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NOVEMBER 17, 2010PurPle SageWaunakee, WIVolume 9, Issue 2Waunakee Community High School

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“The tears and sweat often bring out the best

in us.

Presented by The Wednesday Society

The

One Act to State for 20th year

TheWisconsinGreen andHealthySchoolsProjectisajointprojectbetweentheWisconsinDepartmentofInstructionandtheWisconsinDepartmentofNatural Resources that hasbeen making a statementthroughout school districtsacross Wisconsin. It hasrecentlymade its way intotheschooldistrict,where theimplementationoftheinitiativehereisbeingheadedbyfellowsciencedepartmentinstructorsBetsyIppolitoandKarenOlson. AccordingtotheWisconsinDNRwebsite, the programaims to “increase students’knowledgeandawarenessofWisconsin’snaturalresources

and the env i ronmenta l ,health, and safety concernsandchallenges that faceourschools, our communities,andourearth.” Todo this,theprogramrecognizesschoolsthatcompletethethreestepprocessto become certifiedasaWisconsinGreenandHealthySchool. The firstof these threesteps is forming aGreenandHealthySchoolsTeamand signing a Green andHealthyPledge.Inthesecondstep,theteammustcompleteaseriesofsixassessmentsonvarious areas related to theschool’sgeneralenvironment,suchaswasteand recycling,energy, water and schoolfacilitiesandgrounds.Ippolito

said, “Before we can startchanging the school for thebetter,wehavetoknowwherechangeisneeded.”

Aftertheseassessmentsarecompleted and the problemareashavebeenidentified,thethirdstepbegins.Thisiswherethe team creates a plan toeradicateanyissuesandmeettheGreenandHealthySchoolsprogramstandards.

TheWisconsinGreen andHealthy Schools program isweb-basedandself-paced,sothereisnoimmediatepressurefor our school to becomecertified. Either way, IppolitoandOlsonarechargingaheadwiththeirplansto gain certification.Theyhopethisprojectwill create an overall

awareness of a healthyschool environment, helpbuild a stronger sense ofcommunity,andgivestudentsrealworld problem solvingskills. More importantly, theybelievethisprocesswillalloweveryone involved to realizethateveryactionhasaneffect,and that little things help tochangetheworldforthebetter.

Jenna McGowanReporter

Sierra GillespieEntertainment Editor

WHSOneActmadehistoryonNovember 6,when theyqualifiedforstateforthe20thyear in a row at theMitbyTheatreatMadisonCollege.Thisyear’sOneActisThe Isle of Dogs. Seniors StephanieShepro andNathan Taylor,providesome insighton theproduction.Purple Sage: HowlonghaveyoubeeninvolvedinOneAct?Stephanie Shepro: I joinedOneActmysophomoreyearand have been a part of iteversince.PS:Whatroledoyouplayinthisyear’sOneAct?SS:IplayDameOliviaBuckbillwhoisanenthusiastictheatreboardmember.PS:What is an interestingaspect about the play?SS: It’s a dark comedy, sothere’s a lot of humor, butthen there are momentswhenitbecomesserious.PS: What challenges doyou face getting into yourcharacter?SS:Mycharacter,thoughveryoutgoinglikeI,hasatendencyto speak for others,whichisn’tlikeme.Ihavetobeabletobecomeadifferentpersononstage,whichiswhatactingisabout.PS: Whatchallengesdoesthegroupfaceasawhole?SS:Notlaughingwhenwe’renot supposed to. Everyonehastostayincharacter.P S : A re you ne r vous?SS:Of course I’mnervous.

Ever y per formance getsjudgedbydifferentpeopleandwehavetohopetheyloveit.PS:Howdoesyoursetchangefromdistrict to sectionals tostate?SS:Wealwaysliketochangeour set, to improve it. There[are] always additions andevenmorepaintingbetweenperformances so it’s neverthesame.PS: Do you get stage fright?SS:Mostdefinitely!Istillhavethedreamwherewe’redoingthe play, and I forget allmylines,soIhavetomakemypartupandfailmiserably.PS: Do you have any pre-p e r f o r m a n c e r i t u a l s ?SS:Ohsure,buttheonlywaytofindoutaboutthemistobeinOneAct.PS:Howlonghaveyoubeen

Junior Brandyn Liebe (William Shakespeare) aids Senior Stephanie Shepro (Dame Olivia Buckbill ) after she is stabbed. Jack Rosenberry (Cuthbert Burbage) watches Buckbill’s death. (Photo by Jeremiah Kirch)

involvedinOneAct?Nathan Taylor: This ismyfourthyear.P S : H ow w o u l d y o udescribe this year’sOneAct?NT: V i le , vulgar, putr id ,contagious and charminglywitty.PS:What is your role thisyear, and what challengesdoes your character bring?NT:IplayNicholasDebeaubien,theyoungplaywright,whoisasilent character. It’s provedvery difficult to develop acharacterwith no dialogue,but I’ve finally livedmy lifelongdreamtobeHarpoMarxandnot be judged, though IsupposeIambeingjudged.PS: This year you madet h e sw i t c h f r om c r ewto cast . Why, and whatchallenges does that bring?

NT: I transferred to castbecause I canmake funnyfaces;that’sreallyit!Themostdifficult part of acting in thisproduction is trying to keepupwiththosemoreseasonedactors. I alsomiss the crewgreatlybecausethey’resuchatightlyknitgroup,andit’shardtoleavethem.PS: Howdoes thisOne ActdifferfrompastOneActsandplays from other schools?NT:Youreallyhavetodoyourhomework for this piece.TherearemanyShakespearianreferencesthatareintegraltothe comprehensionofmanyjokesandtheconclusion.WHS One Act wi l l be

performing at state at UW-OshkoshonNovember 20 inthe Festival Theatre at 1:15p.m.

Football travels to Camp Randall for second year in a row. See page 13 for more.

Waunakee schools go green and healthy

football advances to stateDetails on page 13.

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Entertainment

“ Why is ‘she’ not paying her debt to society by paying a simple tax on all of her ‘seashells’ or whatever it is she writes them off as?

-Junior Brandyn Liebe See page 12 for the

complete Top 5.

Flip your newspaper over to page 16 to view a timeline of terriffic trinkets. From timeless to the toys to be.

Your community government: a proposed plan to build a new elementary school was voted down. For more on the referendum see page 6.

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WaunakeeCommunityHighSchoolunveiledanewstudentinformation system at thebeginningofthe2010-11schoolyear.InfiniteCampuswentliveforteachers’ trainingthisJulyand has been functioningfor students since the doorsopenedonSeptember2.Thesystemisareplacement

for the attendance systemSASI of previous years andfamily communication siteParentConnect.ItisavailabletoallWHSstudents,parentsandstaff,eachpartywithadifferentleveloffunctionality.AccordingtotheInfiniteCampuswebsite,theprogramoffersassistancefor:administration,curriculum,instruction, school services,communication,reportingandanalysis.Asupportteammadeupof

teachershasbeenassembledto ass is t the t rans i t ion .RebeccaCasselmoved fromthemiddleschooltobecomethecomputerresourceteacheratthehighschoolthisyear.Hermaintaskistoassiststudents,parents and teachers withInfiniteCampus.T h e p r o g r am a l l ow s

studentstocheckgrades,viewattendance, and accomplishvariousothertasks.According

WHS campus is now becoming infiniteEmily DrewryCopy Editor

totheprovider’swebdetailing,“[Thesystem]deliversoutofthebox functionality, provenrapidimplementationsthroughtrainingandongoingsupport.”Infinite Campus has seen

mostly positive reactionssince itsdebut inSeptember.Sophomore EliseMoss said,“I think it’s a greatway forstudentstobeabletoseewhattheirgradesareandnothavetogoasktheteachers.”Sen io r Jos ie Johnson

also spoke positively aboutthe system and said, “I like[InfiniteCampus]better thanParentConnect because it’seasiertoaccess.”The change in systems

stemmedfromtworeasons:thefirstbeingthediscontinuationof SASI as a system, and thesecondbeingwhatPrincipalBrianKersten referred to astheschool,“wantingtomovetowardsareal-timeweb-basedapplication.”The research began in

August 2009and includedanin-depth study done by TimSchell,DirectorofCurriculumandInstructionforthedistrict.InfiniteCampuswascomparedto twoother options, PowerSchool and Skyward,whichwerechoseninfiveotherareadistricts. InfiniteCampuswasselectedovertheotheronline

programs because Kerstenfound the “information tobereadily available.”Schell alsoreferred to Infinite Campusas “thewinner [between theothertwopossiblesolutions]infeatures,easeofuse,androadmapforfutureenhancements.”Middleton-CrossPlains, Lodi,McFarland, Monona Grove,Stoughton, and Sun PrairiedistrictsalluseInfiniteCampusaswell.The transition from SASI

andParentConnect to InfiniteCampus was “a fo rk l i f tupgrade,”accordingtoSchell.Thisreferstothevastamountofdataintegrationthathadtohappeninordertopreparethesystem. “Migrating fromSASIto InfiniteCampushasbeenamajor undertaking, and Ithinkthecommunity,parents,students, and teachers, havebeen patient and acceptingof the inevitableglitches inaprojectthislarge,”saidSchell.While implementinganew

systemwasahugetransition,members of the staff haveembraced the change.MathinstructorKarinCarson said,“There are things [in InfiniteCampus] that are nice thatweren’tintheoldsystem,buttherearealso things that arecumbersome.”Itmay take time to learn

thequirksoftheprogram, but,“With change,there’s alwayshesitation, butteachers havereallyembracedit and jumpedright in,”Casselsaid.

Calendar: View due dates for assignments.

Schedule: View current grades.

Reports: View progress reports, report cards, schedule, missing assignments, and unofficial transcript.

Change Account system: Ability to change username/password.

Payments: Directly make payments to your lunch account.

Attendance: View tardies and absences.

Food Service: View lunch account balance.

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Volunteer Connect: Sign upTheWaunakeecommunity

Problem Solving team isstartingaVolunteerConnectprogram.Commun i t y p rob lem

solving is a division of thefuture problem solv ingprogram. In thecommunityproblemsolvingcompetition,teammembersactuallyfindanareaofconcerninhisorher community and thenattempttosolveit.Aftermuchthinking,theFPSteamfeltanarea that needed attentionwas i n vo l vemen t andvolunteeringby the studentbody.Althoughmanystudentswanttovolunteer,orneedthehours for something, theyoften never get organized.Thus,FPSdecidedtostarttheVolunteerConnectprogram.Theteamwillprovideatopicof themonth, to help give

volunteer ideas and evenorganize trips to places tovolunteer.ThemonthofNovember,

w i l l b e f o c u s i n g o nvolunteeringwiththeelderly.Onthewebsitethereisalistofplacestovolunteerwiththeelderlyandmoreinformation.FPSwillbeorganizingatriptotheManoronNovember20.Tosignup,visit thewebsiteand send amessagewiththe names of volunteers.Formore information visitthe facebookpage (searchVolunteer Connect) or thewebsite www.wix.com/volunteerconnect/thinktwice.Anyquestions,comments,

[email protected].

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New classes introduced to curriculum

To build or not to build, that was the questionOlivia RuchReporter

On Tuesday, November2, the citizens ofWaunakeev o t e d o n a t w o - p a r teducationalreferendum.Theproposal included buildinga new elementary schooland expand ing Pr a i r i eElementaryandtheWaunakeeIntermediate School at areportedcostof$23.5million.

Waunakee homeownerswould have increases intheir property tax bills ofapproximately 3 percent inordertopayfortheexpansion.Although thevotewasclose,the referendum did notpass. SuperintendentRandyGuttenberg said, “[I am]disappointedthereferendumdidnotpass,but respect thedecisionofthecommunity.”Theproposalwasbrought

onbyanovercrowdingintheelementary,intermediate,andmiddleschools.AccordingtoGuttenberg, “Ourenrollmentis anticipated to grow byabout a thousand studentsby 2018.” The intermediateschoolcurrentlyutilizessomespaceinHeritage.Guttenbergsaid, “The students in theelementary schools and theintermediateschoolwilllikelysee larger class sizes,more

studentsmoved to schoolsouts ide of their regularattendanceareaandpossibletemporaryclassrooms.”Wh e n a s k e d i f t h e

re fe rendum was to beproposed again,Guttenbergsaid, “Schoolscannotsecurefinancing to build schoolswithout approval through apublicreferendum,andsinceourenrollment isanticipatedto continue to grow,wewill

need tobringaplanback tothecommunity in the future.Whenthiswilloccurandwhatitwill entail still needs tobediscussedwith the board ofeducation.”Highschoolstudents in the

districtshouldnotbedirectlyaffectedbythevoters’decision.Theywillbeaffectedfromthereferendumtoexpandthehighschool,whichwaspassed inApril2010.

New teachers to math departmentLily VanderbloemenNews Editor

In addition to newmathinstructors Trygve Fritz andSaman tha Heye r, Ma thInstructorCourtneyRingwasalsoaddedtothehighschoolstaffthisschoolyear.Pr i o r t o t e a ch i n g i n

Waunakee, Ring taught atBrodheadHighSchoolwhereshe taught Pre-Algebra andAlgebra. Ringwas also themathadvisorandpromadvisoratBHS.Ring currently teaches

Geometr y and A lgebra /Geometr y 2B . She f i r s tdiscovered she likedmathwhentutoringstudentsinhighschoolforNHS.Ringalsohada teacher,MaryWaltz,whoRing said, “madeeverythingdifferentandexciting.”

This past fall season,Ringcoached the seventh gradevolleyballteamatthemiddleschool. She is also involvedin the high school studentcouncil and is looking togetinvolved with the soccerprogramhere atWaunakee.Her other hobbies include:playing volleyball, swimminganddownhillskiing.IfRingcouldtravelanywhere

Math instructors Courtney Ring, Samantha Heyer, and Trygve Fritz in their respective math classrooms. (Photos by Lydia Dorn)

intheworld,shewouldtraveltoHawaii.Ring said, “WhatIhave learnedaboutmyselfovertheyearsisthatIdonotneedtogofarawaytohavefun,Ijustneedtofindaplacethatisrelaxingtome.”The math department

welcomesRing alongwiththe other instructors to theWaunakeeHighSchoolstaff.

Chris PedersenWeb Page Manager

Whe n s t u d e n t s g e ttheir course directories inDecember,theywillfindsevennewcourseofferings.ThenewcoursesareMandarinChinese,acompactedFST/Pre-Calculuscourse, IT Essentials, GameDesign,JazzImprov,IssuesinPsychology, and Spanish forHeritageSpeakers.For a class tobe taught at

Waunakee High School, itmustfirstbeapprovedbytheappropriate department. Itthen advances to a buildingreview.Passing that, there isa districtwide reviewwiththedepartmentchairs.Asub-committeeoftheschoolboardapprovesit,andfinallythefull-boardvotes.Allsevenoftheseclasseswereapprovedbytheschool board onNovember8 andwill be added to thecourselistingfornextyear.Aclassneedsabout15studentsenrolledtobetaught.AccordingtoPrincipalBrian

Kersten,“Wefeelwiththesizeoftheschoolitisanappropriatetimetolookataddinganotherlanguage.Oneof the fastest

growing languages in theworld in addition to Spanishi s Ch inese .” WaunakeeHigh School currently offersSpanish, French, Japanese,andLatinlanguagecourses.K e r s t e n , D i r e c t o r o f

CurriculumandInstructionTimSchellandAssistantDirectorofCurriculum and InstructionAmy Johnson recentlymetwith representatives of theMiddleton-CrossPlainsschooldistrict todiscussco-hiringaMandarinChinese instructor.Finding a qualified teachermayprovetobeanissue,butaccordingtoGeorgeMavroulis,theDirectorofCurriculumandInstruction at Cross-Plains,“The candidate pool is notdeep,butIthinkwecanfindsomeoneduetoourlocationnearUW.”A compacted pre-calculus

andadvancedalgebracoursewill help studentswhowanttotakeCalculusduringhisorhersenioryear.Currently,theonlyway for someone todoso is to takebothGeometryandAdvancedAlgebracoursesfreshmanyearorhavealreadyskippedayearofmath.Manycollegemath, science, and

engineering programs havecalculus as a prerequisite,and this compacted coursewill helpWaunakee studentsbe competitive with otherstudents. According to highschool math teacher ErinSchroeder,“[Enteringtheclass]willbelikeAdvancedEnglish,”meaning itwill require somesortofqualificationprocess.Currently,computerscience

coursesarepartof themathdepartment, but next yeartheywill be listed on theirown in the coursedirectory.Thefirstoftwonewadditions,Computer Essent ia ls , i sa course done by Cisco, amultinationalnetworkingandcommunications company.Theclasswill allowstudentstoearnA+certification.Thisis anentry level certificationthat showscompetenceasacomputer technician, or ascomputer science teacherAaronPavaoput it, “qualifies[you]forjobsthatmakemoremoney than Ido.”This classwillalsoworkasadualcreditwithMadisonCollege.Game Design will “help

br idge the gap betweenComputational Thinking and

Computer Science I,” saidPavao. The classwill covergames and their effect onsociety, programming logicand more. ComputationalThinkingisaprerequisiteforbothclasses.Jazz Improvwillbegeared

towards students with amusicbackgroundinterestedin improvisationalwork andas jazz composition. Thiscourseaims to give studentsthetoolstoimproviseaswellas transcribemusic. In thepast, this interestwasservedthroughIndependentStudies,but “is about 90 percentindividualwork, so thereareless checkpoints and it isless effective,” according tobandinstructorRyanGill.JazzImprovwill beofferedeveryotheryear.Currently,APPsychology is

the only psychology courseavailable at thehigh school.

Many students, however,eitherwant to learn aboutpsychologybutarenot readyfor an AP level course orsimply are not interested intaking theAP test. Issues inPsychology is a class thatwill beopen to sophomoresthroughseniors,andprovidesa smallerworkload thanAPPsychology. “I think it fills aniche that is long overdue,”said psychology instructorCharlieFuller.Althoughthereis inevitably some overlap,the mater ia l covered inpsychologywill be differentfrom theAPcoursematerial.Potentialtopicsincludefamilydynamics, addiction issuesandmentalillnesses.Span i sh f o r He r i t a ge

Speakerswill benefit nativeSpanishspeakers.Inthepast,native speakers could takeSpanish IVor SpanishV, butthese coursesmaynot offerenoughofachallenge.SpanishforHeritageSpeakerswillbedesignedspecificallyforthesestudents andwill runmuchlikeanEnglishclass.Thefocuswillbemostlyonliteratureandproper grammar rather thanpronunciationandculture.


OPINIONJamie Warner, Opinion Editor

Jamie WarnerOpinion Editor

With problems such as oil depletion and global warming looming in the distance, people have been turning to biofuels as an alternative to oil companies. However, while modern research may give more power to biofuels, concoctions to this day have not been effective.

In fact, it is questionable whether biofuels have helped the environment at all. To make room for farmland, natural habitats are sometimes destroyed. In the U.S., corn plots that would be used for food are being replaced with corn for biofuel, turning away food in addition to t a k i n g u p m o r e s p a c e . Plants take carbon from the

atmosphere and replace it with o x y g e n , f i g h t i n g g l o b a l warming. Biology students might be familiar with the concept that around half of a tree’s mass is made of carbon from the atmosphere. Removing the trees and thus adding to global warming in an attempt to solve that very problem hardly seems efficient.

In the U.S., the problem is particularly bad. Since we cannot grow sugarcane, we have to make biofuels out of corn, which is much less efficient. Most of the energy biofuels produce through the processes we use is spent producing them in the first place. For this reason, biofuels in the U.S. have been subsidized extensively. Because the biofuel industries here are too ineffective to stand on their own, the government needs to prop them up. It does not need to be that way, however.

In Brazil, the biofuel industry is running smoothly without government support, a far cry from biofuels in the U.S.

which are struggling to stand. In Brazil, the more efficient sugarcane makes biofuels a

legitimate source of energy. Greater eff iciency

and innova t ion a r e r e w a r d e d instead of having i n e f f i c i e n c y and bad ideas c o v e r e d u p by the tr icky

t a x e s a n d subsidizations used to make

t h e b u s i n e s s

profitable in the U.S. Because the Brazilian system is more conducive to good ideas, good ideas have come.

One such innovation is hydrocarbons, which are chemically similar to fossil fuels but are still made with biomaterial. Because of this, hydrocarbons can be mixed in with gasoline and such products without requiring a specialized engine. Such hydrocarbons would also be purer than petroleum, so refineries would have to do less purification. Through a joint effort between oil companies Shell and Cosan, hydrocarbons are becoming a reality.

T h e s u c c e s s o f t h i s venture could then pave the way for future fuels, such as ethanol made from non-food biomaterial, or cellulosic biofuel. With this technology, making biofuel would not deplete food sources but would make food and biofuel prices more stable and provide more land that can be used to produce food.

Once hydrocarbons are brought out onto the market, then innovations can be made with less risk. Scientists and engineers can team up and be funded by oil companies to try to make better fuels, adding to the research done by the current government-funded workers. Biofuels as they exist today are inefficient and subsidized heavily. Current energy research done in the private market, however, has made a new path for improvement.

Biofuels ineffective; hope for future

U n d e r s t a n d i n g s o c i a l norms is the catalyst for c o m p r e h e n d i n g s o c i a l interaction. Often, what is unsaid makes the biggest impression, yet the unsaid may be difficult to decipher, such as the many nebulous aspects of personal i ty. A l though qualities of persona are broad in scope, all people fit into differing personality types. The categories are introversion, extroversion and ambiversion, which denotes a middle and often disregarded type on the personality spectrum.

Learning the attr ibutes of both may breach the communication gap between acquaintances, students and teachers, work mates and such. Understanding both

types might well benefit you in communication with others, as well as knowing your own intuition.

I t i s t h o u g h t t h a t 5 0 percent of all individuals are introverts. Contrary to common opinion, introversion is not the quality of being reclusive, as most introverts enjoy social interact ion. Rather, it is the social stimuli—namely preference—that the individual would interact with. Introversion dictates that a person would much rather be with close associates—those whom he or she has known for a longer amount of time.

T h e s e p e o p l e a r e dist inguishable from the shy and socially anxious. Introverted people might classify as socially competent. Tending to ponder and reflect, the method in which they relay

information is more likely to be steeped on a cognitive basis. The result? They tend to have a better comprehension of rationale and are often misunders tood by the i r extroverted contemporaries. T h e y a r e d e s c r i b e d a s intuitive and regard the world as an interesting, endless smorgasbord of information—a codex of sorts to be deciphered through meditative processes.

M a i n l y, t h i s g r o u p o f individuals benefits more from single activities such as music, literature and architecture. They are judging—not judgmental mind you—but meticulous and thorough. Leaving no question unanswered, life is unambiguous to them because they are life’s problem solvers.

In contrast, extroverts thus have a tendency to gain and reciprocate energy from the

outside world. They thrive on the notion of social interaction. In doing so from this vantage p o i n t , c o m p r e h e n d i n g an in t rover t may prove exceptionally difficult.

This group of people is primarily interested in their stimuli. They are well spoken, genuine, and interested in new things.

Primarily, extroverts are known as sensors of their environment. They thrive where introverts would stilt and hesitate. They are the world’s multitaskers—often able to complete several given tasks in the most distracting environments. As a result, they are confident. They are personable and apt to change decisions.

Extroverts conceptualize the world around them through a di f ferent scope. Of ten

impulsive, they are quick to action. Unlike introverts, these individuals prefer freedom to explore their curiosity: meeting new foods, sampling new delicacies, and learning new cultures.

Predominantly, extroverts are in the limelight. Choosing sociable occupations, they might well be impromptu comedians, newscasters, teachers, or authoritative figures.

The question is how does one communicate with an extrovert?

The communication barrier seems daunting for an introvert.

As an introvert, it is important to desensitize oneself to the constant, often tiring influence of extroverts. It seems to me that we benefit most by exploring

Eric MomouColumnist

Understanding the two archetypes of communication

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Fall of Disney teen girl icons

One Act, Football, Cross Country, and Swim Team to state

Facebook addiction. “It will just take a minute to check it, and then I can go start myessay.”

New Harry Potter movie. We know how it endsalready, but there is suspense all the same.

Thanksgiving food

A lack of stom-ach space to be filled with Thanksgiving food

Raking leaves. Making a wind-resistant pile is a challenge of engineering unsolved to date.

“Conan.” After a calam-ity with NBC, he is finally no longer “legally prohibited from being funny on tele-vision.”

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WEDNESDAY SOCIETY speaksTH

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When an earthquake struck Haiti in January, Americans were eager to give aid to their local struggling country. Today, though, Americans have a financial crisis of their own. Even though Haiti, now struggling to get back on its feet, has been hit back down by an outbreak of cholera, the financial problems here are taking away from problems elsewhere. Unfortunately, the rest of the world’s problems do not stop when the U.S. is not prepared to deal with them.

Also, many of these issues stem from the U.S. itself. Take Guatemala. According to the Associated Press, the murder

rate in this country is more than three times the rate in Mexico, and nearly half of the country is controlled by drug gangs and criminals. We are at fault for much of the damage there. The reason illegal drug gangs are so common is because of the strong U.S. demand for illegal drugs. The same gangs we support go on to destabilize governments and lower the standard of living for people in other countries.

Yes, we have problems of our own that need to be attended to, but so do our neighbors. Our problems are interconnected, and we should not focus on a short-term problem in neglect of something that could come back to harm us.

Cleaning up our mess

– F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Show me a hero and I will

write you a tragedy.


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Okay, the G.O.P. won Midterms; now what?Glenn WillColumnist

I will admit the Republican sweep of this election was impressive. Other than that, I am outraged.

I went into the election Tuesday cocky, thinking that it would be a

repeat of 2008 and the Democrats would keep everything they had earned.

I was wrong.I got home from school and

checked the exit polls (yes, I am a political junky). They were not looking great. I said to myself, “Whatever, it is just polls, not anything to base the future on.” (Ironically, I had been ignoring the polls the whole election.)

I sat back, watched some television, ate some dinner and then headed to wispolitics.com to find that the polls were indeed still going for Ron Johnson and Scott Walker (two politicians I deeply despise).

Around ten, I sat online, went to my Twitter account and saw that Russ Feingold’s staff had posted, “Don’t lose hope, only 52% reporting!” This gave me hope, false hope, but still hope that the Democrats could still pull out of this thing alive.

It hurt the next morning when I saw that glazed-over face of Johnson and the slick, grimy face of Walker on the cover of the State Journal. I had already yelled out obscenities

the night before, but I felt terrible. Why did I feel so personally i n v e s t e d i n t h e election? I did not vote in it (for reference, my birthday is May 9); I only helped volunteer for it with my friends and my family. We did not invest our time for nothing. I believed in Feingold and Barrett and hoped they would both pull off victories. They did not, and I honestly think it is a turn in the wrong direction for

Wisconsin.

You probably think this is just me being a sore loser, which, admittedly, accounts for a quarter of the force behind this. Unfortunately, I also read the campaign promises of Johnson and Walker, watched the Senatorial debates and talked to political journalists and professors at the University of Wisconsin’s Robert LaFollette School of Public Policy to predict what was likely going to happen in the future.

My conclusion on Scott Walker is that public schools, Medicare recipients and the state university system are all going to be demonized by his “cutting the fat.” As a man who did not even graduate college, I guess it appears he does not want anyone to come out ahead – because schooling is overrated... right? After that, how are we supposed to get out of a budget deficit if we cut taxes? Bringing in companies is great, and I support him on wanting to bring jobs, but large tax breaks for them loses our government millions in revenue it could be getting. Lying and not looking after the public? Way to go Scott, you are already doing a terrific job.

Ron Johnson, on the other hand, is hard to pin down. He never really told us what he was going to do. He did, though, tell us hundreds of times that he was self-made man (if winning management

from a company owned by your brother-in-law is “self- made”). He lost every debate he was in, mostly because he only answered half the questions, used incorrect data, and stuck to his repetitive and sometimes incorrect rhetoric. After losing the debates and gaining only insignificant paper endorsements, he still beat the maverick bipartisan junior senator, Russ Feingold, after spending millions from his own pocket to do so.

How can someone bring “change” to Washington if they do not even have a clue what they are going to do? Using hot words and clichés does not work when you are trying to work policy and budget (something he would seemingly do well with, as an accountant, if he knew where his funding was from).

I guess I will say I have a little more hope for Johnson, as he can do a little less damage to our state than Walker can and will. Balancing the budget is always a good thing (like in the Clinton era), but is it worth it if you are cutting programs that help people?

I would like an apology for how awful this election turned out. I was told the other night that yelling at someone for their vote was wrong, and you should never do that, but is it really wrong if you are simply looking out for your country?


OPINION

“Would you take any of the

”new classes?

Photo poll by Olivia Knier and Lydia Dorn

“Spanish for Heritage Speak-ers because that’s something I don’t know a lot about.”LuAnn Miley HS Assistant

“The jazz one would be really cool because I love jazz music. [Also] Issues in Psychology because I’m really interested in psychology, and it would be a nice precursor to AP Psychology”Steph SheproGrade 12

“Game Design be-cause I like games, and I’m very inter-ested in how they are made.”Eric SwansonGrade 9

“FST/Precalc so I could get ahead in math.”Kara SchultzGrade 10

“Jazz Improvisation [because] it’s another branch of music that a lot of people could explore and Issues in Psychology beacuase that’s hopefully my career choice. I’m really interested in the mind.”Andrew ZobelGrade 11

Nick StammColumnist

French pension plan not worth its costsa common sight during months of protesting. It is believed that at one point 40 percent of all the gas stations in France were closed due to the gas shortage problem.

Off the coast of France in

Many countries around the world have had to make tough decisions on how to save their money during these trying economic times. Recently, France, in what they believed to be the best f inancial solution to save their pension plan, decided to raise their retirement age from 60 to 62 years old, even with massive protests going on around the country.

As you could imagine, the people of France were not thrilled at the prospect of

having to work for another year or two before receiving benefits from the government. Protests throughout the country were rampant with many turning violent as the idea was debated in France’s Parliament over many months.

As part of the protests many people boycotted their jobs and refused to work in protest to the possible change to the retirement bill. In particular, the oil and docking industries t e m p o r a r i l y l o s t m a n y employees to boycotts of this plan.

Oil shortages and empty gas stations all around France were

the Mediterranean Sea, ships were lined as far as the eye could see with full cargo loads simply waiting to get into port and unload their cargo.

Looking back at all of this mayhem and chaos, is it truly worth it for France? By raising the retirement age, does the government really expect to solve a massive debt problem? It seems they think making people wait for two more years after 60 years of hard work wiill earn them money in the long run.

Maybe they can save short term because all of a sudden they are not paying another

two years’ worth of citizens’ typical wages, but what about in the future? Chances are the extreme majority of people who are 60 now will be alive and well by the time they are 62 years old. France still ends up in the same situation, and what really is gained?

Given more time and a little more thought, it is very possible that a better long term solution to save France’s pension could be found. A solution that does not put any more financial pressure on its people, especially in these times, is what the country needs.

Voters back from school billsThe Waunakee community

voted on November 2 against a referendum to add a new school at the elementary level. The school would have been placed on Woodland Drive, in a plot currently occupied by fields. However, Waunakee residents denied any money to be used for constructing a new school. In April, a new elementary school was put to vote and was denied. It has been made clear that we need more space, but the price tag is blocking voters from considering it.

Waunakee’s last elementary school, Arboretum Elementary School, was a bust. The school is too small for the needs of Waunakee. Only a few short years after that school was built, another school is needed. Clearly, Arboretum

was not big enough. Why would voters approve a school that would exceed its capacity so quickly, though? The reason is that the price tag was considerably lower than a full size elementary school would have been.

Waunakee voters have expressed their concern over spending such a large amount of money. Therefore, the school referendums put up for voting are referendums with smaller price tags. Lower priced schools mean smaller schools that will not fit needs of future students. This means that schools have to be built every few years instead of one large school being built and lasting for ten or more years.

Waunakee voters have to know that overcrowding is an imminent threat. In order to fix this issue, there is a cost, and it might be large. Money spent on education is

priceless; education is what makes the United States strong. Elementary education is the first step in a child’s schooling career. A voter ’s mindset should be in the long term rather than the short term.

Waunakee is one of the fastest growing communities in the area; the public schools here are also some of the best in the area. To keep up with the growing community, schools have to be able to handle the students.

Additionally, splitting up elementar y students into multiple schools is harmful for the students themselves. Waunakee is still a small town, and if students are split up in four, five, or six different directions concerns arise. Are all the different schools teaching the exact same thing? Are these students learning more than those students?

Making sure multiple schools are performing exactly the same is difficult. It could lead to a wide contrast in the quality of education. Parents want the best for their children. If they hear that one school has been performing even the slightest bit better than another, they may want to move their student to the school that is performing best. Neighborhoods may also be split up with a growing number of schools. It is not fair to the children to go to a different school than their friends whom they have previously gone to school with.

What Waunakee citizens need to understand is that educat ion costs money. Teaching the next generation should not be taken lightly. Children hold the future, and it is our responsibility to make every effort to shape them well. Education does just that.

from Page 4Mindo u r c r e a t i v e j u i c e s . However, it is important to express ourselves as well. We thrive on the complements o f our work. Extroverts fill the void made by introverts in aspects of expression and voicing the thoughts made by creativity; they are the complementary. Thus, I believe that instead of conforming as extroverts do, many introverts would find it beneficial to follow their own life course, pursuing whatever they deem worthy to pursue.

It seems as if we are often constrained by society’s restraint on personality. In a world where extroverted people are described as more socially competent it is exceptionally difficult.

Aaron SchmidtAdvertising Manager

For a list of new courses and to read more, see page 3.


FEATURESSara Vincent, Features Editor

Adam Stroud: an acoustic craftsmanSara VincentFeatures Editor

Senior Adam Stroud surrounded by his many handmade guitars and banjo. His creations usually take six months to finish. (Photo by Glenn Will)

It is 9:37 a.m. on a beautiful Tuesday morning. Senior Adam Stroud sits on an old, blue couch strumming a hand stained acoustic guitar, playing a chord progression; switching between sweeping finger-picks and strumming. The sound is warm, melodious and familiar; at least to the others in the room. This is because Adam is playing one of his own hand-crafted guitars.

Noticing that his friend received a text about an interview for the paper in less than ten minutes; he gracefully stands up and places it on the couch, making sure the neck is supported. His care is unparalleled. His care for guitars is unfortunately not translated to being on time, and he arrives ten minutes late for his interview at MNMs coffeehouse.

Purple Sage: Why did you start to make guitars? Adam Stroud : I t was a combination of the fact that I had absolutely nothing to do and had recently decided to become a “bro” and start playing guitar. Soon enough, I got bored with just playing guitar, and I was pretty curious about how they worked, so that’s when I started to make them.

PS: How did you go about learning how to make a guitar?AS: I could have gotten kits to make them, but instead I bought this book, “Guitar m a k i n g : Tr a d i t i o n a n d Technology.” For my first guitar, I followed the book the whole entire way, just to

get the basics down. It was terrible.

PS: How long did it take to make your first guitar?AS: Six months. [The guitar] is so bad, you can’t even play it. I’m considering smashing it against a wall like in “Animal House.”

PS: How did you go about improving the quality of your guitars?AS: Well the second one I made was electric, and I used the same techniques, but I really got better just with experience. The second one is awesome, I still play it.

PS: How do the materials used differ from acoustic to electric?AS: With acoustic guitars you have to use one soft wood and one hard wood, and with electric, it doesn’t really matter, you can use all hard woods. An example of a hard wood would be an oak, whereas a soft wood would be a pine. That’s so you can get the right sound because the woods have to balance out so you can get the right sound. That’s one of the creative things you can do. You can vary the sound with the different types of wood you use. So all guitars are different in a way.

PS: Does it take a lot of time to get all the pieces together so the guitar does not fall apart?AS: There are some pretty tough gluing procedures, and

the wood can’t just be flat and thick like a table. The wood is thin and it has to be rounded. The bending of the wood is the hardest part. You need to soak it in water and then put it on a hot pipe and steam all the water out of it and give it shape.

PS: How many guitars have you made?AS: I’ve made eight guitars and a banjo.

PS: Have you sold any of your guitars, or have you kept all of them?AS: I sold one to a guy who had just graduated from the Air Force Academy, it was an electric one. He just told me how he wanted it to sound and how he wanted it to look and I just made it for him. Sometimes I give them to

friends.

PS: Have you ever made a guitar for a school project?A S : I made one fo r an independent study with Mr. Staskal sophomore year, and this year second semester, Mr. Staskal is trying to get a guitar making group independent study. It’s open to anyone who is interested in making guitars. If people are interested they should contact Mr. Staskal or me. They wouldn’t need wood working experience to take the course.

Introduction by Glenn Will. Contributions by Caroline Patz and Danielle Schiestle.

Girls’ swim team a welcoming environment for students with special needs

The Waunakee High School girls’ swim team is a strong and competitive team with many talented and driven swimmers. Among the girls on the team, there are two unique swimmers that do not seem to let anything get in their way of swimming and competing. Kayla Tarantino and Pilar Shogren are two autistic girls on the swim team who love to swim. Sophomore swimmer Annabell Pedersen said, “They

come to practice like anyone else and are always included in what the rest of the team happens to be doing. They have both swam in meets, and there are always people cheering for them at the end of the lanes. They are part of our team. They are as much a part of the team as anyone else.” All the people on the team show their support in different ways, and many girls were excited to see students with special needs join the team. Freshman swimmer Elena Patz said, “I was really excited

to see them join the team because not many special needs kids go out for sports.” Having Kayla and Pilar on the team has helped the two girls as well as bringing out the best of the other swimmers on the team. Other people on the team agree Kayla and Pilar have caused them to make changes within themselves as well as broadening their perspectives. However, it is not only the girls on the swim team that show support for Kayla and Pilar. Their special education

instructors, Kristin Benedict and Cindy Howard have been encouraging the girls from the season’s get-go, and have seen the positive influence the swim team has had on Kayla and Pilar. Benedict said, “I believe that the swim team has helped Kayla make friends that she probably would not have had if she weren’t on the swim team.” Many of the other swimmers have seen the two gir ls’ swimming sk i l l s great ly improve from when they first

joined until now. Swim team coach Kayla Proctor said, “Of course I was also excited to see them join the team. I hoped that joining the team would help them grow, but in return they really helped everyone else grow.” The two girls have changed the team in great ways. Patz said, “I feel that people on our team really do have a more open mind now because we realize that they can do anything we can do, and we definitely respect them for it.”

Melanie GuitzkowReporter

”“Mr. Staskal is trying to get a guitar making group inde-pendent study second semester this year. It’s open to

anyone who is interested in making guitars.–Senior Adam Stroud

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Purple Sage: How long have you been a vegetarian?Ellen Drewry: I’ve been a vegetarian since my tenth birthday.

PS: Why did you start being a vegetarian?ED: I didn’t like the idea of eating animals.

PS: How do you stay on track?ED: My parents help out a lot by not making a lot of meat dishes.

PS: What other foods do you eat that most people do not have to eat?ED: I eat a lot of tofu and some vegetables that aren’t very popular.

Interview by Anna Evansen

Physical Education Instructor Alyson Schaefer gave The Purple Sage some great advice about nutrition, healthy lifestyles and school lunches.Inteview by Lana Scholtz

• About 5-10 percent of the world’s population is vegetarian.• A pescatarian is someone who eats no meat, with the exception

of fish.• Vegans are people who do not eat animals or bi-

products• Though not officially proven, studies suggest

that vegetarians are less likely to have cancer. • The amount of meat consumption in the U.S.

has increased 400 percent in the past 50 years.• Studies show that following a vegetarian diet

may decrease your risk of a stroke.• One third of the world’s grain is used to feed

animals that are being raised for food.• Lacto–Ovo vegetarians do not eat meat, but do

consume animal products such as milk and eggs. Source: www.vegetarianvegan.com

Facts about vegetarianism and veganism Interview with a

vegetarian

Don’t Worry, Be Healthy

What are some easy things students can do to improve their everyday health?1) Never ever skip breakfast…..this meal kick starts your engine and your body. I often tell my students food to a body is like gas to a car…it is a must. 2) Drink half of your body weight in ounces of water! (Even more if you are an athlete.) It is the nectar of the gods. 3) Eat five small meals a day to keep that engine going. These need to be healthy meals and do not over eat. Eat more veggies and fruits….this seems to be the deficit in most teenagers’ diet.4) Watch the portion sizes. American restaurants serve way too much food in a serving. Keeping the body properly fueled helps maintain or lose weight. If you skip meals the body will then go into starvation mode and store food as fat….not good.

What can students do to lead healthier lives?Things kids can do to lead to a healthier lifestyle are as easy as moving more in their daily activities…..biking or walking to school, parking farther away so they walk farther to school, taking the stairs whenever the opportunity arises and at lunch going for a brisk 10 minute walk. Also, step away from the video games and facebook. Instead, take time for you and your health. Or else you will be unable to continue even the simplest of activities if you lead an inactive lifestyle. Take time to de-stress. Take deep breaths and re-evaluate what you are stressed about and if you can control it. Stress can kill, so kids need to control it … prioritize. If the situation is out of your control, let it go. Kids should be active 30-60 minutes at least five days out of the week. It is imperative to lead a longer life and healthier life.

Also, how do you feel about the school’s cafeteria food?I am not too familiar with [cafeteria food] but what I have seen is the portion sizes and they are way too generous. Kids may feel obligated to eat an entire sub that is as big as their head. I do know there are nutritional choices too. I will tell you this: kids should be able to take responsibility to choose what is right for them. We all have the power of choice, but we need to use it responsibly and take ownership for our choices.

I have heard that you like to refer to the book “Eat This, Not That” in class. Do you think the students can learn some important things from the book?“Eat This, Not That” is great. It is an eye opener to what kids may think is nutritious but really [tells which] foods have hidden fats.

AnxietyThe Situation: You are really nervous about an Advanced Algebra test you need to get an A on. Your Meal: Grilled chicken wrap, no mayoWhy: Eating between 4 and 5 ounces of protein helps your brain create dopamine and norepinphrine neurochemicals that keep you alert.

Foods to Increase Your Brain Power

RestlessnessSituation: You need some serious shut eye before your gymnastics meet tomorrow, but the past couple nights you have not been able to fall asleep.Your Meal: Nonfat popcorn half an hour before you go to bedWhy: The carbs will induce your body to create serotonin, a neurochemical that makes you feel relaxed.

DepressionSituation: Issues at home are doing you in emotionally.Your meal: Grilled salmon or sushi Why: A study in Finland showed that people who eat more fish are 31 percent less likely to suffer from depression. Skip sweet simple carbs. The sugar crash can actually deepen depression.

ConfusionThe Situation: Though you take good notes in math, you can not seem to make sense of anything your teacher is saying.Your Meal: Pineapple chunks or a cup of berries Why: Antioxidants from the most colorful fruits and vegetables help pick off the free radicals that wear away at your memory. Because your brain consumes so much oxygen, oxidants can do heavy damage there.

Produce grown by the Pay-it-Forward Community Garden

used in school lunches:

Carrots, Peppers, Tomatoes,Pumpkins,

Mixed Greens, Green Beans,

Summer Squash, Oregano,

Thyme, Cilantro

Source: eatthis.menshealth.com

Spread by: Sara Vincent and Anna Evansen

The Purple Sage


ENTERTAINMENTSierra Gillespie, Entertainment Editor

Mark your calendars, ‘Due Date’ is here

It is somewhatdifficult to believethat just a decadeagoRobertDowney,J r . , c u r r e n t l y

one of themost bankableactors in Hollywood, wasonadownward spiral outofcontrol.The actorwas arrestedon

multipleoccasions fordrunkdriving,possessionofheroin,and possession of firearms.Downeywasarrestedseveraltimes,andhissubstanceabuseonly seemed to be gettingworse. For a whi le , the actordisappearedfromthelimelight,buthecamebackwithabangplaying the lead role in “IronMan” in 2007. ThecastingofDowneyfortherolewasriskybutsuccessful,as“IronMan”grossed$5millionworldwide.

Sierra GillespieEntertainment Editor

Nightmare: a dreamMeghan CaulfieldColumnist

When abandcomesalong withsuch sheerpower andsuch abilityto ho ld a

high ranking status, peopleand themediahave awayoftryingtomakeitfallfromitsfame.ThebandAvengedSevenfo ld i s a per fectexampleofthis.Late last year, Avenged

Seven fo ld ’ s l ong - t imedrummer,Jimmy“TheRev”Sullivan, was found deadin his home. Despite thedevastating loss, AvengedSevenfoldmanagedtofinishtheir fif th studio album,Nightmare,withoutflaw.Nightmarewas released

on July 21, 2010, crushingany notions that AvengedSevenfoldcouldnotprogressfurther in theirmusic.MikePortnoyof thebandDreamTheater helped AvengedSevenfold with drums tofinishtheirnewestrelease.In past albums, Avenged

Sevenfold has shownbotha heavymetal side aswellas a screamo side to theirmusic. Imagine theperfectcombinationofboth,andyouhaveNightmare.Their newest album in

its entirety is an albumworth listeningto,but thereare a few standout tracks.“Nightmare,” the radio hit

andopening track, sets thetoneforthealbumperfectly.“Danger Line” and “BuriedAlive”seemveryreminiscentofAvengedSevenfold’s last,self-titledalbum.“GodHatesUs” isanattention-grabbingtrackwithasuspensefulintrothatalsoseemstobesimilartoformerAvengedSevenfoldmaterial.Whilelisteningto“Fiction,”

abeautifultrack,youcannothelp but remember thedeceaseddrummer,Sullivan,throughthetouchinglyrics.ItalsofeaturesSullivan’spianoplaying and his personalvocals.ThiswasthelasttrackSullivan had the honor ofworkingonbeforehisdeath.Although “Fiction” seems

like itwouldbea sufficientclosing track for thealbum,there is one more songfeatured onNightmare—thenearly 11minute track,“Save Me.” Th is t rackends the albumwell,withlarge portions of straightinstrumentals unique toAvengedSevenfold.While to fans and fellow

bands, Avenged Sevenfoldmayneverbeexactlywhatitoncewas,thereisnodenyingthatAvengedSevenfold stillremains one of the bestbandsinthehardrockscene.It is unknownas towhat

thefutureholdsforAvengedSevenfold.Whether theycontinueorputthenametorest, fanswillbe supportivewithwhatever choice thebanddecideson.

Downeyusedthesuccessofthefilmtohisbenefitandthreeyearslaterisontopofhis game.Heputhis shadypast behind himand has beencranking outhit after hit.H i s m o s tr e c e n tf i lm , “ DueDate” takes astep away fromthe superhero/actionstar roleheportrayed for thepastthreeyearsbutstillmanages toact inaheavilypublicizedfilm. Downey p l a y s Pe t e rHighman,anexpectantfatherwholeaveshiswifeathomeinLosAngeleswhiletakingaquickbusinesstriptoAtlanta.At the beginning, Peter isplanningonflyinghome,butwhenhisbagaccidentlygetsswitchedwith thatofEthan

Tremblay,playedhilariouslybyZachGalifianakis, thingsstarttogowary. Withmuch struggle, Peterboards the plane, but aftera bit of ruckus, both himandEthanare thrownofftheflight,andplacedona“no-fly”list.Unfortunately,Peter’s luggage,walletand identification areall left on the plane,a n d t h e o n l ypossessionhehasishisBlackberry.

W i t h o u tidentificationormoney,Peterhasnopossiblewayofrentingacar.Drivenbythependingbirthofhisfirstchild,hereluctantlyagreestoridetoCaliforniawithEthan. Ethan is an eccentr iccharacterwith qualities thatquicklygrowtoannoyPeter.Anaspiringactor,EthanheadstoHollywoodinhopesofmakingitbig. The pair encounters aplethoraofmisfortunesalongtheirway toCalifornia, eachmore intense than the last.Theduogoes througha totalof threecars, several brokenbodyparts,intenseemotionalepisodes, a few run-inswiththelaw,andoneextremecaseofdeepsleeping.

W h i l e D ow n e y a n dGalifianakismainly carry thefilm, small appearances byJamieFoxx and Juliet Lewissumupthecasttojustaboutstar-studded. Though s imi lar to the1987 film “Planes, Trains &Automobiles,”“DueDate”hasstrikingdifferences. The twomain charactersof the latterhave similar qualities to theoriginalroadtripfilm;however,they are different enough tomakeupawholenewmovie. Downey plays the SteveMartin character, an uptightb u s i n e s s m a n t r y i n gdesperatelytogethometohisfamily, andGalifianakisplaysthe John Candy character,anunconventionalmanwhotakeshis timegettingplaces.These similarities aside, notmuchelse can compare thefilms. “ P l a n e s , T r a i n s &Automobiles” is aimed fora wide audience, and isdefinitelymore appropriateforchildrenthan“DueDate.”Still, “Due Date”managesto harness the humor thatGalifianakisfirstshowcasedin“TheHangover,”andappealstoaudiencesmatureenoughtoappreciateit.

“DueDate”isafreshlookattheroadtripstorythatgenerationsgrewtolovein“Planes,Trains&Automobiles,”andthemovieprovides entertainment forviewers. Creditedasacomedy,“DueDate” is really a range ofgenres, showcasing all sortsof emotions from the leadactors.Themajorityofthefilmislaughoutloudcomedy,butthe story is filledwith smallbitsofintenseemotion,addingsomeinsighttothelivesofthemaincharacters. Downeyplayshis role to atee, showing that his actingchopswerenotdiminishedinspiteofseveralstintswiththelaw. Galifianakis continuesgivingoff hilarious yarns,butdoes showoff somedeeperqualitiesthroughoutthefilm.Though comparable to

“Planes,Trains&Automobiles,”“Due Date” is a completelydifferentfilm,andmuchmoreup to date. The comedy isintensely hilarious, yet stillsomewhatmeaningful.“DueDate”maynotbe“The

Hangover,”butitwilldefinitelylive on for quite some time.Thehumormayslowlywiddleawaywithtime,buttheoverallmeaningwillalwaysremain.

Conan O’Brien returns to televisionTommy WieslerColumnist

“Conan.” Itwas “themostanticipated television eventsince television’s lastmostanticipatedevent,” accordingtheTBSpromotions.The lastmost anticipatedeventbeingwhenConanO’Brientookthemicophoneasthefifthhostof“TheTonightShow,”onJune1,2009. However,whenO’Brien’spredecessor,JayLeno,movedto primetime to host “TheJay Leno Show,” itmessedever ything up. Leno gothorrible ratings,which led tobadratingsforO’Brien.Insteadof getting ridof Leno,NBC’ssolutionwastogiveLenoahalfhourslotat11:35p.m.EasternStandardTime,andmove“TheTonight Show” to 12:05a.m.,giving O’Brien evenworseratings. Atthestartoftheargument,O’Briengainedsupportfromallofhisfansandevenotherlatenight talk showhosts.DavidLettermansupportedO’Brien,for O’Brien was supposedto be the successor of “TheTonight Show” after JohnnyCarson’sera,butitwasgiventoLeno.Talkshowhost,JimmyKimmelmockedLenoonhis

show,andappearedon“TheJayLenoShow”tomakefunofhim. Evenamidallofhissupport,NBCgaveO’Brientwochoices:Move to 12:05 a.m. or leaveNBC.O’Brienleftthenetwork,

saying he did not want todamagethegreatestfranchiseintelevisionbymovingitintothe next day. His last showaired on January 22, 2010,earninghisbestratingstodate. As part of his contractte rminat ion agreement ,O’Brien was not allowedto return to television untilSeptember 1, 2010.O’Brieninstead toured thenationonhis, “LegallyProhibitedFromBeing Funny on TelevisionTour,”whichsoldout rapidly.Soon itwas announced that

O’BrienwouldhostashowonTBS.O’Brienwouldown therightstotheshow,allowingittogowhereeverhewanted.NBC gave h im suppor t ,allowinghimtousehispopularcharacters, suchasTriumph,the InsultComicDogon thenew show. O’Brien namedhis new show “Conan” andpreparedfor thepremiereonNovember8. The premierewas hypedup, with O’Brien doing apromotion almost everyday,includingstuntssuchasdrivinganexplosivepackedcaroffacliffandlaunchingablimp. “Conan” airedwith nearlythe same band since hisbeginnings on “Late Night”and his hilarious co-host/announcer, Andy Richterpresentaswell.O’Brienkeptalotofhisoriginalstuffandtheshowbecameasuccess. He had great guests: LeaMichele, Seth Rogan andmusicalguestJackWhite,whojammedwithO’Brien. Itwasgood to seehimbackwherehebelongs. In case you missed thepremiere, full episodes areonteamcoco.com.Besuretowatch“Conan”weeknightsat10p.m.CentralStandardTimeonTBS.


ENTERTAINMENT

Emily DrewryCopy Editor

Magic in the airWands, glasses, scarves

andcloaksareflyingofftheshelves, yet Halloween isclearly past us. The reasonfor the recent outbreak ofWizardFever?TheNovember19 release of the seventhinstallment of the “HarryPotter”filmseries.Fans e ve r ywhe re

a r e squ i rm ing i nanticipation of thelatest excuse top r o v e t h e i ra l l i a n c e t oG r y f f i ndo r, S l y t he r i n ,Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw.“Har r y Pot te r and theDeathly Hollows: Part 1”hits theaters nationwideFriday, and judging by thepalpable excitement in theentertainmentworld, itwillnotdisappoint.T h e “Ha r r y Po t t e r ”

series revolves around ayoungwizard, Harry, andhis lifelong battle againstLord Voldemort, the evilwizard who he famouslydefeated before he couldspeak.Harryandhistwobestfriends,RonandHermione,attendHogwarts School ofWitchcraft andWizardryandhavespenttheiryearsofschoolingbattlingevilsinthewizardingworldontheside.The film follows friends

Harry, Ron andHermioneon their journeyattemptingto complete headmasterDumbledore’smission andeliminatetheevilfromtheirworld,onceandforall.Theymust find and destroy allof the lost Horcruxes, thekeys to Lord Voldemort’simmortality.Dangerescalateswhen thestudentsbecomefugitivesaftertheMinistryofMagicistakenoverbyDeathEaters. In order to survive,theymustencounter,battleanddefeatVoldemort.“TheDeathlyHallows” is

the seventhand final bookinJ.K.Rowling’sbestsellingbookseries.Thedecisiontosplitthebookintotwofilmswasmade on the claimsthat itwouldbe impossibletoaccuratelyportrayall theactioninonemovie.Partoneruns146minutes

and is directed by DavidYates,returningaftersuccessinleadingthefifthandsixthmovies.The leadingroleswillbe

reprised by actors DanielRadcliffe, EmmaWatsonandRupertGrint,whohaveportrayedthefamoustriofornineyears.

Sincethisisthelastbookoftheseries,“DeathlyHallows”isevenmorevaluableintheeyesofPotterfans.Thefirstscreen test heldonAugust21garneredravereviewsaswellasmentionsofitbeingthe perfect “Harry Potter”film.Avid fansalsoclaim ittobethemostfaithfultotheplotofthebook.The releaseof the finaltwo parts of the seriesbringsneartheendofanincredibletenyearrun for the HarryPotterenterprise.Over $7 billion

revenuehasbeenattributedto the films, and over 400millioncopiesof thebookshavebeenprinted, in over69languages.Theenormoussuccessofthebooks,moviesandmerchandise has notonlyshockedtheindustries,but will surely influenceculturefordecadestocome.The first “Harry Potter”

bookwas released in1997,andwastitled“HarryPotterand the Phi losopher ’sStone.” The titlewas onlychangedto“HarryPotterandtheSorcerer’sStone”fortherelease of the book in theUnitedStates.After the success of the

firstbook’srelease,Rowlingcontinued to pen whatbecame a series of seven,whilestoriesofHarryPottergrewwiththeturningofeachpage.Beyond just acting as a

series of children’s books,“HarryPotter”wasadaptedinto amotion picture forthe first time in 2001, andsince then, the success ofthe series has only grown.The filmswidened the fanbaseoftheseries,drawinginmillionsofnew“Potter”fansnotfamiliarwiththebooks.Each “Harry Potter” film

ismoresuccessful thanthelast,making the seriesoneofthemostbankableinthemovieandbookindustries.This past summer “The

WizardingWorld of HarryPotter,”athemeparkdevotedto the “HarryPotter” seriesinsideofUniversal’sIslandsofAdventure,wasopened,insuring the positivemarkthat“HarryPotter”hasmadeonourculture.Withthemuchanticipated

releaseofpartoneofthefinal“HarryPotter”movieFriday,theserieswillinsureitsplaceinourheartsforever.Thefilmwillkeepfansontheedgeoftheirseatsuntilthefinalfilmisreleasednextsummer.

Microsoft Kinects with usRyan MinorColumnist

Wi t h n ew c o n s o l e s ,controllers,motion sensors,anda“Halo”game,Microsoftislookingtowinbigthisholidayseason.WhilePlayStation 3has its

new game, “Move,” playingblandly tit led games like“TheShoot,” and the staff atNintendo sitbackwaiting for“Zelda” and the newDS toprintmoney(again),Microsoftisunveilingsomenewwares.A t t h e E l e c t r o n i c

EntertainmentExpothisyear,Microsoft released the newXbox360with250GBstorage,a smaller frame, a sleekerlook, touch-sensitivebuttons,quieterandcolderrunningfan,Kinect port, andbuilt inWi-Fi.Thenewconsole’sKinectport is going toallowpeopletomakebetteruseofanotherofMicrosoft’s additions: the‘Kinect’sensor.The Kinect is a powerful

tool combining its color and3D cameras to quickly scanyou into the game. When

combinedwithitsmicrophone,thisallowsittonavigatemenusfancy, but its real use is itsincrediblegameinteraction.Whilemostofthelaunchtitles

arecasualgames,thehorizonis filled with possibilities.Thenewdashboardbringsasleeker looktotheXbox,butisdisappointingwith itsnewcolor scheme, soundeffectsandsharperedges.Thedashboarddoesbring

oneendearingqualitytosportsfans:asectiondevotedentirelyto ESPN,making any ESPNgameavailableinHDlive.Lastly, the new controller

aims tomake some slightimprovements. It comeswithanewshinierpaint job,grayscaleABXYbuttons, anddips on the analog sticks toholdyourthumbsinplace.ThemostnotableimprovementisanewD-padwhichtransformsfromadisctoaplusforeasycontrol.ThenewXbox360comesin

fourkinds:thefourGB’s,andthe250GB’s,withorwithoutKinect bundled. WithoutKinect, the four and 250GB

pricesare$200and$300,andwith Kinect $300 and $400,respectively.Those look ing to use

NetflixorZunemaywanttheBehemoth 250 for another$100, and thosewhowantKinectcanaddanother$100.Buttherealquestionis:whatshouldyouaskforthisholidayseason?The4GBisaniceandreasonable $199.99, and cangenerally satisfy theneedsoftheaverageconsumer,thoughbundling itwithKinect saves$50.Those who play games

dependentontheD-padmaywant to make the switchbecauseofitsnewpadanyway.ThosewitholdXbox360sreallyshouldtrytomakeanupgradeduringBlackFriday,andthosewith only one controller (orthosewith3who like toplaywith a couple of buddies)should think about grabbingthenewcontroller.In all, these new gadgets

are not necessary to enjoyyourgames,buthaving themwill definitely enhance yourgamingpleasure.

‘The Lost Hero’ starts off new seriesBrittney HaukeColumnist

Fina l l y ge t t inga new book i samazing, especiallywhenyouhavebeenwaitingforeverforits

release.Ifthebookispartofaseries,youcanfinallycontinueon fromwhere you left off,afterawhileorsooffreakingout aboutwhat comesnext. That definitely happenedto me when “The LostHero,” part of the “Heroesof Olympus” ser ies byRick Riordan, came out.It is the sequel series toR i o r d a n ’ s a c c l a imed“Percy Jackson and theOlympians” series. Therehasbeenamovieadaptationwh ich i n my op in ionwas nothing comparedto the book, and a graphicnovel adaptation as well. Set a fewmonths after theeventsin“TheLastOlympian”(the fif th and final PercyJackson story), “The LostHero” openswith the threenewprotagonistsofthestory.Jason,LeoValdez, andPiperMcLean. Jasonwakesuponabusfullofteenagekidsandknows nothing about howhe got there. Piper and Leoboth insist that they are hisfriendsandtellhimthatheisonafieldtripwithWildernessSchool,aplacefor“badkids.” When they arrive at their

des t ina t ion , The GrandCanyon, Jason’s conditiongoes from confusing to life-threatening. Dylan, anotherstudent from WildernessSchool,actuallyturnsouttobeawindspirit:anemoithuellaiinGreek,or venti inRoman,asJasoncallsthem.Thethreefriendsalmostdierightthere,just before Jasonappears tobelightningproof,canfloatintheairandisanexpertfighter.

Hisweapon of choice is acointhat,whenflipped,turnsintoeitheraswordoralance.Dylan escapes, and shortlyafter,twoteenagersturnupina chariot, claiming that theyand our heroic threesomea re ac tua l l y demigods . Thenewarrivals introducethemselves as Butch, sonof I r is , and our favori tedaughterofAthena from theprevious series, “Annabeth.”They have come becauseAnnabeth had a vision fromHerathatinvolvedaguywithone shoe, which happenstobe Jason. Saidproblem isthe fact that her boyfriend,

t he fo rmer p ro tagon i s tPercy Jackson, is missing. The fivemake theirway toCamp Half-Blood, home ofdemigods, to get Jason, Leoand Piper situated and findoutwho their godly parentsare.Of course, it is not thatsimple. Jasonhas the feelingthathe isnotmeant tobeatCampHalf-Bloodandhehasastrangetattooonhisarm.Plus,Chiron,theheadcouncilorof

thecamp,said thathe issupposed tobedead.Asthethreesomegetsettledin, they realize that theyareallpartofthenewest“greatprophecy”thattheOracle has given, andmustgoonaquesttosaveHera from the awakingforces o f the ear th . Overal l , the book

is packedwith a satisfyingamountofclassicmythologicaltales.Inmypersonalopinion,the previous series is better,but this isonly the firstbook.Alreadytherearetonsoftwistsandturns,andthereisalotofpromisewiththecomingbooks.If you finish “TheLostHero”andwant something else toslowthewaitfor“TheSonofNeptune,”checkoutRiordan’snewEgyptianmythologyseries“TheKaneChronicles,”startingwith “The Red Pyramid.”Because,whilegettinganewbook isgreat, there isalwayslongwait after it has beenfinished.


ENTERTAINMENTThe power of alliterationBrandyn LiebeColumnist

Tolkien’s masterpieceJack RosenberryColumnist

IncelebrationofthebelovedJ. R . R . Tolkien classic,“TheHobbit,” finally beingtransformed into motionpicture, set to release late2012,Irecommendwatchingall three“Lordof theRings”moviesinarow.Themovies bring

life to the originalstories.Themajesticplains and specialeffectsarejusttwoofthemany reasonstowatch.DirectorPeter Jackson,also directing“The Hobbit,”hadavision,andthat vision hasbeenturnedintooneofthemostfamousmovietrilogiesinthepastdecade.The successwas not just

theeffortsof theacclaimeddirector and seeminglyflawless staging crew. Theactors chosen to play theprincipal characters alsomadethemoviesgreat.WhetheritwasElijahWood

playing the uncertain yetdetermined FrodoBaggins,or ViggoMortensen as thecourageous Aragorn, theactors of LOTR bring heartandsoul to thevisionof themovies. Itmight have hadgreatwriting, directing andspecialeffects,buttheactorsmakethemoviememorable.Each character faces an

incrediblestrugglethroughouttheseries.Themainstruggleis thebattle tobeat theevilforcebentondestroying thehobbits, the solution being

simplerthantheythought.That evil force is only a

physicalthreatinthefirstfiveminutes of the firstmovie.Otherwise,itisaninanimateobjectintheshapeofaringtwistingthemindsofseveralofthecharacters.When reminiscing of

my favorite part in themovies, I always think oftheRingwraiths.Creaturesof such evil are trulyfrightening.Theremust also bemention of the insanecharacter o f themovies, Gollum,a l so known asSmeagel. This sadc rea ture i s theproverbial rock intheroadformostofthemovies,causing

the characters to take alongerroute.Overall,LOTRisagreatset

ofmovies commenting onthehumancondition.Beyondthe classic novels pennedby the incredible author,themovies themselves arelegends.Theyputcountlessactorsonthemap,rackedupmillionsofboxofficedollars,showed how the tirelessworkof cast andcrewcancreate something special,and ultimately portrayeda successful conversionfrom l i terature to f i lm. The re lease of “TheHobbit” inDecember 2012gives the entire publicsomething to keep theirmindsoffthesupposedendof the world.Who caresabouttheendofhumanlifeasweknowitifwegettoseeanotherLOTRfilm?

Comic by Robert Kueffer

‘Shh, girl, shut your lips’ Listen to 3OH!3Angela GilbertsonProduction Assistant

On Friday, November 5,awell-known band, 3OH!3,headlineda fantasticconcertat the Orpheum Theatre. ThebandwasformedattheUniversityofColorado.WhenabandmembersSeanForemanandNathanielMotte agreed3OH!3was theperfect bandname in the city of Boulderwheretheareacodeis303.Theduometincollege,and

musicwasahugepartofbothof their lives. Startingabandwas theperfectway forbothof themto take thenextstepintheirloveformusic.Fo r em a n a n d M o t t e

wanted their music to befun, energetic, and makepeoplewant todance. Fromwhat I experienced at theconcert, there is no betterway todescribe theirmusic. I have been a huge fan of3OH!3 for awhile now, soI was very excited to seethem in concert for the firsttime. Little did I know, Iwould have the privilege tomeet Foreman and Motte. Hunter from Z104 gaveusmeet and greet passes,which was exci t ing butintimidating.When Imet theband I managed to I holdmyselftogether,talkedandgotpictures.Theywereverynice

andhadagoodsenseofhumor. Then the lightswent out.Thesoundof screaming fanscame from every direction.Flashinglightsstartedtogooff.Music startedplaying.Voicesstarted singing. And that iswhenIknewwewereinforagoodshow.OnceIheardthefirst line to their song “ICanDoAnything,” I starteds inging andd a n c i n ga l o n g w i t heveryoneelse.Throughout

t h e i r who l econcert theysang hit songsl ike “My Fi r s tKiss,” “Don’t TrustMe,”“DoubleVision,”andmanymore.Mypersonalfavorite,“DéjàVu,”wasplayednear the end andwas evenbetter live than the studioversion.Theupbeattempoofalloftheirsongskeepsthecrowdpumped up and energetic. One aspect of the concertI really enjoyed was howForemanandMotteinteractedwith the crowd. They yelledoutlines,askedquestions,andpointedpeopleoutinthecrowd. Oneofmyfavoritemomentswasbefore their song “Love2012,” when they askedhowmanyof us believed inthe issue of the end of theworld. A good amount of

the fans believed in 2012,whichIfoundveryinteresting. Just when I thought theconcertwasover, thecrowdstarted chanting “3OH!3”again and again, andbeforeI knew it, they came out tosing theirencoresong“Don’tTrustMe.” Thiswas a hugegift tothefansbecausethereweremultiple requests for it

throughout the night. Though I amahugefan,Icanseewheresomepeopledonotparticularlyenjoy3OH!3.Theirmusicisrepetitive,and some songssoundsimilar.Theirc on t i nua l “ ge tup off your feet”

soundgetskindofoldtosomepeople.Even though their slower

songs are not their typicalstyle, they still find a wayto make changes to keeppeople interested. If theycontinue to play their sameold genrewithout a variety,theymay start losing fans. Ove ra l l , t he n i gh t o fNovember 5 , 2010 wasexcellent. Seeingoneofmyfavorite bands perform live,meetingForemanandMotte,and being part of the crazycrowdwereallpartsofmakingthenighttoremember.

Tongue twisters:somethingwecanall likeanddislikeatthe same time.Weall knowthefamous“Shesellsseashellsby the seashore,” however,I have a problemwith thisso called harmless tonguetwister. So without furtheradieu, thetopfivethingsthatI findwrongwith thephrase,“She sells seashellsby the seashore .”5. Taxes How doesthe government getmoney?Taxes.Howdothey pave new roadsandkeep this countryclean?Taxes!Howmuchtalkof seashell taxesdid you seein the past election? None!Where is the tax on deadanimals?Why is “she” notpaying her debt to societyby paying tax on all of her“seashells” orwhatever it isshewritesitoffas.Thisissomesketchy accounting. Is shewriting this off as food? Justbecauseatonetimesomepartofwhateveritissheissellingwas edible, it still cannot gotaxfree!Shameonyou,“she.”

4. Selling of shells Onebriefthought ...Who in their rightmindwouldbedumbenoughtobuyaseashellonthebeach?Justreachdown!Therearefreeseashells sitting in the sand!3. Seller of shells Doesshe have a permit to beselling seashells on a publicbeach? Is she paying renton the property of whichshe is soliciting remains ofdeadseacreatures?Yes,Iam

prettysuretheDNRwillhaveno objections whatsoever.2. No rightsWhatkindofworlddowe live in todaywhere awomancannot sell seashellson the beachwithout beingridiculed in vocalwarm-upsacross thenation?HowdareyoucallyourselfanAmericanwhen you live in a countrybasedonthecapitalistsystem,while still poking at a smallseashell business (probablylocal)tryingtomakeitthroughthese economic hardshipsjust like the rest of us! (Yes,

I do realize this completelycontradictspreviousreasons.)1.The phrase is not “She”Youmay be thinking, “WellBrandyn, everyone knowsthat this ‘she’youspeakof isobviously the famous ‘Sally’from thephrase, ‘SALLY sellsseashells by the seashore.’”Wrong!The“she”ofwhichyouapparently know everythingabout,isactuallynamedMaryAnning.Mary Anningwas a

fossilcollectorwholived in the early1800’s.Shegotherclaim to fame bydiscoveringmarinefossi ls f rom theJurassic Era. She

sold the fossils she foundonthe beachwhere theywerediscovered.Sonaturally,whenTerry Sullivan came up thefamousphrase (allegedly), itwasaboutdearMary.A rulewith tongue twisters

as well as with everythingelse,itisimportantnottojumpto conclusions.HereweareyellingaboutSally,wheninfactMaryactuallysoldseashellsbythe sea shore. Pay attention,and youcould actually learnsomething.


SPORTSKelly Martin, Sports Editor

Cross country sends runners to stateKelly MartinSports Editor

The cross country team sent juniors Taylor Zimprich and Sarah Heinemann to the state meet at Wisconsin Rapids on October 30. “Everyone seemed faster this year, so individually we had to step up and work even harder to improve,” said Zimprich, “Sarah and I always ran together in practice, so we pushed each other every day.”

Zimprich’s season took off at the Janesville Midwest Invitational. “It was our first actual look at our faster competition,” said Zimprich. “It was a real eye-opener for the competition to come.” Zimprich set her personal record that meet with a time of 15:15 and took 22nd. She headed to conference with her team hoping to take a win for the girls; they came up just a few places short of a victor y in 4th place. Individually, Zimprich placed 4th and was ready to compete in sectionals. “I was nervous before sectionals, knowing that state was the next step, however, once we took off,

I knew I was feeling good,” Zimprich said. At sectionals, she set another personal record of 15:14 and placed 5th overall. Zimprich was the second individual qualifier for the state meet. “I was so happy that Sarah and I made it to state together. There were so many superior runners and the course was very hilly, so times were naturally slower,” Zimprich said. She ran a 15:27, placing 39th in the state and 17th out of the individual qualifiers.

Heinemann’s season started at the Janesville Midwest Invitational where she set her personal record of 15:05. “[An] awesome thing about this meet was that it was the only meet with a DJ. The cross country team was jamming out to the music and we even had a cross country mosh pit,” Heinemann said. She advanced to the conference meet in Baraboo. The course consisted of many hills and rugged footing. “A girl from Baraboo just powered right up it, she knew exactly where to place her feet. Another girl and I who were right behind

her were slipping on the roots and rocks trying to keep up,” said Heinemann. She placed second overall and made

first team all-conference. Heinemann moved on to sectionals knowing what was ahead. “Taylor and I had to go out fast and just hold on,” Heinemann says. She was the 4th individual qualifier with a 30 second drop in time from the time she had last year at this meet. Heinemann placed high enough to advance to state. She said, “I was really happy my teammate Taylor

made it to state with me. It was nice to have a familiar face [while] running. Taylor and I have been running together all season so it wouldn’t have been the same without her there.” Heinemann went to state last year, but this year she improved and placed 37 out of 190 runners with a time of 15:24. “I had more of an idea of what to expect this year but the course had some slight changes that I wasn’t expecting,” Heinemann said.

Both girls are happy with improvements made from last year and in the 2010 season. Zimprich concluded, “Next year, we hope to win conference as well as take our team to state.”

Player of the Month:

Bri Dziuk

Purple Sage: How long have you been swimming?Bri Dziuk: I have been swimming for 12 years.PS: What’s your favorite swimming memory?BD: Qualifying for state junior year. Being in the at-mosphere of the UW-Nata-torium was pure bliss. That and breaking the school re-cord in the 500 free sopho-more year.PS: Who’s your favorite swimmer and why?BD: Michael Phelps. He is simply a boss.PS: How will you fit this sport into your life after high school?BD: Swimming is a passion of mine that I will never stop.

Warriors head to Camp Randall for stateKelly MartinSports Editor

Senior Austin Maly starts on defense for the first time this fall. He knocks the ball from Franklin’s quarter-back, resulting in an interception by junior Cole Bollant, to help Waunakee seal a trip to Camp Randall Friday, November 19. (Photo by Adam Stroud)

The Warrior football team earned the opportunity to defend their Division 2 state championship t i t le . The Warriors were the Badger North conference champions for the eighth year in a row and on Friday, November 19 they will play Cedarburg at 1 p.m. at Camp Randall Stadium for the 2010 Division 2 Championship.

The Warriors dominated the playoff rounds again this year. Junior Leo Musso and senior Derek Straus racked up points for the team against Beaver Dam in the first round, winning 35-0. In the second round, Waunakee faced Milton where Musso, Straus and senior Christian Foster led the Warrior offense to a final score of 54-21.

In round three the Warriors faced 11-0 Monona Grove. Senior Sam Russell kicked a 28 yard field goal to put the first points on the board. Monona Grove scored late in the second quarter. Foster intercepted a pass and scored and Straus added a 53 yard touchdown run. Monona Grove answered with a touchdown. Then with 2:30 left to go in the game, Straus ran 26 yards to bring the score to 24-14.

Kickoff began in Kettle Moraine at 6 p.m. on Saturday, November 13 where Waunakee faced the Franklin Sabers in the semi-finals for the second year in a row. Looking back in Waunakee football history, every time the Warriors faced a team for the second time at the semifinal level, they have lost. Polls taken on ESPNMadison.com also predicted a victory for the Sabers.

“ T h a t w a s s o m e r e a l motivation for us, everyone in the world may have voted against us, but our family knew that we worked too hard to get this far and it wasn’t our time to go home,” Musso said.

Franklin arrived at Kettle Moraine having given up only 146 points to opponents the entire season. Head coach Pat Rice said, “[Franklin] has a very explosive offense, and the more we can keep the ball out of their hands the better chance we have.”

Senior Austin Maly started for the first time on defense Saturday night, where he helped shut down Franklin’s offense. “We challenged the Hogs up front to be able to move the sticks,” Rice said. “Therefore, if we move the sticks, we control the game.”

The score remained 0-0 for the first quarter, but the

Warriors kicked it into high gear for the second quarter. Junior Hunter Darger scored

on a one yard drive and Musso followed with a 30-yard option pass to senior Jared

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Senior Kevin Fong chases down a ball in the sectional finals during the Middleton game on October 23. Heartbreak came in the final minutes when Middleton shot the winning goal to bring the Cardinals to victory 3-2 over Waunakee. (Photo by Mi Jo Mucklow)

Cardinals stop boys in sectional finalsWillie FreimuthReporter

The Waunakee Warriors boys’ soccer team wrapped up their season on Saturday, October 23, after losing to the Middleton Cardinals in the Division 1 sectional finals. This is the farthest any Waunakee boys’ soccer team has gone in Division 1.

All-state accolades were awarded to seniors Corry Hinz , Jared Denu and Calvin Witt. Hinz, Denu and Witt were also awarded f i rs t team al l -conference, as well as sophomore Casey Grosshauser, junior Tyler Gatz, and seniors Kevin Fong and Mikey Genova. “It was pretty amazing [winning first team all-conference] because no other sophomore received the award,” said Grosshauser.

Senior Jesus Tinoco made second team all-conference and sophomore Joe Witt and junior Alex De La Rosa were awarded honorable mentions.

The team t rave led an

emotional rollercoaster the last two games of the season. On October 21, the team rallied in overtime to beat Madison West with a header from Denu.

The ride plummeted to a halt as the boys faced the Cardinals in Middleton. The Warriors were off to a fast start when Genova hammered a pass from Denu into the back of the net. The Cardinals responded with two consecutive goals before halftime, taking a 2-1 lead. Waunakee was not fazed and came out in the second half with a scoring corner kick from Grosshauser. Denu headed the ball for a goal to tie the game up at 2-2. Heartbreak came in the 88th minute, when the Cardinals scored the goal that sealed the deal for the Warriors. “I was disappointed that we lost because we would have went to state,” Grosshauser said.

The season ended with a record of 18-4-2 . The team earned a share of the conference title and a regional championship.

Middleton ends volleyball run at sectional semi-finalsMandy RiceReporter

The Waunakee girls’ varsity volleyball team made it to the sectional semi-finals for the second year in a row. The team lost this year to the Middleton Cardinals and last year to Madison LaFollette. Both teams have gone to state in the last two years–Middleton last year and LaFollette this year.

Their season came to an end on Thursday, October 28, in Middleton. The match stayed tight the entire night, but Middleton pulled ahead winning 3-1. Waunakee lead in the third set 22-20, but with a failed block and a few additional errors, Middleton pulled ahead.

Waunakee senior Hailie Ripley stepped up in the match and had a total of 30 kills, but it was not quite enough to pull the team ahead of the Cardinals.

The match ended with the final scores of 23-25, 28-26, 23-25, 21-25.

The gir ls were seeded number one with a record of 21-10 overall. In the Badger C o n f e r e n c e , Wa u n a ke e finished a close second behind Sauk Prairie. “It’s not about winning or losing, it’s about a team of girls who work really hard,” said coach Anne Denkert. “It’s so easy to win, but so hard to lose.”

Looking back on her senior career, Ripley f inished a successful four years as a member of the varsity team. “[The most memorable game] last year [was] beating Sauk

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from Page 13FootballStaege to make the score 14-0. Waunakee’s defense was able to keep the Saber offense at bay, while Russell kicked a 32-yard field goal near the end of the half. Franklin answered with a two yard touchdown with seconds left in the half. At the beginning of the third quarter, Musso ran 15 yards for his only touchdown of the night. After a missed field goal, the scoring concluded at 23-7.

“I thought it got pretty rowdy when [junior] Cole Bollant intercepted the ball. I was so excited I jumped up from the bench I was sitting on, then unfortunately started to cramp again,” said Musso. Looking back on the Waunakee semifinal history, Musso said, “It’s a pretty good feeling because there have been many great teams before us, and for our team to do that was pretty special and fun.”

“[Cedarburg comes] from a pretty good conference and have a pretty good running back. They should be a great opponent, but hopefully we can knock them off,” Musso said. “[This year at state] I’m going to hold on to the ball and not let my teammates down. After that, we’re going to try to bring home that second gold ball and hopefully we get to put it on the Hogs again this week, so we can have another great game.”

The Bulldogs have an overall record of 12-1, their only loss to Homestead 21-24. Cedarburg has given up 185 points to opponents, an average of 14 points a game. Waunakee heads to state giving up an average of only eight points a game. Offensively, the Bulldogs average 36 points a game with a total of 476 points. Waunakee has scored 563 points, an average of 43 points a game.

Starting for the Cedarburg offense is four year varsity running back senior Logan Lauters. Lauters has a total of 33 touchdowns this season, matched by Waunakee’s Musso. Cedarburg’s running offense is also led by freshman Hudson Walton, who has scored six touchdowns this season. Their leading receiver, sophomore Matt Johnson, has two touchdowns. Waunakee’s Straus easily tramples Walton with 13 touchdowns, and Maly, who leads Waunakee’s receiving offense, has eight touchdowns.

“I think we just need to come out and play hard-nosed, physical Warrior football. It will be a whole team effort like last year to bring home the title,” Staege said.

Offensive line/Defensive line coach Paul Martin said, “whoever makes the least amount of mistakes, who wins up front, and whoever has the least amount of turnovers, will be state champions.”

Freshman Elena Patz swims the 100 fly at the state meet in the UW- Natatorium. (Photo by Aidan Schlittler)

The last pre-race adrenaline rush took place for some members of the girls’ swim team last Saturday at the state meet held at the UW-Natatorium.

All the of girls dropped time in their races at the sectional meet and the 200 medley relay, the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke qualified for the state meet.

Coach Kayla Proctor was thrilled with this result and attributes it to the tough work ethic and dedication of the team as a whole, “Everyone worked really hard. At the end of the season, times were dropped and everyone had ended with [either their] best times of the year or personal best times.” At the state meet, Senior Jordan Houden had a time of 1:10.17 in the 100 yard breaststroke. The 200 medley relay (consisting of seniors Bri Dziuk and Houden, freshman Elena Patz and junior Kelsey Geiger) took home a time of

1:55.84. In the 100 butterfly, Patz had a time of 1:00.05. She was followed by sophmore Elissa Hermsen with a time of 1:00.61.

Reflecting on her experience going to state as a freshman, Patz said, “I think it was a really great experience because it’s a lot bigger meet than I’ve ever been to and it will really prepare me for the next three years of my swimming career.”

Patz conluded, “I think [the] season went pretty well. I had a lot of good times and I liked getting to know the girls.”

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at Sauk, they are our toughest competition,” she said.

As Ripley moves on to play college volleyball at Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne, she will never forget her time spent on the Warrior court. “I will miss the friendships and Denkert,” said Ripley.

At the end of the season many players were awarded honors. First team all-conference awards were received by seniors Sam Reilly, Kalie Endres and Ripley. Ripley was also awarded Most Valuable Player and 3rd team all-state.

Gymnastics leaps into practiceKelly MartinSports Editor

Last year marked the first season of girls’ gymnastics as a co-op team with DeForest. The team referred to as “Waunafo,” proved to be a good mix.

“It was a positive experience, we all benefited from each other,” Coach Elaine Yankunas said. “We had a wonderful time.” The co-op team had much success their first year, taking first at the Baraboo Invite, Madison East Invite and in the overall conference. The girls were runners-up in the sectional competition hosted at Waunakee and were able to advance to state for the first time since 2004, where they took ninth place overall.

Sophomore Tanner Regali went to state as a freshman for individual beam, bars, floor and all around. “The experience was an eye opening one,” said Regali. Senior Corinne Spiczenski went to state for

Sophomore Emily Gamm leaps on the beam in gymnastics prac-tice. (Photo by Lydia Dorn)

the team where she performed her personal best in the beam and floor events. “[Going to state last year] will make me work harder to make it to state again, as a team and as an individual,” Spiczenski said.

Yankunas believes this year will prove to be harder then the last but they will be well prepared. The team only lost two seniors and has many incoming freshmen. Middleton, the Verona/Edgewood co-op and Memorial will be strong competitors this coming year, each with only a few graduating seniors and welcoming strong girls from club teams as well.

“They have to keep looking to build on their strengths,” Yankunas said. Repetition and making corrections as an individual is the key to becoming a better gymnast, according to Yankunas.

The girls began practice on Monday, November 7 with 30 gymnasts, a larger number

Wrestling prepares for the season in hopes of advancing to stateWillie FreimuthReporter

Practice for the Waunakee Warrior wrestling team began on November 15, and players have already committed to open mats, much to the liking of head coach Nathan Hunter.

“By attending these, our wrestlers will surely improve not only their skills but their work ethic,” Hunter said. The Warriors look to improve a 6-17 record from last year. “We were ver y competitive in tournaments and lost some ver y close duals,” Coach Hunter said, “We look to improve upon that this season.”

Waunakee also had a strong showing in the postseason at regionals and sectionals.

Last year, for the first time ever, Hunter sent a wrestler to state: 2010 graduate Mike Harman. L osing lots of weight coming into his senior year, Harman “was one of the hardest workers we had in our program last year,” said Hunter. It showed, as Harman was one of the 30 wrestlers from the Badger North and South to qualify for the state tournament. The number of wrestlers coming from the Badger conference was unusual. “This [30] is very

Lady Warrior basketball should benefit from division change

Sergei CapaulReporter

The Lady Warrior basketball team moves to Division 2 from Division 1 for the start of the 2010-11 season. There are now five divisions in mens’ and womens’ basketball, causing the Lady Warriors’ division shift.

With a 17-7 record last winter, the team made it through the season ending a t the sec t iona l f ina ls in Middleton. The team graduated f i ve sen iors but returns four major contributors.

Brad Lussier returns for a second year as varsity head coach. He brings some new goals and ideas in mind. “Our strength is we return our top four scorers from last season,” said Lussier. The leading scorers last year were junior Kelly Preston,

seniors Brianna Johnson and Alexa Statz, and sophomore Samantha Murray. “I’m going to have to step up even more this season, even more then last year, because we want to go as far as we can,” Murray said.

Lussier set his goals very high for this year: he wants to take first in conference and then move on to become state champions. “Having moved to Division 2, we feel we are one of the elite teams,” explained Lussier. “I do not think it will affect us because no matter what division we’re put in, we will still play with the same intensity,” Murray said.

For the high school playoffs, the girls will be facing both Badger North and Badger South conferences, along wi th schools f rom the Southern Lakes conference. Their first practice is tonight.

than in past years. Their first meet is on December 11, at the Boo Varsity Invite at Baraboo high school.

Waunakee/DeForest ice rink construction completed in time for season

Addison PaydenReporter

As the winter sports season freezes its way upon us, hockey players of both genders and other area skaters can look forward to skating around in their brand new ice rink.

The Waunakee/DeForest Ice Rink (WDIR) had its ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, November 1 to unveil the 40,000 square foot rink that was built through the generous donations from members of the local community. “I think it’s great, the rink is walking

distance away,” said girls’ player sophomore Megan McCormick.

C o n s t r u c t i o n w o r ke r s originally broke ground on this long project in April 2010. Workers labored during shifts that sometimes lasted 24 hours. They happened upon many problems during the eight month long construction process, such as a shortage of money to cover the costs. The finished ice rink cost a total of $3 million. The plans for concrete flooring were followed, but the builders still faced the lack of money for bleachers.

The WDIR is partnering with Piggly Wiggly to help the r ink raise money to purchase bleachers by selling $25 coupon books for the Piggly Wiggly in Waunakee.

Local ice rink provides new opportunity for teams of all ages.

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These coupon books can be purchased from the State Bank of Cross Plains in Waunakee to help support the WDIR. As all building construction is finished, hockey players of all ages are beginning to enjoy the new rink they have waited for patiently.

The boys’ hockey team has their first game at the new rink on November 29. The team secured the conference title in the 2009-10 season by going 8-0 in the Badger North Conference, with an overall record of 14-6. The fourth seeded Warriors lost to Sun Prairie in the WIAA playoffs with a final score of 4-2.

This coming year looks to be different. The team has 19 returning players and lost only eight seniors. The boys’

have a solid core revolving around juniors Jason Ford and Connor Scheffler and senior Eric Behrend.

“I think it’s going to be really great for our team, since we’re going have more fans and more motivation,” said senior Chase Hellenbrand. The team members had to volunteer for four hour shifts over a three week span to help the builders with construction.

The girls’ hockey team consists of more than just girls from Waunakee. The Cap City Cougars Co-op team consists of gir ls from Waunakee, DeForest, Sun Prairie and Madison East, and last year had an overall record of 18-8-1. The girls’ team fell short of state by losing to Beaver Dam in the sectional finals with a

final score of 3-0. This year, the Cougars return with all-state defenseman senior Josie Johnson. Head coach Mike Johnson said, “the team and the coaching staff are thrilled to have their own locker room.” Girls’ hockey player sophomore Michaela Johnson said, “it’s great for practices because we have been having morning practices all week, where at the old rink we could only practice two mornings a week.”

The addition of a hockey rink to Waunakee has not only brought practice space for the girls’ and boys’ teams, but also a great place for Waunakee community members as well.

high and shows how tough our conference is,” said Hunter.

Returning to the 2010-11 Waunakee wrestling team are seniors Randy Clemens, Kyle Meinholz, Rick Grulke, Brett Vosen, Dustin Acker and Brandon White. Sophomores Kyle Horning and Damian Ziegler, who both qualified for sectionals last year, will be returning as well.

“Last year at sectionals I had a tough first match and lost. That loss meant I was done in sectionals for the year,” Horning said. “My goal for this year is to make it into state at 119 pounds.”

Hunter has also been keeping his eyes on two incoming freshmen Bryce Statz and Jake Paschke. “Both wrestlers have been in our club program for many years and have been working very hard in the off season,” Hunter said.

He is excited about the upcoming season. “We are going to make our practices much more intense than they have been in the past,” Hunter said. “We continue to improve each season. As a coach this is what I look for.”

The team began practice this week and their first match is on December 4.


SAGE PAGEJosh Lerdahl and Aidan Schlittler, Sage Page Editors

It’s hard to predict exact details of the future. Therefore, knowing little about the future leaves room to imagine and create your ideas of what might be in store for the next generation to come.

Experts believe that the future of entertainment will become fo-cused on stimulating our senses even more then the present days. The following are just a few of the predictions experts have for the future of technology.

By 2015, our home phones, TVs, computers and video games will be combined into wall size, 3D interactive screens allowing us to view whatever we desire, with incredible realism.

By 2020, we will have contact lenses to act as screens for TV, video games, phones and surfing the web. The lenses will at first be con-trolled by key boards or controllers, but with additional technology, they will be controlled by thought.

By 2030, microscopic robots will be able to communicate with our brain creating simulated realities almost indistinguishable from actuality; we will be able to download programs allowing us to go anywhere and experience anything we wish to.

By 2040, it is projected that human and robotic intelligence will come together in a big way. Robotics and humans working and thinking in harmony could surely make the world a better place.

These are just a few projections of what the future may have in store for us. Sure, they may sound far fetched, but with our current rates of technological progression, they could soon be within our grasp.

Welcome to now! We live in a time where technology is a necessity. What would you do without your phone, Facebook or TV? Push a wheel with a stick again? No!

We depend on technology, and companies know how to milk our wallets by putting out newer, cooler products and gimmicks. I mean, has anyone noticed something different going on at the movie theaters? It’s like 2D isn’t good enough any more, so the 3D movies, no matter how annoying, are here to stay. Same goes for the iPods. Ten years ago, we were amazed by the click wheel. Now the newest models have touch screens and high definition video cameras. This isn’t a bad thing, don’t get me wrong. I love making homemade movies while listening to my favorite music and surfing the web all at once. Mounds of the stuff that is coming out is cool and bound to make money, but once these things become old news, you have to wonder, what comes next?

Let’s give your parents the benefit of the doubt and say they were born in the 60’s. What did they do for fun when they were younger? Most of the toys they played with in their day are now

considered classic toys, or have become huge name toys that kids still play with today. Barbara Millicent Roberts, aka Barbie, was released in 1959. Barbie continued on to have a plethora of video games and movies. Today she remains the highest selling doll in the world. Now let’s move on to the more manly toys so we can finally talk about G.I. Joe. This is no doll but a classic action figure. Created in 1964, G.I. Joe has been a toy, a comic book figure and just last year became a star on the silver screen in his very first action movie. Now, I am not sure if you and I could survive in a world controlled by dolls and action figures, but our parents thought they were super neato.

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A timeline of terrific trinkets: from timeless to the toys to be.

Sources: Dolls4Play.com and FutureBlogger