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Volume 56 Issue 3 21 Dec 2012

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mission The Surveyor is established as a school-sponsored open forum dedicated to informing and entertaining its readers. The staff will report as fairly and well-balanced as possible. All activities and news will be covered to the best of the staff’s ability. The Surveyor accepts the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics as the basis for good journalism. Readers are encouraged to express their viewpoints through guest editorials. The Surveyor also welcomes letters to the editor, with these guidelines: it is not libelous or obscene, it explains the material clearly, it is not longer than 500 words, and that it is signed.

editorsFrancesca Hidalgo-Wohlleben, Editor-in-ChiefGrant Kamin, Managing and Opinions EditorMadeline Berg, Business EditorKiran Misra, News EditorMJ Kamin, Profiles EditorShanay Gonder, Arts and Entertainment EditorKitty McGurk, Life and Style EditorJoe Berry, Sports EditorHannah Jonasson, Photo EditorReid Rossberger, Freelance Editor

reportersPeter HolmesGavin JonesNick CorbettMichelle ZumhofBridget WilliamsAnna Rizer

Willow EvansIan SchweigerEric Loeffelholtz John KopecAmy WilkieAndrew Watkins

adviserKyle Phillips

organizationsIHSPA, NHSPA, JEA, Quill & Scroll

back cover photo by Hannah Jonasson

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Life &

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CRCSD budget cutsAlternative class structures at Wash

Bata’sPAM SLAMMusic“Perks of Being a Wallflower”

BCS Pick ’ems2012 sportsTwo Warriors signCanadian football

FBOMSenior/freshmen sibling pairs

Kitty’s cornerHoliday gift ideas

Social media sucksGavin Jones saves Christmas

The effects of Amendment 64 and Initiative 502 and what’s next

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Thorns

RosesHoliday break

PAM SlamMonkeys in IKEA

SnapchatDr. McMann

ScarvesCollege apps done!

Bro, do you even lift?HACAP

Just Drew I tTomasos

Sophie LangfordSkiing

Snoop Lion AMAColbert for SenateWomens Basketbal lNew season of MLP

Moonshiners‘Merica

On a bus w/ your peersApple cider

No snowScraping your car

Sequined UggsComplainers

Fantasy footbal l is overEnd of the worldCliffs of any kind

Doors in this schoolParking tickets

Crossing the line on FBHomework?

Twinkies ‘12 Never forgetBroken things

Screaming kidsFal ling down stairs

Unnecessary hostili tyNo Dairy Queen

Resistant diseases5:30 practices

Relationship problemsMountain Pine Beetle

Kiran Misra

My life’s culminating moment of existential revelation came at 3 am a few nights ago when I found myself clicking through the 180th profile picture of a friend of a friend of

a friend, someone who I had never met in real life and knew virtually nothing about. “Seriously, what am I doing with my life?” I wondered. “What is the point of all this?” There’s a saying that goes, “we are what we repeatedly do.” For many of us, this is spending time online, upvoting pages on Reddit (calling you out Grant), liking pictures on Facebook, or reblogging via Tumblr. We measure our status relative to our classmates’ by our follower ratios, video views, or friend requests, spending so much time collecting the perfect, hip combination of pages to like and collection of pictures that proclaim our fabulousness to the world that our bored, insecure selves clicking through people’s profile pages is almost a completely different person than Facebook claims we are. Because, let’s be honest, no one uses Facebook to “connect with their friends” or whatever exactly it is the site proclaims. They use it to Facebook stalk their ex-boyfriends’ endeavors and make sure the girl that they like isn’t tagged in any pictures with the boy in chemistry she’s always talking to. As for our real friendships, our friends are reduced to likes – instead of seeing who liked your photo or status update, you’re checking to see how many did. It doesn’t really matter who liked what, but how

many likes you were able to get. Instead of asking our friends for advice in real life, we like sad relationship pictures via TeenSwag<3 or one of those other numerous, cliché pages as a cry for help. I laugh at these actions, but I am guilty of committing these crimes on a regular basis. The art of social interaction becomes all but obsolete, preferring to talk with a computer in between, instead of face- to- face. As a result, people are less sensitive – it’s easy to comment on someone’s post when you aren’t right in front of them. It gives you more bravado, something you might think twice about if you were having an actual conversation. But, it’s impossible to get away from it all- I have found myself logging out of Facebook because I am bored, only to log on again, minutes later, for the same reason, boredom. In this digital age, detachment from the real world can also be manifested in the form of over sharing, as people broadcast every disagreement and bad decision to their 500 best friends, some of which include their grandparents, potential employers, and everyone in between. Your fight with your girlfriend? Not only does the rest of the world not want to relive every disagreement via twitter posts full of hatred, but it won’t make you fell any better either, especially when you look back on it in a couple of months and see your naivety immortalized on the internet. The root of the matter is, as put so eloquently by Michelle Zumhoff, ’14, “I hate social media, but I am addicted to it.” But the hours I have spent on social media are stacking up, which begs the question, what am I missing out on by having Facebook? An average of 15 minutes a day times 365 days is roughly equivalent to 90 hours over a year. What else could you use 90 hours of time for? The choice is up to you.

Social Media Sucks

05 Opinions Grant Kamin, Managing Editor

Gavin Jones

It’s December here in Iowa, the big ol’ one two, the yearly anchor, the month of four words (cold, dark, wet, and not needed), the month where, according to the Mayans, life as we know it will end. A month that brings that holiday feeling that urges you to bump dubstep Christmas music remakes while on Lakeside and Otis with the bros. That feeling that makes you do things you might not, and buy excessive presents due to the generosity that comes with this month. But while the holidays are great, comfortable times of the year for you and your family, there are many lower class families

in the United States and Iowa who struggle every year to make Christmas the festive, jolly time we all know and love for their families also. That being said, there are numerous, quick and easy ways to volunteer your time and money this winter season to help less fortunate families who could benefit from it more than you would. And trust me when I say it’s easy, I mean easy! Earlier this month my fellow writer Nick Corbett and I, being the generous, well-hearted men we are, donated a couple hours of our time to ring the bell at one of the Salvation Army’s red kettles stationed around town. It was a very easy process getting set up knowing that the aprons and bells are just hung up on the top of the kettle ready to go whenever you are, and once the apron is on and the bell is in your hand, that is when the fun begins. The next couple hours consisted of singing carols at the top of our lungs, grade A bell ringing, awkward conversation and eye contact with random individuals. While all of this was happening we had the warm hearted feeling inside that were done something good for the world.

Now, I’m not writing this article to ask you guys to please go out and donate your time. I’m writing this article to demand that you go out and donate your time this holiday season. The school day ends at 2:45 p.m. .If you’re in a sport practice probably take until about 4:30-5 p.m., [give or take an hour and a half for homework], An adolescent mind needs 10 hours of sleep a night to perform at full potential the next day which means we should all probably be in bed by 9:00. This leaves you two hours of free time a day (10 hours a week) to donate your time. So stop being selfish and acting like you have “something better to do” and get out there and VOLUNTEER!!

Gavin Jones Saves Christmas

People You MeetWhile Bell Ringing

Overly Excited Kids

Story Tellers

By Grant Kamin

Washington Grads

TheGrinch

FROM THE MIND OF LUKE

06 News

“Across- the- board,” was the phrase de jour used by district representatives when describing the budget cuts to school acitivities funds. Due to the bad economic conditions and falling enrollment in the Ce-dar Rapids Community School District Schools, the district has had to restructure their balance of expenses to account for the reduction in income for the state and school activities have been the first to be affected. “We’re looking to strategi-

cally make cuts that make the smallest effect on the fewest number of people,” ex-plained district superintendant Gary O’Malley when asked about the dis-trict’s strategy for balancing their budget.

We haven’t been targeting

any specific programs, just reducing the

amount of money we give to each

school and leaving them to manage the cuts

as they see fit. We are aiming to

make small reduc-tions in the budgets of

a variety of pro-grams,

so the

loss isn’t

felt by any one

group.”

Among the budget cuts made this year are reductions in trans-

p o r t a t i o n b u d g e t s and cuts in the central administra-tive office. Reductions in staff-ing budgets are still to come. “80% of our expens-

es are used on people- staffing,” O’ Malley said. “We haven’t made any significant cuts from staff budget yet, because, ob-viously we would hate to cut any jobs. We intend to have a thoughtful, informed discussion before making any decisions.” On when and how big these staffing cuts will be, O’Malley said, “we haven’t made those decisions yet and we don’t want to scare anyone because, like all of our cuts, we aim to be gradual and retain the quality of educa-tion students receive.” “We’ve tried to increase ef-ficiency in how we spend our money,” added O’Malley, “and hope that students aren’t affected by our reductions. Many under-enrolled el-ementary schools were closed

District takes a bite out of

“Cedar Rapids has a lot of really quality schools are we are proud of all the opportunities we can give our students. We’re going to try our best to make sure things stay

that way.” -O’Malley

07 News Kiran Misra, Editor

the budget.

down so we could retain the quality of the edu-cation we are providing and that has certainly improved budget prospects, but it hasn’t been enough.” Rick Williams, assistant principal of Wash-ington High School, responded to this assurance of quility retention by saying, “Any time there is a major cut, it will have an impact on the school whether the district wants it to or not and to me any cut is major. So far the cuts have led to less instruction time for students, fewer benefits to teachers, and inability to buy essential supplies for classrooms. Overall, it’s a matter of schools finding a way to make ends meet.” Iowa isn’t alone in having to scale back their education budgets, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, “more than half of the states will spend less per pupil in fiscal year 2013 than the year before. Iowa is spending $26 less per student in the 2012- 2013 school year. However, since 2008, per student spending has increased by 10.8%, second only to percent increase by North Dakota.” “Cedar Rapids has a lot of really quality schools are we are proud of all the opportunities we are to give them,” said O’Malley. “We’re go-ing to try our best to make sure things stay that way and make thoughtful decisions about how we’re going to be able to do that if enrollment keeps fallling.” Williams said, “I know there are many vari-ables involved with the enrollement, employ-ment, taxation, and revenue, but the effect has been really negative on our schools. In the past 20 yeras, a little too often, we take a step for-ward and then have to take two steps back due to the budget cuts. We have to go in a direction of getting more and giving more.”

BY THE NUMBERS

5to7thousand dollars cut from total high school budgets

5% budget reduction this past year in the school

$3,750 cut from International

First Place Surveyor printing budget

10% cut from central

administrative office

08 News

There are now freshmen in student senate. In order to do so, they are in their Top- LA 9 class every other day. 11 students are taking up this offer. Washington LA and Social tudies teacher Pete Clancy said that “ Time becomes much more important, and that moodle and some work online work very well.” Julia Pohlman, ’16 said “ Class is probably harder because when you have a question you can’t ask the teacher them because you don’t see them everyday.” She added, “ The homework load is about the same as any other class. The information is not crammed, the work online really helps.” Rather or not every other day is preferred to everyday is “ Too early to make that call,” said Clancy.

Wash students have been...

and Nice.

So you’ve had a rough tri-mester—and failed a class. Now what? Counselor Dean Blanchard offers insight into a credit recov-ery program that is helping many students get back on track. “It began with the PLATO online credit recovery system, about four years ago,” shared Blanchard. He continued, “The system has evolved over the years, and within the past few years has changed to one called APEX. It’s now administered during the school day, providing students with motivation to stay up to date with assignments.” APEX offers juniors and seniors who have failed classes the opportunity to recover credits by participating in this Learning Center program, either during the school year or over the summer. Because the program is online-

based, students can

work on classwork at home as well, and finish the course more quickly. “In some cases,” added Blanchard, “there is supplemen-tary work students are required to complete and turn in to the supervisor, Ms. Karem. We espe-cially see this in Language Arts classes where essay-writing is a key component.” Due to the popularity of these classes, space is limited. The APEX program is administered 5 periods a day, with approximately 12 students in each class. When asked what made this program such an attractive option for so many students, Blanchard answered, “For example, if you fail U.S. History 1, you can make up that trimester without having to proceed into U.S. History 2 in the classroom. Students don’t continue into coursework they

wouldn’t be able

to understand based on failure to pass the previous trimester.” Twenty two courses are avail-able each trimester, broken down into three Science courses, six Language Arts, five Math, and seven Social Studies options. A Wellness class is also offered. The classes are further distin-guished as Literacy Advantage, intended for students with a lower reading level (equivalent to that of grades 6-8), and Core, for stu-dents with higher reading levels (grades 9-12). “Because students receive the trimester’s worth of five credits, the F from before is removed from their transcript. The grade goes in as a pass/ fail, and doesn’t influence their Grade Point Aver-age,” concluded Blanchard. “Be-cause this program is convenient for many students, I wouldn’t be surprised if the interest in APEX credit recovery continues to

grow.”

NaughtyAnji Misra, Staff Writer

Student’s in Clancy’s every other day class spend time learning language arts, opposite of student senate.

Amy Wilkie, Staff Writer

Photo by Hannah Jonasson

09 Profiles MJ Kamin, Editor

FINBAR STYLE Standing at 5’11’’ , weighing in at 135 pounds (75% muscle, 25% heart) Finbar Berry, ’16, is looking for an attractive, intelligent girl with a good sense of humor. Named after and Irish saint, St. Finbar, Berry likes playing sports and especially enjoys running. Last year Berry recieved the Franklin Middle School Student of the Year award. In just his first sea-son, Berry ran varsity cross country and finish 7th on the team. If you’re interested in this month’s Freshman Bachelor, just contact him.

Freshman

SENIOR

FRESHMAN

Gavin Jones, Staff Writer

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This issue, The Surveyor took a look at the Senior and Freshman relationships at Washington High School. We put each Senior and Freshman sibling pair in Wash into a hat and drew these six: the Bergstroms, the Pints, the Coopers, the Grays, the Lavertys, and the Birchanskys. Each article gives you a snapshot of their relationship and provides a quick read containing four questions: one word to describe their sibling, their pet peeve about their sibling, one thing they have in common, and their favorite thing about their sibling.

Favorite Food: PancherosFavorite TV Show: “The Office”Favorite Movie: RudyFavorite Sport: RunningFavorite Saying: “Do good things and good things will happen.”

Favorites

SIBLINGS

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Photo Illustration by Hannah Jonasson

10 Profiles

theBERGSTROMS

Cole Cooper, ’16, came to Wash-ington with big shoes to fill. His older sister CJ, ’13, set a high standard with her accomplishments in and out of the classroom. The Cooper siblings have and will continue to make their contributions to Washington in a number of dif-ferent programs like show choir and athletics.

Austin Bergstrom, ’13, and Au-gie Bergstrom, ’16, may not feel like they share a lot in common, but at first glance they look pretty similar apart from their differing heights. They both play soccer, and are involved in Student Senate at Wash, which “usually consists of him hitting me,” said Austin.

thePINTS

theCOOPERSEric Loeffelholz, Staff Writer

Michelle Zumhof, Staff Writer

Peter Holmes, Staff Writer

For most people pimpin’ ain’t easy, but for the Pint brothers it comes naturally. While both reached adulthood in grade school, the two are involved in completely different activities. Lucas “Hoods” Pint, ’13, is known for shattering backboards with his windmill dunks and Connor “Chaw”, ’16, won an award in show choir for most beautiful voice west of the Mississippi River.

One word to describe your sibling:CJ: “Funny.”Co: “Talented.”Pet peeve about your sibling:CJ: “He’s cocky.”Co: “She sets high expectations.”One thing you have in common:CJ: “Show choir and music.”Co: “Same.”Favorite thing about your sibling:CJ: “Good family relationships.”Co: “She’s a role model.”

One word to describe your sibling:L: “Tool.”C: “Tool.”Pet peeve about your sibling:L: “Always wearing my clothes.”C: “He thinks he’s amazing and perfect at everything.”One thing you have in common:L: “We laugh alike.”C: “Our beards.”Favorite thing about your sibling:L: N/AC: “He’s a straight up baller.”

One word to describe your sibling:Aus: “Annoying.”Aug: “Bully.”Pet peeve about your sibling:Aus: “I hate it when I have to give him a ride home.”Aug: “He takes up the basement.”One thing you have in common:Aus: “We’re both great guys.”Aug: “We’re both handsome.”Favorite thing about your sibling:Aus/Aug: “We both hang out when there is nothing to do.”

Photo Illustrations by Hannah Jonasson

11 Profiles MJ Kamin, Editor

The Laverty sisters have daily struggles like transportation and stolen socks, but are very similar. “Anything she has I have,” said Megan Laverty, ’13. “We both like to use weird voices with our cat,” said Emily Laverty, ’16. The blonde duo also enjoys a home cooked meal of ‘Megan’s Chicken’, setting off fireworks, and impersonating rednecks.

Bradlee, ’13, and Bentlee ’16, Birchan-sky enjoy playing frisbee, biking, and sitting around together. Academically, Bentlee looks up to Bradlee as a role model. “With school, he encourages me a lot to want to study further,” said Bentlee.As an older brother, Bradlee tries to set an example for Bentlee. “I think in general, I’m a good brother and I do the right thing,” said Bradlee.

One word to describe your sibling:S: “Comedian.”JJ: “Crazy.”Pet peeve about your sibling:S: “Her room is always messy.”JJ: “She borrows clothes without asking.”One thing you have in common:S: “Dancing.”JJ: “Dancing.”Favorite thing about your sibling:S: “She’s always fun, no matter the situation she makes it a blast.”JJ: “She’ll keep a secret if I need her to.”

One word to describe your sibling:Br: “He’s a character.”Be: “Intelligent.”Pet peeve about your sibling:Br: “When he turns the base too high on the [car] speaker.”Be: “I don’t have any about him.”One thing you have in common:Br: “Good looks.”Be: “We have similar senses of humor.”Favorite thing about your sibling:Br: “His sense of humor.”Be: “His sarcasm.”

Anna Rizer, Staff Writer

Ian Schweiger, Staff Writer

Bridget Williams, Staff Writer

JJ Gray, ’16, and Sparkley Gray, ’13, have a strong, lovey-dovey, rela-tionship and like to bond during dance team. They are very trusting of each other even with the occasional small practical joke. Age difference doesn’t affect these sisters, as Sparkley said, “We are much closer now that we are at the same school.”

theBIRCHANSKYS

theLAVERTYs

theGRAYS

One word to describe your sibling:M: “Perfectionist.”E: “Blonde.”Pet peeve about your sibling:M: “She wears leggings three out of the five days a week.”E: “She steals my hydrogen peroxide.”One thing you have in common:M: “We have the exact same hair.”E: “We have the same hair color.”Favorite thing about your sibling:M: “Good at lying for me,”E: “She drives me places.”

12 Feature

While Democrats around the nation rejoiced with the reelection of President Obama on Nov. 6, voters in Colorado and Washington celebrated their own victory. Both states voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, and to begin taxing and regulating it on a state level. Amendment 64 in Colorado and Initiative 502 in Washington set guidelines on the process of legalization in their respective state, both of which will not take full effect until 2013. Each state plans to regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol, with legal age limits and restrictions on operating a vehicle. Marijuana is still illegal to possess, cultivate or distribute in any manner on the federal level. The current federal law has marijuana classified as a Schedule I narcotic, the same category as heroin and ecstasy, from the easiness to abuse. Though Obama said that that the executive branch will not make it a priority to go after recreational users in the states where it is now legal, the response of federal prosecutors and the justice department is still unknown. What is clear, is that marijuana legalization has become a dominant political and social issue throughout the country. According to a recent Gallup poll 48 percent of Americans think that marijuana should be legal, while 50 percent say it should not be. Politically, many mainstream politicians have been unwilling to group of voters. So far, the path to any sort of

the effects of

legalization has taken the state route, with supporters in Washington and Colorado appealing to local legislatures to get the referendum on the ballot. In addition, there are 18 states that permit the use of medical marijuana with a prescription within their boundaries and 14 states also have decriminalized possession in small amounts. Iowa’s state laws still align with federal ones, making all use illegal. Two state senators have proposed bills to be reviewed later next year that would push for making medical marijuana legal. What the result will be is still unclear, with some not seeing the state as ready for such changes. “I think Iowa will absolutely not be changing its legislation. The fact that we were so close to (electing) the conservative right in the last election shows that we are definitely not ready for the transition to such a liberal legalization law, when the right is so conservative in their regard to legal precedent,” said Evan Lehrman, ’13. Others think that there is a chance of creating new precedent in Iowa, whether it be the legalization of recreational or medical use. “I think that a bill legalizing marijuana would be close to passing in Iowa, and that medical marijuana bill could, but not recreational yet,” said Andi Lawrence, ’15. For now, marijuana remains illegal on a state and federal level, and only time will tell what changes in law may come.

Francesca Hidalgo, Editor-in-Chief

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13 FeatureFrancesca Hidalgo, Editor-in-Chief

2 states have legalized the use and cultivation of recreational marijuana

18 states have legalized the use of medical marijuana

14 states have decriminalized the the possession of marijuana in small amounts

10.7 billion dollars spent by the Federeal government in direct enforcement of marijuana laws each year

757,969 people arrested, on average, for marijuana charges yearly

Marijuana is made from the plant, Cannabis, and is prepared for use as a psychoactive drug and medicine. The immediate physical effects include reddening of the eyes, increased heart rate, dryness of the mouth, and muscle relaxation. Many also feel an increased appetite and a slowed reaction time. Some slang terms for the drug are pot, weed, ganja, bud, Buddha, good-good, and many others. There are many ways of consuming the drug, the most common being inhaling smoke. Medically, it is used to calm nausea, to stimulate hunger, and as a pain reliever. Studies have shown that the usage can be habit-forming, and that persitent use has resulted in harm to one’s intelligence, attention, and memory. Effects have been especially prevelant in those under 18. The potency of the drug is measured in the amount of THC found, and varies on the type consumed. Usage of the drug can be detected by tests of one’s urine, hair, blood, and sweat. In the US, the cultivation of the plant hemp and cannabis became illegal in 1931 by the Marijuana Tax Act. Marijuana was classified as a Schedule I narcotic in the Controlled Substance Act of 1970. Since then, medical laws have challenged the stance, but no change in federal law has been implemented.

How do Wash students add up?29%believe all use of marijuana should remain illegal

27%believe only the use of medical marijuana should be legal44%

believe the use of medi-cal and recreational mar-ijuana should be legal

Marijuana: the basics

Numbers are based on the results of 200 surveys, those of which were given to a variety of LA classes. All grade levels were included. Thirteen gave no response.

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The ultimate question for those who live in Cedar Rapids is always where to eat. It’s hard to find a restaurant that’s local, reasonably priced, unique, and above all, serves good quality food. Bata’s, a newer restaurant in the New Bohemian District, is just this. The restaurant has a diverse menu from flat bread pizzas and burgers with blueberry sauce to fish tortillas. The atmosphere is quiet, relaxed, and casual and the food is reasonably priced. The recipes for the restaurant have been created over a lifetime and owners, Tony and Nick Bata, once owned a small catering business that has now evolved into the restaurant. “I’d recommend the siciliano, our pizza, or ask for the specials, they are always good,” said Karissa Zingula, ’15, worker at the new restaurant. The laid back feel and original recipes are what set the local business apart from the usual chain restaurants. Bata’s meals are one of a kind, light, and simply delicious.

Bridget Williams, Staff Writer

Michelle Zumhoff Staff Writer

On December 7th, the Washington Literary Press held their 4th annual poetry, art, and music (P.A.M.) slam. The event featured 11 poets and nine different musical acts. “The poets go head-to-head in competition, with musical interludes in between,” describes Tori Wheeler, ’13, Senior Editor of WLP. Each poem is followed by randomly selected judges rating each poem on a scale of 1-10, thus eliminating the lower scorer each round. After making it to the final round, this year Naomi Spence, ’13, was voted winner of the PAM SLAM by popular majority. When asked what inspires her poetry, Spence says, “I feel like life is my inspiration... My own personal experience. I try to edit minimally, and dream often.”

Roses are red, violets are blue, poetry is nice... and so was Wash’s 4th annual P.A.M. SLAM!

15 A&E Shanay Gonder, Editor

Jukebox the Ghost is a free-spirited, alternative band consisting of Ben Thornewill, pianist, Tommy Siegel, guitarist, and Jesse Kristin, drummer. The group began in 2003 while students at George Washington University. Following graduation they released their first album, “Let Live and Let Ghost”, consisting of 12 songs. Their newest released album is, “Safe Travels” and is sure to get your feet tapping.

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Staff Writer

Continuing immediately after the final mission of Halo 3, the new developers of 343 Industries offer gamers a Halo like no other. But just exactly how did they manage to rec-reate such an amazing continuation? The answer simply revolves around the campaign. The “Halo 4” cam-paign goes much deeper into Master Chief’s humanity, which ultimately results in new combat, cut scenes, and an overall breathtaking story. 343 Industries being the developer behind the original “Call of Duty:

Modern Warfare,” it isn’t surprising they added a hint of their gameplay to the “Halo 4” multiplayer. Themultiplayer offers even more cus-tomization by introducing weapon classes, new armor,perks, and much more.The way 343 Industries replicates the Bungie series is absolutely extraordinary. Regardless of whether you’re a Halo fan or just new to the series, “Halo 4” is definitely worth your money and time.

John Kopec, Staff Writer Dubbed one of the best first person shooters for its campaign and multiplayer gameplay, the Halo series maintains its prominent reign in the video game industry through the latest release of “Halo 4.”

16 A&E

Willow Evans, Staff Writer

“The Perks to Being a Wallflower” was a book that really touched the hearts and minds of growing teens. The main character, Charlie, a 15-year-old considered to be an outcast, is forced to enter high school alone after his only friend commits suicide. Soon he meets seniors Patrick and his beautiful step-sister, Sam, and they pull him into their outlandish, free-spirited party scene. All the while, Charlie struggles with his dark past. As you read the book, you watch through Charlie’s eyes as he writes letters to a stranger about his life, and how he survives his first year of high school. Not only is the 15-year-old boy relatable, as he is awkward, but he really gives you an introspect on how to look at your teachers, your friends, and your family in a way that will really open your eyes. The author, Stephen Chbosky, produced the film soon after he published the book, and “The Perks to Being a Wallflower” became an exciting phenomenon that had people walking out of the theater feeling more inspired to be themselves. With Logan Lerman playing Charlie, Emma Watson as Sam, and Ezra Miller as Patrick, this film and novel is a surefire must-read and must-see.

17 Life & Style Kitty McGurk, Editor

Want to submit your problems? tinyurl.com/kitty-scorner

Q: So I used to date this one legged socialist ginger debater drug partaking Polish d*****bag. As aforementioned, he is a complete d*****bag and in addition to being superpretentious and judgmental, he also always repped his Self-centered Sweater and didn’t care at all about using people to get what he wanted in addition to being more immature than a Disney channel character. Despite the fact that he had no redeeming qualities, and the fact that we haven’t spoken for 5 months after he decided to block me via Facebook because (and I quote), “IDK LOL,” I am still madly in love with him and have absolutely no desire to get over him. And at this point, EVEN I AM TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT MY LOVE LIFE. How should I solve the problem and move on with my life so it isn’t Fraught With Anguish for the rest of eternity? And why am I not over him? (Not that I want to get back together with him, BECAUSE I DON’T.) Also how do I sufficiently impress upon him the fact that he is a complete d*****bag and needs to get his life together and stop crying over his lack of drug supply?

Q: I’m feeling really pressured to get my girlfriend a nice Christmas present but I just don’t know what. Any ideas?

A: You don’t know how much utter joy I take in responding to your ever so troubling issue; the worldwide problem that’s been ripping through hearts of girls in the past and continues to sabotage desperate ladies of the present, “how do I get over this a**.” Trust me, if you haven’t gone through weeks and months obsessing over a guy by checking his social media constantly and over analyzing his every word then well, consider yourself fortunate. However, this torture happens more times than not. Let me guess, you hate his guts, right? And I can assume you would take pure joy in cutting off certain parts of him that one may not speak of, correct? But yet if this fool gave you one ounce of affection or attention you’d crawl right back into his disproportionately hairy arms. So what is it that makes us girls so idiotically obsessed with guys who could care less about us? Well to that question my friend, I have no answer. However, I think I may have a cure. Just think about this. If you had spent half of the time you’ve spent obsessing over this twerp on moving on, you’d probably have a new boy to obsess over at this point. It’s all in your head sister! You think you want him because he doesn’t want you... But if he suddenly did want you, you’d probably realize that “one legged socialist ginger debater Polish d*****bag” isn’t your type after all. Remind yourself of this simple fact and you may, possibly, by some slight, chance, be able to get over this guy. Until then, make a burn book or something. Trust me, that will be worth some good laughs in the future.

A: This, in my opinion is a tricky feat. As displayed in my next question, women are crazy. It’s okay for me to come out and say that, right? Anywho, you get the wrong gift for a certain girl and you may have a sour puss to deal with up until the New Year. Here’s my advice. Chicks love their scents. They like to smell good for themselves and others. Get her some nice scented potions from Bath & Body Works and maybe a gift card to her favorite store or restaurant if you really want to impress(that does not mean Panch.) Now remember, it’s not all about money,. Write a sweet card about “your love is like a snowflake blah blah blah” and you’ll be good to go. Hope this helps! Good luck to you lad.

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BCSPick’ems

Rose Bowl Wisc. vs. Stan.

National ChampND vs. Bama

Fiesta BowlK-State vs. Ore.

Orange BowlNIU vs. FSU

Sugar BowlLouis. vs. Florida

Wisconsin is the B1G’s only hope.

Wisc, 21-20

I like red, so I had a hard time choosing.Wisc, 21-19

Badgers can’t over come Bielema’s absences.Stan, 31-21

Stanford took ND to overtime, they must be raw.Stan, 21-13

I love a good underdog.

Wisc, 27-24

Isn’t Isaac Halyard the quarterback?Stan, 31-17

Seminoles defeat Huskies in 7/10 mascot battles.FSU, 11-7

Jordan Lynch is a play maker.

NIU, 24-21

If you lose to Iowa... You’re gonna have a bad time.FSU, 59-6

NIU is obviously really good.

NIU, 35-14

Jordan Lynch and I dated once, I think.

NIU, 49-6

Iowa beat NIU, that’s embarrassing.

FSU, 56-3

Signing A.J. should be good luck.

Florida, 17-10

Ducks got like 6 arrested players. Ain’t nobody got time fo’ dat!K-State, 27-21

The National Champi-onship game was played three weeks ago.Bama, 5-2

ND played strong all season, but Sabin is a football god. Roll Tide!Bama, 17-7

Mariota, Barner, and Kelly are the Big 3 of the FBSOre, 31-30

3rd in SEC>Big East Champ any day.Florida, 28-10

This will be a battle of the trenches. No one can stop Irish Chocolate #9!ND, 20-13

Did you see what Baylor’s offense did to K-state?Ore, 66-27

You would have to be literally a cardinal to pick Louisville.Florida, 38-13

My best friend is going to ND, gotta represent.

ND, 21-7

Oregon has the best offense...ever.

Ore, 49-21

An alligator would destroy a cardinal.

Florida, 42-7

I don’t know anything about sports.

ND, 100-0

My mom likes the ducks because she likes ducks.Ore, 42-38

Yeah, what Peter said.

Florida, 45-10

ND was too busy look-ing at Joe’s resume.

Bama, 23-17

Optimus-Klien runs out of fuel.

Ore, 50-38

Not even gonna turn this game on.

Florida, 45-10

The Surveyor’s so called experts give their predictions for the up coming BCS Bowl Week.

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It’s crunch time for life as we know it. Down by seven with two minutes to

play and 94 yards to go, right behind the leader as the bell lap begins, bottom of the ninth with a player in scoring position with two outs. Throughout history humans have found an outlet for their competitive nature in sports. It was believed that the first Olympiads in Greece would put off war between City-States for a month to compete in events such as chariot racing, spear throwing, and individual combat. Winners were considered heroes, much like famous athletes today. The only real difference is the amount of clothing that was worn. Sports have proved time and time again that it has the ability to change an entire culture. It has grown to be more than just a pass time. It has become a way to settle disputes between two oppositions in a friendly or sometimes ugly event. When two athletes with a common goal come together, the issue of race, language, or background disappears. Three factors have contributed most to the evolution of sports: the iconic figures, mass communication, and style. When thinking of athletes that changed their sports, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson come to mind. These two contrasting rivals dominated the NBA for a decade with unbelievable performances that attracted a whole new fan base. Beginning in the 1980s, a single channel devoted all its time to broadcasting sports around the world. ESPN provides live games for a variety of sports that continues to inspire young and aspiring athletes.

Style in just about every sport has been altered every decade of existence. Short-shorts in the NBA, insane hair-do’s in soccer, the Michigan Wolverine high black socks, and more recently the ever surprising new uniforms in NCAA Football, just to name a few. 2012 was a big year for sports. From Jeremy Lin (a Harvard grad who’s tearing up the courts in the NBA) to Felix Baumgartner (if you consider falling a sport). We saw another USA domination of the Olympics, and a freshman win the Heisman

for the first time ever. There were of course some low points as well. Lance Armstrong was stripped of nearly everything he owns, college football wasn’t the same without Joe Paterno, and NFL replacement referees were picked up off the street.That’s doesn’t seem like a fitting end however. We, as humans, need to make it through today, make it

through 2012, and through the Armageddon. And if for no other reason, do it for sports. If we make it through today we’ll have the opportunity to witness the men’s swim team attempt to continue one of the greatest streaks in all of prep sports as they go for there 50th straight district championship, or find out if the men’s basketball team can keep their winning streak alive. We will get to finally see the playoff that we all so desperately needed in college football, and maybe be able to see an NHL game again (Nevermind, I’ve never watched one before). So I plead to you, all humans, keep fighting. Today you will face great trials, ranging anywhere from asteroids to volcanoes to aliens, but don’t give up. As humans we must survive, we must survive for sports.

Despite end of world, sports must go onPeter HolmesStaff Writer

We, as humans, need to make it through

today, make it through 2012, and through the

Armageddon. And if for no other reason, do it

for sports.

21 SportsJoe Berry, Editor

Recently I found myself reminiscing of a time when my beloved Iowa football team wasn’t horrible, and through years averaged 7-10 wins, played like Hawkeyes. They won rivalries, gave no ducks, won non-conference games, won bowl games, or at least made bowl games.... IT’S LIKE WHY? WHY DIDN’T THEY JUST MAKE A BOWL GAME?! I JUST DON’T GET IT! I started searching and checking up on all of my favorite past Hawkeye players to see how my boys who brought me oh-so-much joy back in the day are doing now. Some are doing better than others of course, but one player caught my eyes over all other players who have played in the Kirk Ferentz era. This stud was the 2004 Big Ten player of the year and 2005 Capital One Bowl Player of the Game recipient, but when the NFL draft came along, Quarterback Drew Tate was over looked. The former Hawkeye great isn’t done tossing the pigskin however; He just plays in a little bit colder weather. While they seem so far away, our neighbors of the north aren’t that much different than us. I’m talking about the mysterious country named Canada. When I looked up Tate I discovered that he is a fairly successful quarterback in the Canadian Football League. Tate has taken his team, the Calgary Stampeders, to the semifinals two years in a row. Now besides crude oil, durable technology, ham disguised as

bacon, and Justin Bieber, Canada isn’t really known for much. And you would assume you could say the same for their football league, but that is not the case. As I sat in APES and shared this new discovery with my peers, we were amazed at how exciting and fun the CFL was to watch. With 12 defenders, three downs, fields that are 110 yards long, and end zones that are 20, the running game in Canada isn’t too hot, but the throwing and catching ability by the quarterbacks and receivers is enough to make you wish you lived on the other side of the Great Lakes. Now due to the Canadian league ending about a month ago, this article is close to (if not) irrelevant, but here are some comparisons between the CFL and NFL to make following along that much easier to do when the 2013 season comes around: First, the game is more suited for the passing game in Canada. CFL rules allow for wide receivers to be in motion when the ball is snapped. This allows for fast starts, thus getting down field faster. A second major

difference is the number of downs. In the CFL teams have only three downs to advance the ball ten yards for a first down, one less than in the NFL. This lack of down also lends favor to a passing offense. A third difference is the number of players on the field at once. The CFL allows for 12 players on the field at once. This is one more than in American football. This alters the standard formations for CFL teams. The biggest difference, however, is the difference in fields. The Canadian field is diagrammed below. Key differences are ten extra yards in each end zone and in the playing field, the goalposts directly above the goal line and a wider playing field.

CFL, exciting alternative for players and fansGavin JonesStaff Writer

Diagram courtesy of Wikimedia

The CFL playing field is much larger in both length and width, and most notably has its goal posts placed at the front of the end zone. This wide field of play along with other key differences leads to heavier emphasis on the passing game.

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Last month, A.J. Puk, ’13, signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball at the University of Florida after verbally committing to the Gators a year ago as a junior. Puk, a top-20 national high school recruit, is projected to play both pitcher and first base at Florida. “It feels good [to be signed]. I’ve been committed for a while and I can’t wait to get on campus,” said Puk. Puk was also recruited by Arizona State, Missis-sippi, South Carolina, Missouri, and Arkansas among others. Puk may attend classes at Florida as early as June, so it is unclear whether or not he will play for Wash his senior year, or leave early. “I don’t know. I’m still unsure and I don’t want to leave midway through the season,” said Puk. There is also a possibility that Puk may play baseball professionally. According to Perfect Game USA, Puk is ranked as the 54th best prospect in the 2013 MLB Draft, which includes high school and college players, but is unsure of the implications. “What’s set in stone is going to Florida. I don’t know what could happen in the future. It depends on the future [events],” said Puk. Besides his future playing career, Puk has enjoyed his time as a member of the Warrior Baseball team. “My most memorable moment was my eighth grade year when we beat Xavier at sub-state to make it to the state tournament.”

Warriors sign to play in collegeIan SchweigerStaff Writer

Anyone who knows anything about bowling knows that bowling a 300, a perfect game, isn’t an easy thing to do. So when a high school student does it, you know they are very good. Quincy Bruce, ’13, is one of those students. Bruce is starting his last season as a Warrior and has just signed to bowl at Grand View University, in Des Moines. His sophomore year, he was 2nd Team All-Conference and All-Metro, and his junior year, he was 1st Team All-Conference and All-Metro. He has been bowling for 13 years, and says that bowling has been a family thing, stretching back three generations. “Quincy is a really strong leader of the team and a huge inspiration to me. It’s very emotional to lose him, but I know he will do well and I’m very happy for him,” said Monica Reeves, the men’s bowling coach. Bowling has always been a club sport and has only recently become an NAIA sport, but it is one of the fastest growing collegiate sports right now. “I chose Grand View because it has a very good program along with it being a good school. Academics come first and the coaching staff is very supportive,” said Bruce. Bruce’s signing marks the first time a Warrior has committed to a college for bowling. “I’m glad I made the team, now I’m looking for a National Championship.”

Nick CorbettStaff Writer

Photo by Joseph BerryFlanked by his current and future coaches, and sport-ing his “300” ring Quincy Bruce, ’13, signs to bowl at Grand View University

Photo courtesy of A.J. PukA.J. Puk, ’13, signs his National Letter of Intent to play first base and pitcher for the University of Florida’s Baseball team.

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