November 2012 Prep News

PREPPREPNEWSNEWSpages 6-7

ROCKHURST HIGH SCHOOL 9301 State Line Road, Kansas City, MO 64114 November 16, 2012

The Aquahawks win their ninth straight state title, breaking the state record for consecutive championships.

Volume 70 Issue 3

The varsity soccer team takes on CBC today for a spot in the state championship tomorrow.

page 10

Soccer to SemisAquahawks winHalo IV and Call of Duty: Black Ops II

The Prep News reviews too new and popular video games.

�� Ƥ�� ǡ�� Ƥ�� Ǥ

�� ǯ�� ǡ�� Ǧ��Ǧ��Ǥ

ǲ�� Ǧ�� Ǧ�� ǡ��Ǯ��Ƥ��ǡǯǳ��Ǥ��ǡ��ǡ��Ǥ

�� ǡ��Ǥ�� Ǧ��ǡ��ǡ��Ǥ

ǲ��ǯ��ǡǳ��Ǥ��Ǥ� �ǲ��Ǣ��ȏ��ȐǤ��ǯ��Ǥ��ǯ��Ǥǳ

�� ǯ�� ǯ�ǡ� �� Ƥ��Ǧ��Ǥ��Ǧ

�� ǡ� �� Ǥ

��ǣ��Ǧ�� ǡ��ǡ��Ǧ��ǡ��Ǧ��ǡ�� ǡ��Ǥ

�� ǡ�� Ǥ

ǲ�� ǯ�� Ƥ��ǡ� �� Ǥ� �� ǡ� �� Ǯ��ǦƤ��ǡǯ��Ǧ�� ǡ� ��ȏ��Ȑ��ǡǳ��Ǥ��Ǥ

��ơ��ǡ��Ǧ�� ǡ��ǡ� �� Ǥ

ǲ�� ǡ��Ǧ�� Ǧ��ǣ��ǯ��ǫǳ��Ǥ��Ǥ

��ǡ��Ǥ

ǲ��ơ��Ǧ�� ǡǳ��Ǥ��Ǥ��ǲ�� Ǯ��Ǥǯǳ

School opens doors to prospective students

��ǡ��Ǧ�� Ǥ� �� Ǧ�� ǡ��Ǥ

�� Ǥ� ǡ� � �� Ǥ� �� ǡ� �� Ǧ�� ơ��Ǥ��

�� ǡ� �� ơ��Ǥ

ǲ�� ǡǳ� �� Ǥ�ǲ��Ǥǳ

�� ǡ� ��Ǧ��Ǧ�� ǡ� �� Ǥ� ��Ǥ

�� Ǧ��ǡ� �� Ǥ

ǲ��

�� Ǧ��Ǥ� �� ȏ�� Ȑ�� ǡǳ� ��ǡ��ǡ��Ǥ�

�� Ǧ��ǡ�� Ǥ

ǲ�� ǡǳ� �� Ǧ��ǡ��ǡ��Ǥ�ǲ��Ǧ��Ǧ��Ǥǳ

John [email protected]

Jack Franken

[email protected]

Looking at the set-up displayed by the science department, a prospective eighth grader goes on a tour with sophomore Brody Shea.

Rudy Rodriguez

Bishop Sullivan St.

James Place

-Feeds 1,400 local families monthly.-Located at 39 Street and Troost Rd.

Seton Center

-Gives emer-gency food and assistance to families in need.

St. Francis Xavier Church

Ǧ�ơ�� -gency assistance to help fami-lies in need of rent, utility bills.

Shalom House Catholic

Worker House

-Provides meals, housing, hospi-tality, assistance, and case manage-ment for 25 men.

Holy Family

Catholic Worker House

-Specializes in giv-ing prescriptions and hospitality to those in need.

Saint LouisChurch

-Gives housing, utility and food assistance to 300 people in need on a monthly basis.

Giving defines week filled with tradition

page 11

A bountiful harvest

Kansas City Poverty

Statistics

Married-couple family (23.7%)

Male, no wife (11.2%)

Female, no husband (65.1%)

11.2%65.1%

23.7%Poor

Families by Family

Type

2012 Poverty

Rate

Residents with income

below the poverty

level

Kansas City: 21.7%Missouri: 19.2%Country: 14.3%

1 Person: $11,170

2 Persons: $15,130

3 Persons: $19,090

4 Persons: $23,050

Number of persons in a family:

Info compiled from city-data.com and The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

In the most expensive presi-dential campaign in Ameri-can history, President Barack Obama won re-election over challenger Governor Mitt Rom-ney. President Obama won by a slight edge in the popular vote, winning with 51 percent to Gov. Romney’s 48 percent, although several polls predicted it to be closer. Pres. Obama also won by a much larger margin in the Elec-toral College, defeating Gov. Romney 332 to 206.

The election was decided in the key battleground states of Ohio, Florida, Virginia and Colorado, all of which went to President Obama. He was able to sweep most of the toss-up states, while Gov. Romney was unable to flip enough states that voted for President Obama in 2008.

Exit poll results show that much of Obama’s success came from the support of minorities and young people, with Obama capturing 60 percent of the

vote of those under the age of 30, 93 per-cent of the African American vote, and 71 percent of the Latino vote.

Much of the focus of the election was put on the state of Ohio, one which had been very close in the months preceding the election. It received a total of 148 million dollars of television advertising by both candidates. As ex-pected, it was a close race with President Obama winning the state by a margin of two percent, with just over 50 percent of the vote.

Like the presiden-tial election, there were little changes made in congressio-nal elections.

The Democrats were able maintain a majority in the Sen-ate, with 53 out of 100 seats in

President Obama re-electedMichael Reardon

[email protected]

their power. The Republicans were also able to maintain their majority in the House of Repre-sentatives, winning 233 of 435

ROCK

ROCK

STOP

STOP

Jesuit Week Homeless NightThe Feast of Jesuit saints, which

honors all the Jesuit saints world-wide, marked the beginning of national Vocation Week on Nov. 5.

The week consisted of spe-cial morning prayers and a video made and narrated by Fr. William Sheahan, SJ, as well

as other planned activities. Also, Rockhurst’s new visiting

Jesuit novices, Mr. Jon Polce, nSJ and Mr. Brock Anderson, nSJ, went to several theology classes to talk to students about their personal vocations and jour-neys on their Jesuit formation.

total seats. “Judging from the polls, I was

pretty sure Obama was going to win, but I thought the margin of

victory, especially in the popular vote, would be a lot closer,” se-nior Devin Quinn, Young Repub-licans club member, said.

The Human Dignity Club �� Ƥ�� -less night on Oct. 20.

A group of Rockhurst stu-dents went to St. James Place food pantry and Holy Fam-ily Catholic Worker House for activities such as a poverty

simulation, experiencing a food kitchen and sleeping in boxes.

“These activities enlightened me to what homelessness was about and that it isn’t as far away from Rockhurst as peo-ple think,” junior J.T. Bergner, homeless night participant, said.

PPNNNEWS2 November 16, 2012

Illustration by: MCT Campus

Matthew WatzSam Clifton

Weighing the curriculumScience changes are welcome,caution still needed

��Ƥ��-��ǡ��-��Ǥ��ǡ��ǡ��ǡ��Ǥ��

��-��Ǥ��

��ƥ��-��-��ǡ��-��Ǥ��

��ǡ��-��Ǥ��

��ǡ��Ǥ��

��-��-��Ǣ��Ǥ��ǡ��-��Ǥ��

��ǡ��Ǥ��

��-��ǡ��Ǥ��

��Ǥ��ǡ��-��ǡ��ǡ��ǡ��Ǣ��Ǥ��

��ǡ��

��

��Ǥ��

��-��ǡ��

��-��ǡ�

��Ǥ��ǡ��-��Ǥ��-��ǡ��ƥ��Ǥ��

��Ǥ��ƥ��Ȅ��ƥ��Ƥ��Ǥ��

��ǡ��-��

��Ǥ��-��Ǥ��

��ǡ��Ǥ��ǡ��-��Ǥ��

��Ƥ��-��-��Ƥ��Ȅ��Ǥ��

��ǯ��ǡ��-��Ǥ��

Passion shines

in sports��

��Ǥ��-��-��Ǣ��Ǥ��

ǲ��ǯ��Ǩǳ��Ǥ

��ǡ��Ǥ��

ǲ��ǯ��Ǩǳ��

��ǡ��ǡ��ǡ��Ǥ

ǲ��ǯ��Ǩǳ��ǯ��

��ǥ��Ǥ��ǡ��-��Ǥ��

��ǡ��ǯ��±ǡ��ǯ��

��Ǥ

��ǡ��Ǥǡ��ǡ��-��-��ǡ��ǡ��ǡ��Ǥ��ǡ��Ǥǡ��ǡ��Ǥ��Ǥ��-��Ǥ��

��ǡ��ǡ��ǡ��Ǥ�Ǥ�� ơ��ǡ��Ǥǫ

��Ǥ��-

��Ǥ��Ǥ

Vanity Fair

By: Van Schloegel

B-

Rock Reports

AThough the results of the

fall sports seasons have been mixed, the Prep News and the Rockhurst community are in-credibly proud of the school spirit displayed and all that our athletes, especially se-niors, accomplished this year.

DSeveral students have sent meaningless messages to the entire school. These messages are a nusiance and some sort of punishment ought to be implemented.

Fall sports

Email abuse

Harvest offeringsThe new way of making an

�ơ�� Service, which included the use of notecards in place of money, was a questionable choice. It was a nice gesture. But it may hurt money totals, and the ef-fect was lost on many students.

Conferences providegood communication

��-��-��ǡ��Ǥ��

��ǡ��Ǥ��ǡ��ǯ��ǡ��Ǥ��

��ơ��-��Ǥ��ǡ��Ǥ��-��ǡ��ǡ��-��Ǥ��Ǥ��

��ǯ��Ǧ��Ǧ��ǡ��ǯ��Ǥ

��ǡ��

��Ǥ��

��Ƥ��Ǥ��-��ǯ��Ǥ��

��ǡ��ƪ��Ǥ��ǡ��Ǥ��

��-��Ǥ��ǡ��Ƥ��Ȅ��-��Ȅ��Ǥ��

PPNN FORUM 3November 16, 2012

PNPNDisclaimer

The Prep News��ƥ��Ȅ��forum distributed to all students eight times a year. Editorials not signed represent the opinions of the Prep News��ơ��ǯ��Ǥ��

of the Prep News is to provide accurate, informative, yet entertaining content of respon-sible journalism. All content in the Prep News ��ơǤ

Contact UsTo contact the Prep News, please email the re-

porter by his email in the byline or leave a message with an adviser. E-mails or letters to the editors

are also welcome. We request that they are about 300 words in length and signed. We have created an opinions section to encourage letters. Please

contact us with any advertising requests.

New

spap

er II

Michael Reardon

Danny SummersWhit Collins

Brennan Lee

Frank Evans

John AveryJohn BerriganCo Editor-in-ChiefVan SchloegelCo Editor-in-Chief

Curran SteckManaging Editor of DesignBen BurchManaging Editor of Content

Hank ElbertOpinions Editor

Sports Editor

News Editor

InDepth Editor

Backpage EditorArts & Entertainment Editor

Features EditorMr. Michael DierksNII Adviser

Exe

cuti

ve C

om

mit

tee

Journalism Education Metropolitan Kansas City (JEM-KC), Missouri Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA),

Journalism Education Association (JED), Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA), National Scholastic

Press Association (ASPA).

Association Memberships

Prep NewsRockhurst High School9301 State Line Road

[email protected](816) 363-2036

www.prepnews.orgDistributed to students free of chargeVolume 70, Issue 3November 16, 2012

��ǡ��ǡ��ǡ��ǡ� ��ǡ��ǡ��ǡ�� ǡ��ǡ� ��ǡ��ǯ��ǡ��ǡ��-��ǡ��ǡ��ǡ�

��

Newspaper I

Mr. Daniel HrdlickaNI Adviser

Ben McCauslandSophomore Junior

ǲ�� Ǥ�� -��Ǥǳ

Senior

ǲ�� Ǥ� �� Ƥ�� -�� -��Ǥǳ�

Jordan Richart Conor Riggs

ǲ�� -�� ǡ�� Ǥǳ

PREPVIEWS

PREPVIEWS��

Core/electives

Science courses

Local leaders

drive school forward

In a city plagued by low high school graduation rates and con-stant concerns about accredita-tion, Rockhurst stands unfazed by the challenges that cripple other area schools. One of the many reasons for that success has been the administrative guidance of the board of trust-ees.

Up until the 1970s the school was run entirely by the Jesuit or-der. The Jesuits understood that it would be an insurmountable challenge for them to remain the sole operators of the school as it expanded.

The solution was the incorpo-ration of the laity into the over-sight of the school. The school was transformed into a non-��Ƥ��board of trustees.

The board consists of 22 members of the Kansas City community who, through their leadership and expertise, work to ensure that their mission of keeping Rockhurst as an institu-tion that builds excellent young men is maintained.

“It’s kind of having the 10,000 feet or the 30,000 feet view of the school. It’s the responsibil-ity of the board to look at the entirety of the school,” Mr. Greg Harkness, principal said.

The role of the board, ac-cording to Mr. Harkness, is to provide insight and oversight for the school administration. Their job is not to deal with the day-to-day operations of the school but to help ensure that the school is moving in the right direction from their somewhat objective point of view.

Board members are invited to join the board by the school’s President, Fr. Terrence Baum, SJ, and if they choose to accept, will serve a term on the board the length of which is determined by Fr. Baum. Board members are chosen based on a number of reasons that are constantly changing to meet the needs of the school.

For instance, in the mid 90s when the school was deciding to undergo major renovations, it was important to make sure that people with construction and contracting experience were on the board to make sure Rock-hurst made the right decisions.

A board position is unpaid and an extremely demanding time requirement, yet the school manages to get some of Kansas ��ǯ�� ƪ��-rienced community members to join the board.

“Being a man for others is something that you will take with you your whole life, and I

-Mr. Mark Teahan

“ “Being a man for others is some-

thing that you will take with you your

whole life, and I was fortunate enough

while I was there at Rockhurst to get a

great education.

“Behind the Scenes”ACT II: The Board of Trustees

PPNNFEATURES4 November 16, 2012

John [email protected]

was fortunate enough while I was there at Rockhurst to get a great education,” Mr. Mark Teahan, board member and Class of ‘78 said. “I always said that if I ever had a chance to give back, I would, and [the board] is one of the ways that you [give back] by taking some of the talents that you have and experiences you’ve had over the years and applying those back to the school that meant so much to me during my formative years.”

Mr. Teahan’s words are echoed by board members who are alumni, Jesuits, who have had children or other relatives in the school, and even those who simply respect the mission of the institution.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

1. Mr. !omas R. McGee, Jr.Vice president of DST Realty2. Mr. Gerald W. Brenneman Partner at Polsinelli Shugart3. Mr. M. James Van DykePartner at BKD, LLP4. Rev. !omas J. Merkel, SJFormer president of Creighton Prepatory School 5. Mrs. Julie R. ConnorDirector of operations at Palmer Square Capital Management6. Judge Lisa W. HardwickJudge at Missouri Court of Appeals7. Ms. Nan Tiehen BonePresident of St. Teresa’s Academy8. Mr. Paul J. !ompsonPresident & CEO of Country Club Bank

9. Rev. Vernon R. Heinsz, SJ Assistant Director of Ignatian Spirituality Center at St. Francis Xavier Parish10. Mr. Patrick D. McAnanyPresident of McAnany Construction11. Rev. David J. Suwalsky, SJPresident of Jesuit High School in Sacramento, Calif.12. Mr. Jonathon R. HadenPartner at Lathrop Gage13. Mr. Edward J. “Jay” Reardon, IIVice Chairman at Commerce Bank of Kansas City14. Rev. William T. Oulvey, SJSuperior of Jesuit Community of Rockhurst U.15. Mr. Sean R. MillerChairman at Robert E. Miller Insurance Agency

16. Mr. Michael L. KahnPresident & CEO of Velociti

17. Mr. Keneth V. HagerCFO & Vice President of DST Systems18. Dr. Ronald A. Slepitza, Ph.D.President of Avila University19. Mr. Allen K. RobersonGeneral Manager at Cydex Pharmaceuticals Inc. 20. Rev. Terrence A. Baum, SJPresident of Rockhurst High School21. Mr. !omas H. FreemanSenior Vice President at UBS Financial Ser-vices Capital Management

22. Mr. !omas A. DeBaccoPresident & CEO of iModules Inc.

Not Pictured: Mr. Mark TeahanVice President of George J. Shaw Construction

Ms. Ann Lehane

“It’s a great opportunity serv-ing on the board to know that �� ƪ�-ence in a positive way the academ-ic, spiritual and extra curricular leadership skills of young men that go to school there,” Mr. Thomas McGee, board chairman, said.

The members of the board work to accom-plish these goals through a sys-tem comparable to that of the U.S. Congress. Based on their

��ơ�� business expertise, board mem-

bers are di-vided into committees that are de-voted to d i f f e r e n t aspects of maintaining the school, i n c l u d i n g e d u c a t i o n , construction ��Ƥ��Ǥ��

The board works in con-junction with the school

administration of Mr. Harkness and Fr. Baum to share ideas and

visions for the school’s path for-ward.

One of Mr. Harkness’s new ideas that many board members are excited about is the oppor-tunity in December for board members to shadow students and get a better feel for the stu-dent environment.

“I think the school is very for-tunate, and I think this is a very exciting time with Mr. Harkness coming in as principal,” Mr. Mc-Gee said. He has brought in a lot of energy ideas to push the school forward. I’m very excited about the energy and leadership to move Rockhurst forward that [Mr. Harkness] has put forward and the board is working with him on trying to implement.”

Illustration by Samuel Clifton

One of Rockhurst’s two

new Jesuit novices is Mr.

Jonathon Polce, nSJ. Mr.

Polce has studied at the

Grand Coteau, La. novi-

tiate since last April; he will

be helping Rockhurst as part of his for-

mation, tutoring and assisting the math

department, for around six weeks.

Mr. Polce was born in Connecticut

and was homeschooled from kindergar-

ten through grade 12. Following his un-

dergraduate education at the University

of Dallas, he took a job working for the

University’s Rome program and lived

and worked in Rome.

“Rome gave me a taste of the univer-

sal church; it really broadened my view

of and got me excited about my faith,”

Mr. Polce said.

��ǡ��Ǥ��Ƥ�� -

suit he had ever encountered: Father

David A. Brown, SJ, an astronomer in

the Vatican observatory. Father Brown

became a faith mentor to Mr. Polce.

“I wanted to meet with him to work

at improving my prayer life. There were

no thoughts of a vocation when I would

meet with him, and I did not bring it up

even when I had begun to think about

it,” Mr. Polce said.

Over the course of the next few

months, Mr. Polce began to feel a strong

call that he might be destined for a reli-

gious vocation-—quite possibly with the

Jesuits.

��ǡ��ƪ��-

tion and discernment, Mr. Polce knew

his place.

“I had discerned I was ready for the

seminary but was nervous to take that

step,” Mr. Polce said.

Through the support of his family

and more contemplation, he made the

choice to apply to the Jesuits.

Brennan [email protected]

Senior restores BMW

for Navy lieutenant

Perfecting ‘the perfect driving machine’

Hank [email protected]

The hot, humid air of a Kan-

�� Ƥ�� garage with the smell of grease

and oil.

The young man wipes the

sweat away from his eyes with

his dirty hands. He has been

working on this car for a while

now, and the heat is getting to

him.

The thought of retreating into

the air-condi-

tioned com-

forts of his

home crosses

his mind, but

he instantly

throws out

the idea. He

has to get this

car running.

Senior

��ƥ��challenge of restoring a 1995 BMW M3. But there’s a catch—

not only has he never restored

a car before, but the car and all

this work is not for him. Rather,

it’s for Lieutenant Chris Dailey,

�� ƥ��

Navy.

Lt. Dailey, who is currently

stationed in Japan, is the owner

of the M3. Saleh met Lt. Dailey

through his brother, Mr. Andrew

Saleh, a Captain in the Unit-

ed States Air Force,

who attended

military prep

school with Mr.

Dailey.

“My broth-

er asked me,

‘Hey do you

�� Ƥ��up a car? It’s a

great time.’ So I decided I’d

Ƥ��ǡǳ��ǤMr. Saleh suggested to Nick

that he work on getting the

car running. Before, it was es-

sentially rotting

in the heat of Tex-

as, where Nick’s

brother was sta-

tioned. Now, after

a large amount of

��ơ��in by Nick, the car is

running.

“It was quite

convenient that he

was willing to work

on it because it saved me a lot of

time for when I return from de-

ployment,” Lt. Dailey said.

Some of the work Nick did

included getting the car running

by diagnosing a fuel pump issue,

Ƥ��ǡ��-

PPNN FEATURES 5November 16, 2012

Mr. Brock Anderson,

nSJ, will be spending sev-

eral weeks at Rockhurst,

helping out around the

��ǡ� ��Ƥ�� arts department.

Mr. Anderson’s road to be-

coming a novice has been a particularly

unique one. He was born a Southern

Baptist in Fort Worth, Texas, and did not

convert to Catholicism, much less con-

sider a vocation, until he was an adult.

“I began going to Mass with [the

Catholic family of my sister’s husband,]

and liked the faith. I began reading a

lot of convert stories... it opened up the

possibility of converting because I had

known so little of the [Catholic] faith be-

fore,” Mr. Anderson said.

After converting in 2005, he had ex-

�� ơ�� Ƥ��ǡ� �� in Hollywood and a nun, suggesting

he seek out a vocation; the nun, Sister

Kathy Bryan, mentioned the Jesuits spe-

��Ƥ��Ǥ�Mr. Anderson decided to apply to the

Jesuits but found he had to wait three

years for entry due to his convert sta-

��Ǥ� � �� ǲƤ��the zeal of a convert,” Mr. Anderson

soon recognized that the time would be

good for discernment.

He spent the next few years living

in a variety of places, including Central

America and a rural area of the Califor-

nia mountains.

ǲȏ��Ȑ��Ƥ��-ly settle down and be quiet for a while...

��ƪ��going,” Mr. Anderson said.

Finally, Mr. Anderson went to Hous-

ton, Texas, near his home, and studied

graduate theology. From there, he ap-

plied to and entered the Jesuit novitiate

at Grand Coteau, La. He and Mr. Polce

��Ƥ��Ǥ��

ing the suspension over-

haul, and replacing the brakes.

“He would always try to get

me to work with him during the

weirdest times,” senior Kenner

Bowers, a friend of Saleh’s who

helped work on the car, said.

“It’s crazy how hard he worked

on this.”

Understandably, Nick admits

that he ran into his fair share of

troubles, seeing as this was his

Ƥ��Ǥ��But no problem went unan-

swered by the inexperienced

��ǡ� �� Ƥ�� -

swer required visiting local

garages, local BMW dealers,

or simply posting on online fo-

rums. Whatever it was, Nick did

it himself.

“I saw how he was very de-

termined. I was really proud of

him and how he tackled every

single problem that came his

way,” Mrs. Sana Saleh, Nick’s

mother, said.

The car is now running well

with only a few more minor

changes left, mainly cosmetic is-

sues. Now that all his hard work

is complete, the car is ready to

be transferred back to Mr. Dai-

ley.

“I’m kind of bummed about

giving it back,” Saleh said. “I put

it in all this work and don’t get

to enjoy it, but at the same time,

I know if I was in his position I

would want it back.”

��Ƥ��summer, Saleh hopes to contin-

ue to restore and refurbish cars

— next time for himself.

ǲ�� Ƥ�� -

ing a car collection when I’m an

adult and can pay for them, but

for now, cars are more of a hob-

Novices visit Rockhurst

nfographȈ� ��Ƥ��-��Ǥ

Ȉ� ��ǡ�Ƥ��ǡ��-��ǡ��Ȅ��ǡ��Ǥ

Ȉ� ��ǡ��Ƥ��

R

Mrs. Sana Saleh, mother

“ “I saw how he was very determined. I was really proud

of him and how he tackled every

single problem that came his way.

Mr. Jonathon Polce, nSJMr. Brock Anderson, nSJ

estoration

PPNN SPORTS 6-7November 16, 2012

Program wins ninth straight title

Joey Caruso

[email protected]

The Rockhurst swim and dive team won the MSHAA state championship last Saturday. The victory marked the ninth consec-utive state championship for the program, setting a state record. Riding a strong performance from the dive team and solid in-dividual races,they were able to score 225 points. The next high-est school was Parkway Central with 203.5 points.

The meet at the City of St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters,

Mo. started on Nov. 9 with the preliminary races. The top eight swimmers from the preiliminar-ies qualify for the championship race, and the next eight qualify for the consolation race. Both races earn points for teams.

�� Ƥ�� swimmers and three relay teams ��ǡ�Ƥ��-mers in the consolation races, ��Ƥ��Ǥ��

The team was led by senior ��Ƥ��Ƥ�� Ƥ�� yard freestyle.

Despite the impressive perfor-mance at state, this year’s team was not always so dominant.

“I wouldn’t say it was a rocky start, but it took time for us to come together as a team. We �� Ƥ�� -one’s role was, where they could �� Ǥ��Ƥ��ǡ��ơ��ǡǳ�Mr. Paul Winkeler, varsity swim coach, said.

This year’s team may not have had as much depth as years past, but they made up for it by strong leadership, good communication and a bond between teammates.

“We want everyone to suc-ceed. If I try my hardest then the guy next to me will, too. Every-one wanted to win state, and we ��ǡǳ� �� ǡ� ��-sity swimmer, said.

The dive team was also able to step up, placing three divers

in the top six places and scoring 49 points and contributing to a quick lead for the Aquahawks.

“I knew [varsity diver] David Knopke had it in him to win, but to see him have the composure as a freshman to win was amaz-��ǡǳ��Ǥ��

The swim team was able to push through the pressure of state and, in the words of their head coach, “focus on the task ��Ǥǳ

“We put all three relays in �� Ƥ��Ǥ� �� enough guys in the top eight, and we even had some guys place 17th and 18th as al-��ǡǳ� �� said. “...The team far ex-��Ǥǳ

Aquahawks state run goes swimmingly

But it’s his own standards and his own expectations that provide him with encouragement to work and develop as a both student and a swimmer.

“Alex understands that to compete at a high level requires a high training ��ǡǳ��Ǥ

Like Albracht, Iseman began his swim-ming career at the country club level, racing for Hallbrook Country Club.

Upon arriving at Rockhurst, Iseman quickly found himself among the fastest swimmers on the team.

ǲ�� Ƥ�� by those guys but they made me �� ǡǳ��Ǥ

According to teammates, Ise-man, like Albracht, has a somewhat ��ǡ��Ƥ��ǲ��Ǥǳ

“We started calling him [Grandpa] as a �� how slow he walks but he ended up oddly embracing �� ǡǳ� ��Pete Stanley, varsity swimmer, said.

Despite his self-ad-mitted slowness out-side the pool, Iseman has been anything but slow in the pool. He participated in three events at state includ-

ing racing back-to-back races.“For a freshman to swim two

races in a row and have as much success as A.J. did is really re-��ǡǳ��Ǥ

With another class of seniors leaving, the swim team will once �� Ƥ�� group of swimmers to step up.

But with guys like Iseman and Al-bracht who have already experienced the feeling of winning, the search shouldn’t prove too daunting a task.

and seventh in the 200 yard individual medley. Iseman placed tenth in the 100 backstroke. To-��ǡ��Ƥ��team’s points in individual events. Their contri-bution, according to Coach Winkeler, resulted from the extreme work ethic of both swimmers, along with their unconventional personalities.

Albracht began swimming for Carriage Club and then later swam for the Kansas City Swim Academy. He entered Rockhurst as a freshman, almost entirely unfamiliar with the upperclass-men.

ǲ�� Ƥ��ǡ� �� became acclimated with [the upperclassmen] ��ǡǳ��Ǥ

Albracht credits the smooth transition to graduates such as Mr. William Bredar, class of 2012, who helped him not only become famil-iar with the swim team, but also handle the de-manding workload of both swimming and aca-demics.

“One of my biggest problems my fresh-�� Ƥ��a balance between my school work and prac-tice, but Willy helped talk me through it and learn how to succeed in ��ǡǳ��Ǥ

Out of the pool, Albracht has what team-��ǲ��ǳ��Ǥ

ǲ��ǯ�� ǡǳ� �� Lombardo, varsity swimmer, said.

However, when it comes to swimming, goals are what matter to Albracht. Some are as simple as breaking a time, others as complex as main-taining a healthy diet.

ǲ��Ƥ��Ǧ��ǡ��see from freshman year that he had an incred-��ǡǳ��Ǥ

Stepping on the block, a swimmer takes his mark. As he waits for the buzzer, thoughts of the race roll through his head.

ǲ��Ǥ��Ƥ��Ǥ��ǤǳFor most swimmers, �� Ƥ��is the ultimate goal. It is what they strive to achieve every time they dive in the pool.

Yet, few Rock-hurst swimmers

have been able to accomplish this feat as un-derclassmen. But for sopho-more Alex Al-

bracht and fresh-man A.J. Iseman, touching the wall Ƥ�� a regular sight.

The two pro-vided key contri-

butions to the suc-cess of the swim and dive program throughout the season, notably at the state meet.

“The poise and control our under-

classmen displayed at the state meet was ��ǡǳ��Ǥ�Paul Winkeler, varsity swim coach, said.

Albracht claimed two individual medals, Ƥ��

100 yard breaststroke,

-Mr. Paul Winkeler,head coach

“ “The poise and con-trol our underclass-

men displayed at the state meet was really impressive.

Young guns lead charge

State Results:Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay4. Rockhurst Final: 1:38.57 Points: 301) A.J. Iseman FR 2)Alex Albracht SO3) Jake Scovell SR 4) Louis Behnen SR

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle2. Louis Behnen SR Final: 1:41.34 Points: 17

Boys 200 Yard IM7. Alex Albracht SO Final: 1:56.93 Points: 1214. Alex Lombardo SR Final: 2:00.26 Points: 3

Boys 1 meter Diving1. David Knopke FR Final: 415.85 Points: 203. Zach Cook SO Final: 355.90 Points: 166. Tim Richards SR Final: 332.35 Points: 13

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle1. Louis Behnen Final: 4:29.05 Points: 202. Mark Lehr SR Final: 4:49.03 Points: 616. Grant Byers JR Final: 4.54.74 Points: 1

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay8. Rockhurst Final: 1:29.62 Points: 221) AJ Iseman FR 2) Nicholas Hense SR3) Alex Lombardo SR 4) Alex Demetree JR

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke6. Jake Scovell SR Final: 53.69 Points: 1310. AJ Iseman FR Final: 54.18 Points: 7

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke2. Alex Albracht SO

Final: 58.94 Points: 17

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay5. Rockhurst Final: 3:13.92 Points: 281)Mark Lehr SR 2)Jake Scovell SR3)Alex Albracht SO 4)Louis Behnen SR

Boys Team Scores1. Rockhurst- 2252. Parkway Cental- 203.53. Francis Howell- 148.5

Connor [email protected]

Photos by Nick Ryan, Illu

stration by Curran Steck

Sophomore Alex Albracht Freshman A.J. Iseman

Team continues winning ways, caps off record-

breaking season

SR Swimmers stay cool under pressure despite inexperience

“The low hum of the over-head lights is drowned out by the yells and cheers of the crowd below. Young men jump up and down while they clap their hands with enthusi-asm. The players listen to the noise as they charge down the Ƥ��ǡ� ��

Standing the test of time

Historic stadium gives home to teams, players,

fans for nearly 50 years

their brothers.The Rockhurst community

has played and cheered in this famous stadium for almost 50 ��ǡ� �� -bution of one Rockhurst bene-��ǡ� ��possible.

Construction for Vincent P. Dasta Memorial Stadium began in 1963. The stadium was built �� Ǥ� �� Ǥ� ��ǡ�a benefactor of Rockhurst High School and Rockhurst College who died at the age of 49 of an infection caused by a ruptured intestine.

Mr. Dasta owned a construc-tion company that was working on the Ward Parkway shopping center in the early ‘60s. At that ��ǡ� �� Greenlease campus but lacked the land for a stadium. An ad-jacent lot was owned by the �� ǡ�friends of Mr. Dasta. As a sup-��ǡ��Ǥ��

asked the brothers to donate the land for a stadium.

Upon Mr. Dasta’s death in �� ǡ� ��-ers agreed to donate the land if the Dasta family would sub-sidize a s t a d i u m . The fam-ily raised ǡ �to fund the c o n s t r u c -tion of Vincent P. Dasta Me-morial Sta-dium.

On Sept. ǡ� ǡ��stadium was dedicated in front ��ǡ�people. Mr. Dasta was honored for his dedication and work on behalf of the Rockhurst com-munity.

“It is my earnest prayer and hope that the young men who

Dasta Memorial Stadium: Through the years 1963: Concept design for the Stadium (away grand-stands

were not constructed)1970: Alumni players Mr. Ed Holland ��Ǥ��Ƥ��

2010: The turf is replaced and a new sound system is added

2012: The West end zone and Al Davis Field House

�� Ƥ��ǤǤǤ�� -come brothers to their fellow ��ǡ� �� Ǥ� �� ǡǳ� �Ǥ�� ǡ� � � �� stadium’s dedication.

�� ǡ�Dasta Me-morial Stadi-um has been r e n o v a t e d s e v e r a l times.

�� Ƥ��renovations began in 1986 after a wind storm d e s t r o y e d light poles and parts

of the visitor stand. Plans for a major renovation to the sta-dium began in 2000. Construc-tion began in 2002. Six months ��ǡ� �� track were completed. The for-mer home stands would now be ��Ǥ��Ƥ��

“It is my earnest prayer and hope that the young men who use this field...

will learn to become brothers to their fellow men as Mr. Dasta was.

Fr. Louis Mattione, SJPresident, 1964

also installed in 2010.Though it has changed

�� ǡ�the stadium has become an iconic structure on the cam-��Ǥ� ��ǡ��sports have called Dasta Sta-dium home.

“There [are] always games you look back on and ��ǡ� �� -�� ǡǳ� ��Ǥ��ǡ�� ǡ��Ǥ

�� ǡ��at Vincent P. Dasta Memorial Stadium will long outlive the stadium itself.

“The stadium has been one of the most memorable places in my high school ca-��ǡǳ� �� -��ǡ� �� ǡ� ��Ǥ� ǲ��has allowed me to be a fan and a player. I will always re-��Ǥǳ�

Nick [email protected]

Cross country falls short of state goal, looks to build on positivesMatthew Watz

[email protected]

The Rockhurst cross coun-try team placed seventh at the Missouri high school state �� Ǥ� ǡ� �� highest finish in Rockhurst ��ǡ��their goal of fourth place by only 22 points.

The team was led by strong individual performanc-es from sophomore William ��ǡ��Ǧ��ǡ�� ǡ� ��

��ǡ��Ǥ� �“I had hoped to be one of

�� ǡ�� happy to have achieved all-��ǡǳ� �� Ǥ� ǲ��this placing at state does not take away from the great sea-��Ǥǳ� �

Throughout the course of the season the team won �� ǡ� �� Metro Championships and �� ǡ�while also placing second at districts and third at section-als.

“This season went really

��ǡǳ� �� ǡ�� ǡ� ��Ǥ� ǲ��-though we didn’t place as �� ǡ�there were many positives ��Ǥǳ��

Although the cross coun-try team had one of the high-est places in Rockhurst histo-��ǡ� �� ǡ� �� place.

“There is always some dis-appointment when you do �� ǡǳ� ��Ǥ�� ǡ� �� ǡ�said. “At the same time I am

PPNNSPORTS8 November 16, 2012

y the numbersȈ� Marked the team’s

sixth consecutive ap-pearance at the state meet

Ȉ� Sophomore William ��Ƥ��Ƥ��all-state sophomore in school history

Ȉ� Three of the seven state runners return next year

B

happy with the effort that ��ȏ��Ȑ��Ǥǳ� �

A big part of the Rockhurst cross country team’s success is the leadership provided by ��ǡ��ǡ��Ǥ� �

“[Schloegel] showed lead-ership in lots of ways. He re-ally brought the 14 together and made them feel like ��ǡǳ�Coach Dierks said. “He did a lot of little things that were �� ǡ� �� team meetings after races and inviting the runners over

��Ǥǳ� �With three of the top seven

runners and multiple underl-��ǡ�the cross country team’s pre-preparation for the 2013 sea-son will no change drastically.

“We are on a good roll. We have been to state six years �� ǡ� �� ǡǳ� ��Dierks said. “There are always ��ǡ�� ǡ� �� ǯ�� Ǥǳ

Sprinting to the finish, senior Chaz Trujillo attempts to gain spots in the final straight-away, placing 80th at state.

Senior Van Schloegel and sophomore Carson Bode try to separate from the pack in the state meet in Jefferson City, Mo.

Abram Hawkins John Mitchell

Prep News Vol. 21

Prep News Vol. 28

Nick Privitera

2010-2011 All-Sports Program

PPNN SPORTS 9November 16, 2012

Football gains experience through competition

Despite the loss in the dis-trict championship game on Friday, Nov. 9, the football team finished the season with a strong 9-3 record.

Going into Friday’s game, the team’s main goal was to defeat Blue Springs and avenge their loss against them from week three of the regular sea-son.

“[In week three it was] their experience against our inexpe-

rience... They had 18 starters coming back from last year, and that was [like] our team a year ago,” Mr. Tony Severino, varsity head coach, said.

Coming off of last year, the team did not have many return-ing starters. For example, the team had four varsity quarter-backs, none of whom were se-niors or played much last sea-son.

During the first three weeks, the team struggled, losing to Bentonville and Blue Springs. But they finally hit their stride

in week four in a 35-31 win over Hutchinson, igniting an eight-game win streak that lasted into the final week of the sea-son.

During the season, the team had success beating several ri-vals such as Jefferson City 16-6, Columbia Hickman 37-7, and Columbia Rock Bridge 38-21, all the while gaining experience which would help them later on in the season.

“You always wonder if a team is going to be able to han-dle adversity and [as] I watched

early on, the games that we lost... we mainly fell short be-cause of our inexperience,” Coach Severino said. “Once we found out what needed to be done... [I] would say, ‘Guys, this could be a special group.’”

Once the playoffs came around, the team had plenty of experience. They rolled through their first two games, beating Lee’s Summit 37-7 and Raymore-Peculiar 38-7, but struggled against the Blue Springs defense in their third game, losing 14-11.

At the end of the season, Austin Ritter, senior, led the team in tackles with 77 unas-sisted. Jordan Willis led the team in sacks with 9.

On offense, Connor Kuhl-mann led the team in rushing with an average of 5.2 yards per carry. Trey Vickers led the team in passing with 700 total yards.

“It was a good season, but it did not end up how we wanted it to,” junior Luke Arbanas, var-sity linebacker, said. A lot of people stepped up. We just did not get it done.”

Coach celebrates 30th year As Mr. Tony Severino, head football

coach, sifts through his overloaded email in-��ǡ��ƪ��ǡ��almost every one. But his quick pace sud-��Ƥ��Ǥ��

The message is from a former Rockhurst football player, and even though he doesn’t play football anymore, he felt the need to write Coach Sev.

“Hey, I just wanted to thank you for all you taught me back then. I still use those lessons in my work life and my family life...”

��ǡ��ơ��and places it in his most prized trophy col-lection: not a display case of his state titles �� ǡ� �� Ƥ�� every single letter he has received from his past players.

Coach Sev recently completed his 30th season as Rockhurst’s head football coach, and despite this year’s loss to Blue Springs in the district championship, his accolades remain unparalleled. Not only does he have seven state titles and 27 district titles at Rockhurst, but Coach Sev is the winningest coach in Kansas City high school football his-tory. He is proud of these numerous tangible accomplishments, but Coach Sev measures ��ơ��Ȅ��success of his players’ lives after they leave Rockhurst and what kind of impact he has on that success.

“You’re always proud of accomplish-ments, but when your former players come back, when they call you... when you get let-ters that say ‘Coach, you were an impact on my life,’ those are the things that I’m much more proud of,” Coach Sev said.

Although Coach has had a long history at Rockhurst, his coaching career did not start here. After playing football for Kansas State in the 1960s, he took a football coach-ing job right out of col-lege in his hometown, Cleveland, Ohio in 1970.

After moving to Kansas City and coaching for 12 suc-cessful years in the Shawnee Mission school district, for-mer Rockhurst athlet-ic director Al Davis �ơ��the Rockhurst head coaching job in 1983. Coach Sev found it tough to leave his team at Shawnee Mission Northwest, but he knew he had to take the job, mostly for the sake of his children.

“It was hard to leave, but sometimes in life you have to make professional decisions,

and my decision was to make sure my kids got this education [at Rockhurst],” Coach Sev said.

Coach Sev’s transition to Rockhurst was ��ƥ��ǡ��-��Ƥ��season.

“It was a change from the coach that was here [before Coach Sev], but he did a great job of talking us through the changes he made,” Mr. Eric Berg, current linebacker coach who was already coaching at Rock-hurst when Coach Sev arrived, said. “I re-member it being a very smooth transition.”

From then until now, the record books can speak for Coach Sev’s success on the Ƥ��ǡ��ơǦ��ǦƤ��encounters where Coach Sev really does his work, building great relationships with his players.

“Coach Sev is able to relate to each player whether they are a starting quarterback or a third string guard,” Mr. Nathan Scheelhaase, former Rockhurst player and current starting quarterback for Illinois Uni-versity, said. “You can always tell he genuinely cares about each person he comes into contact with.”

In these relationships, Coach Sev uses football as a way to teach his players the values of teamwork, hard work, and how to deal with de-��Ȅ�� into their lives after high school, whether they pursue football or not.

“I’ve grown as a football player [at Rockhurst], but I’ve grown as a per-son, too,” senior Henry Mascaux, lineman, said. “I know I’ll always look back on the things I learned [from Coach Sev].”

It is in this impact his coaching has on the lives of his players that he measures his suc-cess. So even though this year’s team did not make the state title game, Coach Sev

says he will not be able to tell this team’s success for a while.

“You feel bad for these se-niors, because everyone wants to leave with that banner on the wall,” Coach Sev said. “They want the tan-

gibles, but I’ll measure their success from the intangibles... maybe ten years from now when you see them married with kids and jobs, being

productive members of society.”And even though Coach Sev admits

he cannot have this kind of impact on every player he coaches, it is the posi-��ơ��-mer players and it is the occasional “thank you” email he receives from these men that keep him coming

back year after year.“Not every kid is going to come back

and tell you that you had something to do with [their success], and that’s okay,”

Coach Sev said. “But when they do come back and tell you that you may have been

the reason [for their success]... that’s the whole reason you do it.”

Peter Daly

[email protected]

Ben Burch

[email protected]

Characteristics he teaches:

Cares about the personal relation-

ship he forms with each player

He loves receiving letters from former

players, talking about how thankful they are

for what Rockhurst football did for him.

Takes pride in

seeing his former

players succeed

later in life.

Good Grades

Commitment

Leadership

LoyaltyTeamwork

Shutting out the competition

The soccer team takes on Christian Brothers Col-��Ƥ��Ƥ��Ǥ�

CBC comes in with a state-leading 24 wins and a Ǧ��Ǥ

�� ǡ� �� Ǥ� ��ǡ� �� ǡ� ��

Semi-final Preview

�� ơ� �� ǡ��-�� Ƥ�� ơ�Ǥ

�� ǯ�� Ƥ��ơ� ��Ǥ� � ��

Soccer team excels to start playoffs

Andrew Dakan

[email protected]

Confessions and Adoration: Nov. 29, Dec. 6, Dec. 13In the Chapel during Activity Period

Mass:Mon-Thurs 7:30 amIn the Chapel

L.S. North vs. Rockhurst

��ǦǤ�� Ƥ��Ǥ

ǲ��ǯ�� Ƥ�� ǡǳ��Ǥ� �� ǡ� �� ǡ��Ǥ

��

�� -��Ǥ

�� ǡ�� Ǥ� ��ǡ��ǡ��Ƥ��Ǥ�

�ơ��ǡ��-�� ǲ�� ǡǳ��Ǥ

��ǡ��Ƥ��ǡ�� Ǥ

ǲ�� ȏ�� ơ�Ȑǡǳ� ��Ǥ

��

��Ǧ�� -�� -�� ǦǤ� ��-�� in the season and cemented the ��Ƥ��Ǥ

�� -��ơ��Ǥ

��Ƥ��ǡ��ǡ�� Ǥ� ��ǡ��ǡ�� ǡ� �� ǡ� ��Ƥ��ǡ��Ǥ�

ǲ�� ǡ� ��-��ǡ��ǡ� �� ǯ��

�� ơ�� -��ǡǳ��Ǥ

�� Ƥ-��ǡ��Ǥǡ�� ǡ� ��ǡ� �� Ǥ�� Ǥ

ǲ�� ǯ�� ǡǳ� �� ǡ� ��Ƥ��ǡ��Ǥ�

Young squad moves one step closer, seeks state title

PPNNSPORTS10 November 16, 2012

Ȉ� ��ǣ 1-0 ȋ��Ȍ

Ȉ� ��ǣ� ��ǯ�ȋ��Ȍ

Ȉ� ��ǣ�Garrett ��ȋȌ

F. Howell ȋǦȌ3

Vianney ȋǦǦȌ2Vianney2

Park Hill S. ȋǦȌ

Liberty ȋǦȌ

3

2Park Hill S.0

CBC ȋǦǦȌ

Lafayette ȋǦǦȌ

2

1CBC3

Rockhurst ȋǦǦȌ

L.S. North ȋǦǦȌ

10

Rockhurst2

CBC

Rockhurst

Saturday, Nov. 17 at 4 p.m. at Blue Springs South High School

Senior goalkeeperGarrett Loehr

Friday, Nov. 16 at 4 p.m. at Blue Springs South High School

��Class 3 Districts

ȋǦȌ

ȋǦǦȌ

ȋǦǦȌ

ȋǦǦȌ

ȋǦǦȌ

ȋǦǦȌ

Park Hill S. vs. Rockhurst

��Class 3 Sectionals

Ȉ� �� ǣ 2-0 ȋ��Ȍ

Ȉ� ��ǣ� ��ǯ

�� ǯ

Chaminade

Rockbridge ȋǦǦȌ

ȋǦǦȌ

�� -��Ǥ

��ǡ�� ǯ�� ǯ��

ǲ�� ǯ�� ǤǤǤ��ǡ��ǡǳ��Ǥ

Acting or Velocirapping, Stollman makes it up as he goes

Senior finds self-expression

through rap, theatre

“You can put your emotions from music into theatre and you can put your emotions from the-atre, into music,” senior Zach Stollman said.

Now experienced in both Ƥ��ǡ� �� Ƥ�� interested in rap music in sev-enth grade. A year later, he per-��Ƥ�� ǡ�an experience he described as “horrible.”

But since he entered Rock-hurst, Stollman’s involvement in improv and his production of original music has exploded; he competed in Carlitos’ Battle of the Bands last year, has rapped in 15 recorded tracks, and has performed in 19 productions, both improv and drama, with the Rockhurst theatre program.

Though seemingly uncon-

nected, Stollman’s involvement in the theatre and improv pro-grams at Rockhurst helps him improve at producing and re-cording original music.

Despite his poor experience with improv in eighth grade, Stollman auditioned for an im-prov show at Rockhurst his sophomore year. To his surprise, he got the part. Improv gave him ��Ƥ��ǡ��enjoyed spontaneously creating �� Ƥ�-tional scenes.

“I liked improv because I had always been good at lying,” Stollman said.

��Ƥ�� -prov exposed Stollman to the other theatrical opportunities �ơ��Ȅ��the yearly dramas and musicals.

Theatre director Mrs. Annie Barney believes his work in dra-ma improves his improv.

“His work in drama has in-ƪ�� -cause it makes the improv more honest,” Mrs. Barney said. “He’s not reaching for the jokes as much as he is trying to play the reality of the scene.”

Stollman expanded his initial interest in rap music once he entered high school, freestyl-

ing and writing his own rhymes freshman year. His interest c o n t i n u e d to grow his junior year when he teamed up with his musically talented friends, including seniors Drew Jurden and Ian Von Fange, t o form a rap group known as “Z-Rex and the Velocirap-pers.” In most cases, Stollman raps over instrumentals created by the rest of the group.

“Stollman is really creative in the way he blends musi-��Ǥ��ƪ��

by artists such as Hopsin and Child-ish Gambino,”

junior Greg Bou-dreaux, fellow musician and former band-

mate, said.He has immensely

improved at creating music this year, pro-ducing original songs and creating his own beats.

Stollman con-stantly looks for inspi-ration to make new music. His songwrit-

ing methods vary.Some days, he’ll sit down and write an

entire song, other days, he’ll sim-ply write down a few words or a clever joke, planning to eventu-ally combine them into a song. Stollman posts most of his songs on SoundCloud, YouTube and Twitter @RexSwagTime.

Stollman draws a direct com-parison between his improv and music.

“I really thought it was cool, the idea of freestyle rap being kind of like improv because you �� ơ� �� your head and it ends up becom-ing something that’s very much from you,” Stollman said.

He doesn’t see his music or theatre careers ending at Rock-hurst; Stollman intends to keep rapping as a hobby and hopes to pursue theatre in college.

“I’m probably going to con-tinue the rapping as a hobby for a very long time, for at least the �� Ƥ�� ǡǳ� �� Ǥ�“That’s how long it would be be-fore I even think about getting disinterested in it. There’s so much to do with it that I won’t be stopping anytime soon, and I want to do theatre in college.”

Video games take it to next level

Jack McHugh

[email protected]

PPNN 11November 16, 2012

ARTS &ENTERTAINMENT

Features:What to use:

tollman ProfileȈ� ��Ȉ� ��Ƥ��

��Ȉ� ��

��Ȉ� ��ǡ��Ǧ��

��Ȉ� ��

S

Despite “Halo 4” being 343 Industries’ Ƥ�� ǲ��ǳ� �� ǡ� �� they’ve been kneeling at the feet of Bungie, the previous “Halo” producer; and that’s a good thing. From the stunning visuals to the balanced weapons in multiplayer, 343 man-aged to do something very few studios are able to do: reinvigorate a series.

Not only did 343 manage to include the gun-on-gun combat that “Halo” games are renowned for, they managed to add energy to the game that increased the ap-peal. Though new multiplayer game modes have been added, like Flood and Dominion, and even new game types, like Spartan Ops ȋ��Ƥ��“Halo” games), the most exciting additions to the game are in the realm of multiplayer.

While some “Halo” fundamentalists are aghast that 343 “dared” to add custom class-es, perks and kill-streaks to the “Halo” fran-

chise, I think it was one of the best creative choices 343 made because it adds a whole new element to the Halo series

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t take my “Halo” lightly; even after seven years, “Halo 2” still plays tunes on my heartstrings. How-ever, due to the depth added to this already highly-functioning game, I think “Halo 4” could be the best “Halo” yet.

As far as whether or not to buy this game, �ǯ��Ƥ��-where in the near future (Christmas gift, maybe?). However, if you’re planning on buying this or “Call of Duty: Black Ops II”, I’d recommend buying “COD”, mostly because you have a much longer time to wait to buy “Halo”. People will only play “Call of Duty” for a few months after the release, but with “Halo 4”, you’re looking at three extremely enjoyable years of gaming.

I came out of the Gamestop Tuesday night around 8:00 pm, raced home, practi-cally frisbee’d “Call of Duty: Black Ops II” into the disc tray, navigated through a few menus with both speed and precision, tried to connect to matchmaking … “‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II’ servers aren’t available at this time.” Really?

For half an hour or so I stared at the screen and watched that same message pop up again and again. An update was soon re-leased and I was able to play, but it was a disappointing start to my Black Ops experi-ence.

It’s November again, and Call of Duty is once again in my Xbox disc tray. While I want to say Black Ops II will be the savior of the se-ries, and that a ray of light came down from the heavens as I turned on my Xbox, I can’t. Despite the lack of originality, “Black Ops II” is fun, but it isn’t anything new.

Then again, when buying any Call of Duty

game, should you really expect anything new? Among the few new things “Black Ops II” brings, the 10-point system (a gun costs a point, a weapon attachment costs a point,) Ƥ�� ǡ��ǯ��-cally change it. While the game may not be excessively innovative, it is invigorating.

Sure, there may be a strange enemy spawning location, or a questionable death, but overall the multiplayer plays well and is comparable in enjoyment to Call of Duty: World at War. The new and reskinned zom-bies game mode is enjoyable, as well.

As far as whether or not to buy the game, I’d recommend it, but as with every other Call of Duty game, it will be fun for three or four months and then extreme hatred kicks in. ��ǡ��ơ��ǡǤ�ǯ��making some pretty big assumptions for hav-ing played the game one night, but looking at the previous track record, well, “the future is black.”

Features:What to use:��ENg�1+06�%7561/�%.#55�5;56'/��4#0�+6�<1/$+'5�)#/'�/1&'�� /2418'&�2*;5+%5�'0)+0'��*'#64'�/1&'�4'/1&'.'&

�4+/#4;U��L�E�'%10U�:'%76+10'4�'4-U��'#&��+.'0%'�+.&%#4&U��4+/#4;��#4(+)*6'4

�4+/#4;U��18'0#06��#4$+0'�'%10U��1.65*16�4/14��$+.+6;U��41/'6*'#0��+5+10�4&+0#0%'��412U��8'45*+'.&

��4&+0#0%'��4125�j-+..g564'#-5k��#66.'��+(.'�/#-'5�#�4'6740��1/+0+10�)#/'�/1&'��'9�%#/2#+)0�'0'/+'5

�+%4151(6�

�%6+8+5+10

Frank Evans

('8#05u#/&)T41%-*7456*5T'&7

KCansas

ityuncoverED

obscure restaurants

BACK PAGEJohn Avery Van Schloegel

Contributing to Kansas City’s claim as one of the top barbecue cities in the country, Quick’s barbecue in Kansas City, Kan., was the best restaurant we sam-pled. We ordered the half slab of ribs and burnt ends, which were both cooked to

Rudy’s, a traditional Mexican restaurant off of Westport Road and Wyo-ming St, was a bit disap-pointing. Due to waiter recommendations, we ordered chimichangas and beef tacos. The chimichan-gas, as well as the beef ta-cos, were nothing special and the sides, refried beans and rice, seemed like any other Mexican restaurant in Kansas City. Compared with

The Cook Shack

Rudy’s

Papu’s Cafe

Quick’s

The Prep News recently asked the student body, faculty and administrators to sub-mit some of their favorite Kansas City local restaurants. Due to the plethora of sub-missions, we decided to create a series on Kansas City restaurants, beginning with af-fordable, unknown restaurants. These are a few of the suggested gems of the Kansas City restaurant scene as reviewed by senior John Avery, local fast food employee and restaurant connoisseur, and senior Van Schloegel, chef and self-proclaimed food critic.

perfection. The meat was moist and full of a nice, smoky flavor. The entrees were of-fered with two sides each, giving great por-tions for a reasonable price. We would add Quick’s to the elite barbecue res-taurants in the competitive Kansas City area.

the other restaurants we vis-ited, Rudy’s had by far the most mainstream, typical restaurant feel. However, we may not have ordered a restaurant specialty, which is why we still recommend students to give the restau-rant a try.

Off of 65th and Troost Avenue, Niecie’s, a soul food eatery, was overall average. The main entrees we ordered, fried chicken and country fried steak, were tasty and had a flavor unique to Niecie’s; however, the sides, green beans and

mashed potatoes, were very mediocre, tasting like they were straight out of the can. The restaurant was set up like an old-fashioned diner, even offering break-fast all day.

Niecie’s

A small, breakfast and lunch hole-in-the-wall res-taurant exists only a small distance from Rockhurst at the Cook Shack on 89th and Wornall. A favorite spot of many faculty, the Cook Shack did not disappoint. The waitress recommended the “famous” pancakes, which turned out to be de-licious. The varying flavors

in the pancake sandwich, an egg smashed between two pancakes blended together nicely, while also leaving one very full. After talk-ing with some Cook Shack regulars within the faculty, the French toast seems to be a favorite here; we look forward to returning to the Cook Shack to try out the French toast.

Papu’s Cafe, a small, se-cluded joint, is nestled in the Shell gas station at 75th and Wornall. The gyro sand-wich was one of the best food items tested through-out all restaurants. The large-portion combination of succulent lamb and fresh tomatoes all contributed

to making this sandwich one of our favorites. The unique surrounding within the cafe, the small seating area, and visibility of the kitchen gave a feeling like the chef was cooking the meal personally for the cus-tomers.

Rockhurst is here

Documents

November 2012 Prep News