her new best friend Bridg-et, develop huge crushes on their
English teacher, Mr. Rivera. Steph decides that it would be bett er if she forgets the litt le crush that she knows will never become a realistic relationship.
A few more weeks pass and Caroline, Steph’s mom, decides that it is time for Steph to fi nally meet the man she has fallen so in
love with, Calvin. Steph reluctantly agrees, and a few minutes later Cal-vin arrives with his younger broth-er, Alex, whom Caroline intends to set up with her daughter. But Steph is in shock at the man her mother has tried to hook her up with. Not
“The Fault In Our Stars” by John Green-Daniel Johnson, 10
“The Wedding” by Nicholas Sparks-Rebecca Johnson
“The Host” by Stephenie Meyer- Jessica Hodson, 11
“The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald-Sarah Crawford, 10
“Crank” by Ellen Hopkins-Shawnta Campbell, 9
“Safe Haven” by Nicholas Sparks-Maddie Kupiainen, 10
“Bloody Ninja” by Nick Lake-Ollie Cole, 9
As my dedicated readers may know by now, I have a passion for blues music. When I decided to take a trip to New Orleans for my spring break, I started to get more and more excited about the local music I would hear, so I began to look up the most famous local artists.
Of those, a couple caught my eye; Big Al Carson and Litt le Freddie King. I was more excited, how-ever, to see Big Al Carson.
This man is 450 pounds and was born Alton Car-son on October 2, 1953 in New Orleans. His musical home is the Funky Pirate bar on Bourbon Street. Going into it, I had no idea what days he played and if I’d even get to see him or not.
The hotel I stayed at was about four blocks away from the bar, so I fi gured I would stop in and ask when he played. Luckily, he was coming on in less than an hour and would be playing until 12:30 that night. I immediately went back to the hotel, grabbed my notebook and pen, and headed back to the bar.
I never actually got to see the man moving, because he was already there when I got back and didn’t get up during breaks.
Instantly, his charisma and humor lit up the dark bar. There was a silence for a moment, then the bass line to “Roadhouse Blues” by The Doors started and the jams began. This being one of my favorite blues songs, I nearly cried with excitement.
In between songs, Carson let audience members give requests. With my luck, they knew the song I wanted to hear, “Stormy Monday” originally by T-Bone Walker, and covered by numerous bands such as The Allman Brothers and B.B. King. Big Al Carson and the Bluesmasters (his band) performed the best rendition of the song I have ever heard.
Aft erwards, naturally I had to go talk to him and get an autograph and picture. He was one of the nic-est, most soulful men I have ever met. If the chance is ever presented to you, I would defi nitely recom-mend seeing Big Al perform.
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“He was one of the nicest, most soulful men I have ever met.
“The Shack” by William P. Young-Zach Wrightsman, 10
“The Two Towers” by J.R.R. Tolkein-Jay Burchfi eld, 10
“Cowboy With a Cause” by Carla Cassidy-Kayla Newman, 10
“Hell’s Diva” by Anna J.-Trinity Leslie, 9
“The Wanting Seed” by Anthony Burgess-Anthony Espinoza, 11
“A Tale for the Time Being” by Ruth Ozeki-Rachael Powell, 10
“The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald-Rachel Hedlund,11
“Skeleton Key” by Anthony Horowitz-Ross Goodnight, 9
“The Iron Queen” by Julie Kagawa -Courtney Swanson, 10
“Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen-Lauren Turner, 12
“Payback” by Paul Langan-Tianna Gilbert, 12
“Animal Farm” by George Orwell-Cole Hester, 12
“The Help” by Kathryn Stockett -May Lin Russel, 10
only because he is much older than her, but also due to the fact that Alex is none other than Steph’s Eng-lish teacher, Mr. Rivera.
Steph and Alex decide not to tell Caroline and Calvin or anyone else about the awkward predica-ment they have now been put in.
But throughout the ensuing night, sparks start to fl y between Steph and Alex, making them both go into denial about the budding feelings that are developing be-tween them.
In the end, the only thing that was bad about The New Girl is the wait between now and when I can get my hands on the next published book in the series. The New Girl has one of the most intriguing cliff -hangers I have ever read. I would defi nitely recommend The New Girl to anyone who is a fan of dramatic romance novels. The New Girl has earned fi ve stars for the extreme de-tail and pull for me to read more.
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Cub graphics/Anna Zanoni
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Is there a demand on the black market for Nutella?
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Criminals go nuts for Nutella
For the fi rst time, I think I might actually agree with the actions of criminals.
What I’m referring to is not a carjacking or a bank robbery, but instead the recent theft of 5.5 metric tons of the popular chocolate and hazelnut spread Nutella. Authorities are unsure the exact time that the Nutella heist was carried out during the weekend of April 6-7, only that it took place in the Ger-man spa town of Bad Hersfeld and the loot is worth about $20,000.
That’s roughly 6,500 jars of chocolate hazelnut gooey-ness. Is there a demand on the black market for Nutella? Who knows.
It’s not the only time food has been stolen in Bad Hers-feld, though. A few weeks ago, police reported that a trailer packed with coff ee and Red Bull was also heisted.
Is there a demand on the black market for Nutella? Who
knows.To get your mind off the
mystery of the Nutella heist, try picking up a copy of Edu-cating Alice. The non-fi ction novel chronicles the worldwide adventures of Alice Stein-bach, a Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist for the Baltimore Sun. Steinbach’s previous book, Without Reservations, dealt with her journey of self-discovery through Europe, but Educating Alice focuses on her latest escapade, an educational trip around the globe. In the novel, Steinbach talks about her experienc-es learning Japanese art in Kyoto, archi-tecture in Havana and French cooking in Paris, infusing all with a comfortable warmth and quick wit. If books aren’t your thing, perhaps movies are. One of my favorite quirky movies is “The Darjeeling Limited,” directed and co-writt en by Wes Anderson (“Moonrise King-dom”). The 2007 movie stars Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartz-man and Academy Award win-ner Adrien Brody as the three
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For those who favor more suspenseful movies, perhaps your tastes would be bett er
suited with “The Vil-lage,” a 2004 psychological horror fi lm directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The movie stars Joaquin Phoenix,
Bryce Dallas Howard and the aforementioned Brody as the occupants of a small village in Pennsylvania in which the resi-dents live in fear of the name-less monsters who lurk in the woods surrounding the village. While the movie is fi lled with good jump scenes and terrify-ing creatures, “The Village” also contains a healthy dose of romance and a clever plot twist that is sure to surprise even seasoned movie watchers.
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“The Redwall Series”by Brian Jacques
“Jane Eyre”by Charlott e Brontë
“Breaking Dawn” by Stephenie Meyer
“Hatchet”by Gary Paulsen
“He’s a Pirate”by Klaus Badelt
“No Church for the Wild”by Kanye West & Jay-Z
“The Way ”by Ariana Grande
“Everybody Knows”by John Legend
CUB REPORTER • MAY 3, 2013 PAGE 23SPORTS
Boys and girls claim top rankAfter winning the State Champion-
ship last year, the boys track and field team hasn’t skipped a beat this season, claiming the No. 1 ranking in every poll that has come out so far. The girls also have stayed atop the polls and just claimed the No. 1 spot over Carmel in the most recent polls. Both teams, like all the spring sports, have been plagued with a lack of meets due to the April showers. However, in the meets they have performed, both teams have lived up to expectations.
Head coach Tim Richey said, “The boys had a rough start at North Central but bounced back very well at the Mid-west prep here at LC. I was very pleased with the girls start Saturday (April 13). We got some prestigious wins, as se-nior Matt Dorsey won the Miracle Mile at Franklin Central, and junior Adriana Brown won the throwers showcase at Warren Central this weekend (April 12).”
Along with those stellar perfor-mances, the Bears have gotten steady
contributions from their distance group as well as their 4x4 relay team which includes seniors Dorsey and Adam Turner. Seniors Deontre Gray and Isaiah Townsend have also been performing well as sprinters.
On the girls’ side, the Lady Bears are led by seniors Naiomi Dulaney and Ad-dison Hall, both who have had excellent starts to their final campaign as Bears. Richey also mentioned the throwers; ju-nior DeMara Compton and Brown are a huge part of the success.
With the season winding down and Sectionals only three weeks away, both teams need to lock down and prove why they are ranked first in the state.
“We need to continue to build depth, more people to step up to a varsity level of performance. We will need our lead-ership to be strong from the athletes as many schools are after our titles from the last three years,” Richey said.
Both teams continued their success by winning the Conference Indiana meet in convincing fashion. The boys team won a whopping 11 out of 16 events to cruise to a 55 point win over second place Bloomington South.
Golf starts strong After dealing with inclement weath-
er during the early portion of the season, the golfers have come out of the gates ready to play. The Bears won their first six matches of the season, including two impressive matches in which they won by a single stroke and two others when they shot 151. The top four golfers for the Bears all shot under 40, including an even par from junior Andrew Goedde. Everything seems to be clicking right now for the boys.
“Up to this point in the season we have been relying heavily on our roster’s talent,” senior Jack Weir said. “Rarely will you find six guys who can shoot in the 30s and that has carried us thus far.“
Weir has shot under 40 on multiple occasions this year.
The golfers’ first loss came at the hands of Noblesville, one of the top ranked teams in the state. Despite shoot-ing a 167, Noblesville won by 12 stroke en route to beating the Bears 155-167.
Even with the hot start, the golfers
are aware that there is always room for improvement.
“Golf is a game of putting. The day can be made or broken by how well you can roll in the putts from 8 feet and in and that is where we need to work,” Weir said. “Other than how far the pros can hit the ball, they separate from us Average Joes by how well they can putt.”
“Also we need to play smart golf. It’s not always about stepping up and see-ing how far you can hit the drive but choosing a smart tee shot that leaves you the second shot you are most comfort-able with.”
The team is really looking forward to a three-way match with Hamilton Southeastern and Cathedral. If the boys can improve upon their putting game and playing smarter, there is a strong possibility that they can all record rounds below 40.
Though their record is no longer blemish-free, their success thus far into the young season is still something for the team to be excited about. With their talented roster, they can, as Weir said, go as far as they put their minds to.
Making a pass on an opposing runner, freshman Kaylee Hodson runs the mile during the Midwest Prep meet. Hodson ended up finishing the mile in 5:34 Courtesy photo/Makayla Johnson
PAGE 24 MAY 3, 2013 • CUB REPORTER SPORTS
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Everyone has to sacrifice...
Thomas Corbetthead coach
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Eleven games into the sea-son, the LC Lady Bears softball team is boasting a record of 7-4 with a 2-1 record in Conference Indiana.
LC started the season with two big wins over Westfield and Guerin Catholic 4-0 and 12-1, respectively. Freshman pitcher Amanda Melzoni was lights out against Westfield as she threw a no-hitter in her first start as a high school pitcher. The Lady Bears then followed up those strong performances with another impressive win by dominating the Bishop Cha-tard Trojans, 15-3. In that game,
freshman Deja Shelton paced the Lady Bears offensively with three hits, two of which were doubles along with four runs batted in (RBI). Melzoni picked up the win on the mound again for LC and senior Nikki Jones came in to earn the save.
The early season success for the Lady Bears can be mainly attributed to the team’s strong senior leadership as well as their pitching staff.
“The key to our 7-4 start has been good leadership from our seniors: Katherine Powell, Brittany Melzoni, Nikki Jones and Aliyah Clark. The team has worked well in practice and are really dedicating themselves to the season. We have played de-
cent defense and are putting the ball in play for the most part,” head coach Tom Corbett said.
LC hit a rough patch, though, after starting unde-feated, drop-ping their next two games by scores of 3-0 against Brownsburg and 2-0 against Fishers. The pitching was again excellent from both Amanda Melzoni and Jones; however, the hitting has disap-peared for the Bears as the team has combined for 23 strikeouts in the two games.
The Lady Bears took an
even bigger blow in the Fishers game when Amanda Melzoni injured herself in the third in-ning. Jones came in again to limit the damage. But Amanda
Melzoni will be out of the rotation for at least two to three weeks.
E v e n though LC has hit a bump in the
road, they still have gotten off to a good start, but, according to Corbett, they should not be satisfied with anything yet.
He said, “We need to con-tinue to improve in all aspects of the game. We can’t be satis-
Pitching anchors Lady Bearsfied with a good start. We want to be playing our best when sectionals roll around. We have to start working on the mental game, believing in ourselves, fighting for their teammates, sharing the good and the bad with each of their teammates and being disciplined hitters in certain situations. We need to work hard every day in practice and get better; they must push themselves and their team-mates. Everyone has to sacrifice for the team to be successful.”
The Lady Bears start Mar-ion County tournament play tonight.
LC drew Brebeuf in the first round. That game will be played at Ben Davis.
Sophomore Ayriel Sprague fires a pitch in a game against Southport. Sprague stepped up big time for the Lady Bears when freshman Amanda Melzoni and senior Nikki Jones were not available due to
injuries. Sprague held her own in the game as LC won 9-8 for a much needed Conference Indiana win. LC now stands at 2-1 in Conference Indiana. Cub photo/ Coleman LaBarr
CUB REPORTER • MAY 3, 2013 PAGE 25SPORTS
Tennis off to blistering [email protected]
The girls’ tennis team has gotten off to a hot start, post-ing a 10-1 record. The girls have rolled over opponents such as Warren Central, Pike and No-blesville. In fact, the girls have been playing so well that they didn’t even drop their first point in a match until their fourth match of the season. Head coach Tim Taylor is certainly pleased with how the girls have started the young season.
“We’re doing exactly what we have to do. I reminded the girls after (a workout) that it only gets tougher from here, so let this success suit you well, wear it with pride and motivate you.”
“People say you learn more from your losses, but we haven’t lost a lot. So is that to suggest that there’s been no learning taking place? I would hope not.”
It seems as though the girls have indeed been learning from their winning ways. After play-ing three matches against op-ponents that, Taylor said, were teams they were supposed to beat, the girls took on Warren Central, a possible Sectional op-ponent. Despite dropping their first point of the year in three singles, the “top four spots were really impressive.”
“I thought (senior) Kristen (Swanson), on match point, hit a forehand where she really leaned into it. It was a solid way to end the match.”
Swanson has showed great ability through the early part of the season. The senior is 6-1 on two-singles, and has won in straight sets in every match. She’s even shut her opponents out 6-0, 6-0 twice.
The girls knew that they had to carry on their winning ways against tougher competi-tion. They have certainly risen to that task, especially in confer-ence play. The girls started 2-0 in Conference Indiana as they took down Pike and Southport
while dropping only one set. Many of the seniors know
how to win, especially in close matches, so their hot start will also provide them with confi-dence as they head into con-
ference season. Conference Indiana is one of the better ten-nis conferences in the state, so the girls will have their work cut out for them once they take on the likes of Columbus
North and Bloomington North, among others.
Taylor said that for the girls to continue their success, they must stay focused on what they’re doing on their side of
the net, and not what their op-ponent is doing.
“The things that they’ve done against these early op-ponents are possible against tougher competition. (Our op-ponents) were playing new people, and it cost them some points and possibly a game be-cause they weren’t really sure what was going on. I said (to the girls), ‘This is exactly why you focus on your side of the net. If you stay focused over here, then this match is over because they cannot beat you.’ We’re going to be a tough out.”
Taylor also noted that play-ing with confidence and play-ing hard all the time will be key for the Lady Bears as they continue throughout the rest of the spring. Their “no-nonsense approach” due to frustrating weather should also “pay divi-dends” this season.
This far into the season, their approach has paid off. The one singles position, which has been shared by junior Veronica Clark and senior Mackenzie Spicer, has not dropped a match the entire year.. In seven match-es, the girls have dropped only a combined 11 games. Clark has also gone undefeated in one-singles play, while Spicer is 2-1 in that position.
Their relentless approach also paid off in the LC Invite over the past weekend. The girls claimed their first title in more than 10 years, and were also able to knock off the 12th-ranked team in the state, Terre Haute North. The deciding match came down to the one-doubles court, where Spicer and freshman Allison Himes dropped the first set 3-6. The girls did not panic, however, as they battled to win the second set 7-6 with a 9-6 tie break. The third set was long and gruel-ing, but Spicer and Himes came out victorious 12-10, clinching the girls’ win over Terre Haute North.
The girls may be able to achieve great things this year if they keep up their current play.
Senior Mackenzie Spicer prepares to hit a backhand in a match against International on April 15. Spicer was playing two-singles on this day, winning on her court 6-0,6-1. Spicer is 9-1 on the season. Cub photo/Coleman LaBarr
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Kobe or LeBron?
Kobe Bryant is undeniably the most accomplished player of the 21st Centu-ry. The man has three MVP’s, five NBA championships and has been an All-Star every year since the turn of the millen-nium. What makes him even better is that he has pro-duced at the same level nearly every year for the past 10 years. If he were scoring at a pedes-trian rate every year, that wouldn’t mean much. But the Mamba has been averaging more than 25 points a game for so long. So what makes him better than his East-ern Conference ri-val, LeBron James?
“Kobe is an overall better play-er than LeBron,” sophomore basket-ball fan Nick Tuck-er said. “He has a better basketball mentality and he’s a better shot maker than LeBron. ”
A couple of Tucker’s friends, sophomore Jo-van Williams and freshman Dez-Mond Moody, em-phatically added that Kobe is much tougher mentally and agreed that he has a better “basketball mentality.”
Kobe Bryant is notorious as one of the most polarizing figures in American sports. His drive to win can be admira-ble and motivating, especially when he’s winning. But when the Lakers begin to
lose, it seems as though his hard-nosed, tough love attitude can alienate some of his teammates, which isn’t conducive to winning. Just ask Dwight Howard.
While Tucker admits LeBron’s abil-ity to drive the basketball is superior to Kobe’s, Tucker believes Kobe’s ability to make shots, especially when they count,
put him over LeB-ron.
Tucker would add that LeBron is “not clutch at all.” With the exception of last year’s Final’s victory over the Thunder, there is some merit to that claim, especially in the Finals. In his first appearance in the League finals in 2006, LeBron’s Cavaliers were swept by the San Antonio Spurs. His next Final’s appear-ance would come in 2011, where LeBron was seem-ingly non-existent against the Maver-icks. James shot 60 percent from the free throw line and committed 24 turn-overs. Bryant has been always been an 80 percent free throw shooter and averages only two and a half turn-overs per game in the postseason.
LeBron’s post-season performances have not been as impressive as Kobe’s, which leads most fans to believe Kobe is the superior play-er in the clutch. Kobe’s championships also fuel his case in the battle of League supremacy between the King and the Mamba.
LeBron James is arguably the most talented player to ever play the game of basketball. It helps that he’s a physi-cal beast, though. The man is 6’8” and easily weighs 275 pounds (despite being listed as 250), yet he has the athleticism of a smaller, lighter guard. He moves with the grace of an NFL wide receiver while asserting his dominance on op-posing defenders like a freight train.
“He’s an overall better player (than Kobe),” freshman Dalton Powell said. “LeBron will make role players step up.”
A prime ex-ample of LeB-ron making role players better is the play of Chris “Birdman” Ander-sen. The eccentric forward didn’t play significantly until the postsea-son, but in his 14.8 minutes per game in the postseason, he’s converting on 81 percent of his shots and is aver-aging 8 points per game off the bench, compared to his pedestrian postseason career average of 5 points per game. His added spark off the bench is ignited by LeBron’s ability to be a playmaker when he needs to be.
Powell also said that, in most notable statistical categories, LeBron is superior. He’s already put himself in the “GOAT” (Greatest Of All Time) conversation even
The case for LeBronThe case for Kobe
Who is the best player in the NBA? The argument always seems to boil down to a debate between two players: Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. The Cub has presented arguments for both players, and it is up to you, the reader, to decide.
with statistics that hardly scratch the surface. He’s a career 49 percent shooter but has steadily increased his shooting efficiency every year for the past three years. He’s shooting at an astronomi-cal rate this season with a 56.5 percent, which is spectacular for a guy who takes the point on many offensive possessions.
If it weren’t for his less than spec-tacular free throw percentage (75 percent), he would be only the eighth player ever to shoot at least 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from behind the arc and 90 per-cent from the free throw line. Some of the greatest shooters of all time are in this club — notably Larry Bird, Reggie Miller and Kevin Durant.
Notice that Kobe Bryant is not in this club.
LeBron is at the peak of his career right now. He’s the best playmaker in the League while, at the same time, scores in a much more efficient fashion than Kevin Durant and, yes, Kobe Bryant.
Despite popu-lar belief, LeBron is a clutch performer, at least in the regular season. From his rookie year through his fifth year, James led all players in the League in game-winning shots made with 17. He shot 34 percent in game winning situations. Kobe? Fourteen shots made, 25 percent in those situations.
Advantage: LeBron.
Kobe Bryant shoots one of his fadeaway jump-shots over the arm of Aaron Afflalo from the Orlando Magic. Source/MCT Campus/Stephen Dowell/Orlando Sentinel
Lebron James of the Miami Heat goes up for one of his ferocious dunks in a game against the Washington Wizards. Source/MCT Campus/Harry Walker
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Going to the World Series is the dream of many fans...“
My sports bucket listA couple of weeks ago, I
saw a trending topic of Twitter that really got me thinking. For once, I didn’t try to make a dia-betes joke out of a hash tag on the social networking website. No, this time I actually thought long and hard about this one. Like, I actually put more brain power into this tweet than I do into most homework assign-ments (Thank goodness for assignments being graded for completion and not accuracy.) Though I never Tweeted my answer to #mysportsbucketlist, I figured I can always write about it and make my “strong” readership consider what their bucket list would be.
I would love to go to Au-gusta National for the final round of the Masters once in
my life. Personally, my favorite part about it would be imitating Jim Nantz throughout the entire round while following the final group for 18 holes. Coming up with clever quips and witty, exclamatory remarks for major events during the round would be hysterically awesome.
All humor aside, imag-ine being a part of something truly magical. It also presents the ultimate paradox in sports: The Masters is the most excit-ing event in possibly the most boring sport to watch in the world. Augusta National’s gor-geous course invokes feelings of nostalgia and gut wrenching anticipation at the same time. You recognize how much his-tory the place has while it still invites heroism from any golfer
that sets foot on its impeccably trimmed grass.
I’d also be willing to give up my insulin pump to go to a Duke-North Carolina basket-ball game, specifically at Cam-eron Indoor Stadium. For start-ers, there are few rivalries in sports that are better than the one between the Blue Dev-ils and the Tar Heels. The his-tory that the two schools have with each other is phe-nomenal. Both teams have bred some of the greatest college and NBA stars of all-time (it just so happens that they have bred the most hate-able players in the
history of sports, too. Exhibit A: Christian Laettner.) Their match-ups are always hyped up because, no matter how bad or good each team is, the game will surely end up com-ing down to the final moments.
The electric a tmosphere of Cameron Indoor is un-matched by any other venue in all of sports. What it lacks in size it makes up
for in noise and intimidation. Seriously, imagine if you were a player, a bunch of college kids screaming and taunting you ev-erywhere you look. What’s even worse is that their jeers will be
astonishingly clever. The one thing that I really
want to do in my life is to go to the World Series clinching game for the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Personally, I’m not a Cubs fan. I’m indifferent toward them. They’re lovable losers, but they also stole Theo Epstein from the Red Sox, so I’ll never forgive them for tak-ing him away (cue “Baby Come Back” by Player). Going to the World Series is the dream of many fans, but going to a game where more than a century’s worth of failure and frustration can be taken away by a single victory in October makes this event special.
As Jim Nantz would say, “It would be a celebration unlike any other.”
Late inning heroics from BearsDrewNixonjournalism class student
The Bears have been on a roll lately, winning their last five games, one being against con-ference foe Columbus North, getting them to a 7-6 record. After a 2-6 start to the season, this recent five-game winning streak could be a boost of m o m e n t u m as they head further into c o n f e r e n c e play. First year Coach Mat-thew Buczkowski has gotten to know the team well, saying, “I have a much better idea of who we are.”
Even though they are bond-ing well, Buczkowski said the team is frustrated, but are “still working hard every day.” Buc-zkowski mentioned that two of their six losses were lost on
walk-off hits with two outs in the last inning.
“We haven’t pitched well enough when we’ve hit well, and we haven’t hit well when we’ve pitched well,” Bucz-kowski said.
Buczkowski said they have played a tough schedule so far, including state-ranked Green-
field Central and last year’s state champ Lake Central twice. In one of the games against Lake Central, the
Bears were up 9-0; Lake Central then caught fire and came back to beat the Bears 10-9.
Buczkowski said they are preparing for their “second sea-son” – conference play. He did reiterate that he wants his team to take each game one at a time.
Certainly the Bears have improved from their slow start
and it seems they are prepared to take on the rest of their up-coming schedule. The Bears have caught fire and are com-bining good pitching with good hitting, averaging eight runs and only allowing 3.6 runs per game during their winning streak.
Their streak has also been fueled by multiple walk-off wins against Conference Indi-ana opponents. Junior Braxton Kreig hit a game-winning dou-ble to cap off a four-run bottom of the seventh inning against Perry Meridian, while sopho-more Dre Davis hit a single that glanced off the glove of a diving Columbus North first baseman
The team is bonding well and playing well, two things that can help this team become one of the teams to look out for at the end of the season. The Bears will look to keep clawing away at their opponents, one game at a time.
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I have a much better idea of who we are.
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Sophomore Jarrett Montgomery delivers a pitch in a game against Columbus North. Montgomery had nine strikeouts in the game as the Bears won 2-1. Cub photo/Coleman LaBarr
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Senior shortstop’s passion for the game drives successCub
Athlete of the Issue:
Katherine Powell
Cub photo/Coleman LaBarr
Senior Katherine Powell is a passionate competitor. The two-sport varsity athlete can always be heard on both the softball diamond and volleyball court, often giving commands to a teammate or screaming for excitement. Her competitive spirit is what originally drove her to stick with softball.
“I started playing tee ball when I was 5,” Powell said. “I was always at the ballpark be-cause my older brother played. I started to really love it and the competitiveness so I stuck with it.”
The starting shortstop for the Lady Bears said her favorite part about the sport is the “con-stant apprehension.”
“The game can change in one base hit or a strikeout or an amazing catch in the field. When the play goes in our fa-vor, it gets me so hyped and re-minds me why I love this sport so much. It doesn’t hurt that all my teammates are amazing and share the same passion.”
Powell shares that passion for the sport of volleyball as well. She admits that, between the two sports, volleyball is the sport she favors more. The se-nior carries many qualities that help her succeed on the court onto the diamond.
“Volleyball helps me with my quickness and scrappiness,” Powell said. “On the court, you need to have great footwork to make a good pass. Same with infielders, you need to get posi-tioned correctly to make a good play.”
Powell said one thing that she has taken from softball is that “failure is inevitable.”
“As (head coach Thomas) Corbett says, ‘You can fail seven out of 10 times and still be an all-star.’”
Powell will attend Purdue University in the fall, where she hopes to try out for the club vol-leyball team. Whatever she does in college, though, her passion and competitiveness will surely bring her success.
