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 You feel a breeze on the last winter day, and spring beckons that time can no longer stand still The past, your past, is fading away,and a future approaches–a direction is set your way.

You find yourself sitting atop a pew, Church bells of laughter and cries ringing at you.A camaraderie, a collection, a memory just for you.

A number of collective emotions echo through your room,Your friend’s voices ringing with a boom.You feel confined. Alone.

But solitary confinement transforms into a door not ajar,Your future, your hope, is near yet so far.Your optimism can be despair for another,And a stare can turn a stranger into your brother. Listen to the wind, listen to its tune.A message in symphony, a chorus of moon.Let it guide you and your soul,Find that which makes you whole.

A Solemn Wind, by Zeeshan Zahid ’16

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A Guide on Super Smash Bros.: Final Destination, by Saaif Ahmed ’18 (Illustration by Austin Johnson ’19)

So I hear you want to go to Final Destination. Well let’s take a good look at the map, match-upsand strategies that you need in order to win. Final Destination is probably the most unique map in Smash Bros. and is one of the better counter-pick maps. Plain and simple, the map is blank, with nothing but a single floor and average-to-high borders. Under the stage is essentially a cliff that can be used for wall-jumping, wall-clinging and recovering. My last comment regarding the layout would be that Final Destination has a decently high ceiling, low floor and average horizontal blast boxes.

Now let’s talk about characters and their match-ups. First, the infamous match-up Fox vs. Fox can provide us with an interesting perspective on Final Destination pairings. While Fox is considered the best character in the game, he is actually counter-picked by himself. Playing as Fox against Fox on Final Destination is tricky to say the least. Fox can chain grab space animals (including himself) and Final Destination allows this to happen. However, Final Destination does not have platforms, so Fox’s platform game becomes entirely irrelevant. Keep the opponent Fox in the air with grabs and tilts, and your grounded combos need to be ruthless. Edge-guarding becomes slightly easier against Fox on the Final Destination stage. Since there are no platforms, most people will aim for the ledge to land safely. Covering the ledge, edge-guarding becomes vital on Final Destination. If you are on the ledge, the opponent will land on the stage with some lag, which you can capitalize on. Falco vs. Fox is also popular, and very similar, the major difference being that land combos are exchanged with aerial. Falco personally prefers the air, so use his techniques to juggle Fox; edge-guarding is also similar.

Another popular match-up is essentially F͞ire Emblem vs. Space Animals. For some reason, Masahiro Sakurai wanted the characters from Star Fox to be beaten by swordsmen. Needless to say, the sword really helps inthe match-up, mainly because of the disjointed hitbox. This means approaching, juggling and edge-guarding become a nightmare for the Space Animals since the sword can interrupt their moves without hurting the swordsmen. As for the match-up: Fire Emblem characters require a grab. No, seriously, practice your neutral on grabs, it is your best option on Final Destination. If you can react to DI, percentages and know the juggle pattern as a Fire Emblem character, you can essentially juggle a Space Animal off stage whenever it tries to edge-guard. Edge-guarding is very character specific. Marth, Roy, Ike and Anime Fighter #13 all have different methods for edge-guarding, and you definitely need to know each unique method for this match-up. Be careful though: playing as a Fire Emblem character is not a free win. Most Space Animals are well versed in the match-up and know kills setups against these characters. Play safe until you find an opening, and then take their stock. Remember to always F-Smash.

Other characters do not frequent Final Destination so often, so here are just some things to keep in mind. Captain Falcon really likes this stage because he can combo freely. Peach can go here and succeed, but the matchup is pretty complicated and unorthodox. Ice Climbers can succeed as well because of the free combo space, but their platform techniques are irrelevant here. As far as a rough idea of what to do on specific match-ups is concerned, that’s pretty much it. Keep in mind that the details I explained in each match-up can be roughly applied to other characters, simply requiring a translation of the ideas from those characters to yours. Keep smashing!

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Breaking Boundaries, by Mohammed Emun ’17

How does one prosper if the world’s against them? How do I become the man my mom wants when the world hates Muslims?

A society that thinks we’re dangerous because of a few. If one Christian is bad, does that make you?

Now, I’m blessed to be in an environment like this. Where I don’t get judged, thank Allah for the bliss.

CFS has pushed me to go further when society put me in cuffs. But I’m scared to go outside this community, I won’t bluff.

Thank you to the supporters who helped me go far. Even though the world doesn’t want me on the star.

Six years will be how long I’ve been here when I graduate next year. I would be lying if I said that when I leave I’ll have no fear.

New destinations approaching, which will I choose? So many to pick, odds want me to lose.

Now, like the griffin I need to soar. Because beyond CFS, there still lies another door.

Artwork by Mohammed Emun ’17

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Terminus, by Andrew Richards ’17

Do destinations even exist? All I can see is a pool of tasks in front of me Each one blurring my vision of the “future”I want to get there immediately But like traveling from east to west It presents itself unreachable I have certain expectations Most of which have been formed by others’ expectations Their views, their desires, their feelings Imbued within mine Some expectations are innate Or are they? Is it not ludicrous? That a fledgling soul Concealed in such a body Must make a decision Resulting in Content or Pain Long-term The world is strange The days are complex enigmas So where is the clarification? Where is the realization? Where is my final destination?

Artwork by Michael Osei ’17

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Interviewee: Tom Harris (son of Dr. Steve Harris)Interviewer: Andrew Richards ‘17 Major: Accounting University: La Salle University

1. Why did you choose to major in Accounting? I think that Accounting has a lot of utility compared to most other majors. What I mean by this statement is that regardless of the profession you go into, you could still use what you learned from accounting classes to better understand the business you are a part of or the business you are researching.

2. Do you find it boring or is it one of your passions? Accounting classes can be boring sometimes but I use accounting to pursue my passions.

3. What do you hope to get from it? I hope to be able to look at the financial information of any company and to be able to understand that company’s financial situation relative to other companies within that particular industry.

4. What are you minoring in and why? In addition to my major in accounting, I am minoring in Economics so that I can have a better understanding of the financial situation of certain entities as seen through an economist’s perspective.

5. Do you happen to be interested in the sciences (ahem...Chemistry) by any chance? I am very interested in physics because it is necessary to attain a fundamental understanding of the nature of reality.

6. If you could be any wild animal, what would you choose to be? If I could be any wild animal I would choose to be a hawk.7. What is one of your favorite hobbies? One of my favorite hobbies is golf. 8. If you had three pieces of advice to give to current students in high school, what would they be?

1. Find a way to better manage your time, because procrastination and scheduling will be your greatest obstacles, while in college. 2. Challenge yourself and learn as much as you can while in high school because you will be using these experiences while in

college. 3. Further develop your social skills while in high school because professional relationships with other students, professors, and

school faculty will be essential during your time in college and after college. 9. Why did you choose to attend La Salle? What is one reason why you would think a CFS senior should go there? I chose to attend La Salle because their business school is ranked quite well compared to other schools in Pennsylvania, it seemed like a good size school and it was a good value relative to other colleges in Pennsylvania.

I think a CFS student should go to La Salle if they would rather go to a school with a class size of about 22 to 28 students rather than an average of 50 students which is what you might find at Penn State or Temple. The number of students in a class can have a major impact in how a student learns and even how a professor teaches the class, furthermore, in many cases a smaller class size usually means that students will be able to get a better understanding of the subject

10. If you can be any superhero, who would you choose to be? If I could be any superhero I would choose to be Deadpool. 11. What is your favorite color? My favorite color is green.

Thank you!!! - Greystock Magazine Club

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Turbulent skies Horizons dimming

Daytime yields to twilight Field of stars

Twinkling, Glittering,

Dark sky’s sparkling raiment. Night’s yet to fall

For even this is but A glimpse of newness,

Of setting Sun and rising Moon Which reflects the glorious

Radiance. The day’s dragged on

Too long Too long

Too short? The blaring

Sun yet beating Fiery

Burning Blinding

Frightening Finally now fading

But fitfully Just like a child

Who refuses to be put to bed In spite of everything that says

“Its hour is passed, the day is dead”—See, daylight naturally gives way To evening’s softer semblance,

A faint ersatz refulgence That cannot match its predecessor;

For all its glinting golden gems

Grace but an ivory idol Which maintains a dim dark mockery of its forerunner’s guiding

Light While forfeiting its beating

Fiery Burning Blinding

Frightening Life!

And in the coming dark of twilight’s violet cover overhead, With only pale Moonlight and her coterie of winking worshippers,

What’s there to stop me from sewing leaves And doing what the night’s men do?

No longer will I be marooned beneath Sun’s unrelenting gaze.

Until, then, nighttime comes to pass—Too long Too long Too long! I’ll wait

And keep the Sunlight in my heart: For now we see through a glass, darkly, But then, when night’s cruel purple cedes

To dawn’s great all-revealing red, We will see face to face.

Until the Nighttime Passes, by Jeremy Shields ’16