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Teachers plan. Athletes practice.Students prep. And substitutes just showup. This is of course with the exceptionof Mr. Charles Schmidt. “Schmidty,” aswe all know and respectfully refer to him,plans, practices, preps, and is foreverpresent to share his renowned philosophyof life with all in his sphere of influence.Forty-eight years of successful teaching,administrating, and coaching allow Mr.Schmidt to live each day by his ownphilosophy. His philosophy inspired sixlegendary rules of life. 1. Do the best you can with whatyou have. When Mr. Schmidt tried outfor the Varsity football team as anundersized freshman, his father told himhe could try out, but he could not, underany circumstance, cry about it being tootough later. He had to stick with it and dothe best he could with what he had. Rule#1 was born. 2. Never give up. Recalling hischildhood during the crippling Depression,daily life was arduous. “When I wasyoung, times were not real good, but Ithink we appreciated the basics.” Heinsisted that, despite the hardship, he hada happy childhood. Throughout the trials

A Tribute to Charles Schmidt

and tribulations of life, he “never gives up.” 3. Have faith. Often coming into aclassroom to sub for the missing teacher, hefinds no written instruction. At this point, hesays with a smile, “Let’s not talk about math;let’s talk about life.” Pulling out a thick manilafolder, he begins to leaf through hundreds ofpapers to share an inspiring quote about life.Or perhaps he begins to tell us a story. WhenMr. Schmidt came to Loveland in 1973, hebegan to collect quotes, cards, Bible verses,passages from the Upper Room, and numerousother sources of inspiration to store in his folder.Throughout his career of teaching andsubstituting, Mr. Schmidt has made it “a point

to integrate talks about life and faith into histeachings.” The folder is a reminder of hisdeep-seated faith. 4. Do what you gotta do when yougotta do it. “I still enjoy getting up in themorning and coming to school. I dread thosedays that I cannot come.” Always lookingprofessional and ready for each day in a suitwith his briefcase, and of course the manilafolder, he has a passion for school andeducation. Through substituting, Mr. Schmidtcan continue to do what he loves. 5. Follow the rules. Mr. Schmidt notonly abides by his rules of life, he also believesin following all rules. It takes a courageousand rare man to be able to effectively enforce

school rules with high school students, yet Mr.Schmidt has a connection with high schoolstudents, helping to guide each of us. 6. Don’t do anything that wouldn’tmake your mother proud. It’s safe to saythat Mr. Schmidt is the quintessential epitomeof a person who would trigger motherly pride.He greets everyone with courtesy and a kindword. 7… to be continued. Do not worry; Mr.Schmidt has given insides scoop that morelife rules are in the making. He never stops.Mr. Schmidt is one of the rare people in thisworld that truly and completely impactspeople.

Let’s Talk About Life:

Born in Chicago;stayed until 3rd

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Indianapolis for twoyears

Next stopWilmington, OH (5th-12th grade)

Wilmington College(Major: Education)

Drafted duringthe Korean war

Jan. 1955:Released from

the army

1955-1957: Georgetown HS(PE and English teacher &baseball/basketball coach)

1957-1959: Wilmington HS(American History teacher &

basketball and JVfootball coach)

1959-1973: Lockland HS(Health teacher,

basketball coach)

1973-1987: LovelandHS (Assistant HS

princinpal)

1987-1988:Loveland HS

principal1988: Retirement...

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basketball coach until2002 as well as fulltimesubstitute for which

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String Actor-Footloose Review

EDITORIALS:-Someone’s Always

Watching-Hulkamania

-Fighting For A Cure

THE BUZZ:-All Eyes on

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-Swing Into Spring

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New Student or Undercover Cop?

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By Alyssa McClanahanPage Editor

By Emily OdiosoPage Editor

“Hey man. Should we invite Estelle, thenew senior, to hang tonight? “Yeah, sure, if she shows a photo I.D.,birth certificate, family photo album, eighth-grade graduation picture, an FBI finger printanalysis...” New student or undercover cop?Milford High School drug bust— good forillegal activity but bad for new students. Friday, April 1st began like any othernormal school day at Milford High School.Then, there was an announcement andsixteen students were called to theauditorium. Little did they know what wasin store. Twelve juveniles and four adults werearrested in a major undercover drug buston charges of selling marijuana,hallucinogenic mushrooms, ecstasy, andprescription drugs. Loveland sophomore, Carly Ensor, knewone of the juveniles arrested in the drugbust and immediately responded that thiscase was not justifiable and “a little shady.”

She even went on to say that the parents of theperson she knows (name withheld) are mad atthe school for allowing it to happen.

How did all of this come to pass?Superintendent John Frye came up with theidea and only told one other person, CarolBall, school board president. The two thencontacted the North American SecuritySolutions Inc., which specializes inundercover investigations. For about eightmonths, the Milford Exempted Village SchoolDistrict paid $60,000 for a detective in her20s to play the part of an 18-year old highschool student, taking tests, completingprojects, making friends, and attendingparties. Senior Lizzie Brack questioned whetheror not the woman’s investigation wasentrapment. “She could of easily pressuredthe students to sell,” Brack said. Ensor also said that she didn’t know thewhole story, but did think, “It was unfair anddishonest for the school to pull something likethat.” Now, many students across the tri-statewill turn their heads cautiously at the“students” they go to school with. Whoknows, your lab partner just might be hidinga badge.

Photo By Emily Odioso

Are you friends with this cop?

Page Editor: Alyssa McClanahan

April 22, 2005 2TIGER’S TONGUE

With such a great start to the season, the Tigersare looking forward to a great season. Their amazingdepth is so full of talent one can expect only greatthings for this baseball team. Captain Christian said,“If people stay healthy and play to their full potential,this team could do something really special.”FIELD UPDATE: The team is ready, but what aboutthe field? Every “Home” game the Varsity baseball team getson a bus and travels to Midland to play. Why? Greatthings, like their beautiful field renovation, takes a lotof time and hard work. Saturday, April 2, sod was laid

on the field, and fromthere, the workerscompleted the field’sfencing and the installationof new foul poles. Thepress box was perfectedand the dugouts werecompleted. The field wasfinally finished SaturdayApril 9. Now, the team iswaiting for approval on theirPA system and for the setup

of the concession stand. They officially took the fieldon April 16 against the Wilmington Hurricanes.

Page Editor: Eric Ball April 22, 2005 3SPORTS

TIGER’S TONGUE

The track season has quietly ran up on fans andtrack athletes who look forward to taking their hardoff-season preparation to the track. When asked how the team would be this year, seniorMax Stier replied with an honest answer. “We’rerebuilding. Two years ago we won the FAVC, whichwas our highest point, and since then, we have beentrying to bring our numbers back up.” Although theyare rebuilding, he still seemed pretty optimistic abouta few facets of the team. Stier stated that, “Thedistance team is coming off an FAVC Championshipcross-country season and Nate Duncan and Will Millerare strong athletes and will score a lot of points.” Thetrack team had been conditioning indoors on Tuesdayand Thursday for two weeks prior to their firstpractice, which was on Monday, February 7th. A pleasant surprise to the team this year is foreignexchange student, Chiara Vaccarí. This is her firsttrip to the U.S. and she’s excited about the upcomingtrack season. The coaches should be just excited asshe is, recently discovering that this young Italian cannearly fly, long jumping an astounding 17’7” at The

Ready to RunBy Ryan Benson

Staff Writer

“Go Cincinnati Rockers!” “Go CincinnatiSwarm!” Ever heard those phrases being screamedfrom the stands? Probably not. These two teamswere our previous indoor arenafootball organizations, but makeway; the boys are back in town.This time, the team is going by thename of the Cincinnati Marshalsand they are associated with theNational Indoor Football League,or the NIFL. For those out there that don’tknow how arena football is played,or have never even heard of it,here are a few basics. The rules are basically thesame as regular football. There are 15 minutequarters (overtime is a 15 minute, sudden death round)and a 15 minute halftime, and the clock stops whenthe play goes out of bounds. Each team still getsthree time-outs per half, there are four opportunitiesto advance the ball ten yards, and the scoring isexactly the same.

There is a definite difference in the dimensions ofthe field, however. The players compete on a paddedsurface 85 feet wide and 50 yards long, whereas thefield is 100 yards long in the NFL. The goal posts are9 feet wide with the crossbar set at a height of 15 feet

compared to the NFL goal postswhich are 18 ½ feet wide and thecrossbar only 10 feet off the ground. The Marshal’s general manager,H. R. Silvagni, is obviously excitedabout this new development. Hestates, “There’s a new marshal intown, and we’re gonna make youhappy about it.” The owner of thenew Cincinnati team, H. P.Patterson, seems confident in theseason, even with the past failuresat hand. He professes, “We’ve

done research all the way back to when the Rockerswere here….When we plan on making it achampionship team, we also plan on making it a party.”With this new attitude and enthusiasm portrayedtoward a team, it will be hard to fail. The talent ispretty good, with some players recruited that hadprevious experience such as our quarterback, Brett

By Elise ColwellStaff Writer

The Boys Are Back in Town

Coaches’ Classic April 8th. Her amazing performancewas a personal best and allowed her to smash theprevious school record of 16’10.5” shared by ShannonMcCoy and Allison Stier. She also broke the FAVCrecord of 17’6.75” held by Desiree Jones ofWilmington. She was understandably excited and said,“I can’t wait for my coach to call from Italy to tell herabout my jump.” The gift of flying is something mostpeople don’t have, which is why this should land her aspot at state. When asked about going to state, Vaccaríwas exceptionally modest when she replied, “If ithappens, I’ll be extremely excited.” Although the track team may not be as stellar as inyears’ past, they still have some athletes who’ll beable to make a legitimate run at state. Many ofstudents don’t go out and support the track team, butany support they get is greatly appreciated. Stier wasasked why people should come out and support theteam and jokingly replied, “You get a lot of event foryour money.” For this reason alone, try to make it outto at least one meet to watch friends take their difficultoff-season conditioning to the track. In fact, go supportthem today at the Milford Invitational at Milford HighSchool.

Dietz, who played last summer in Hanover. Theman leading it all, the head coach, Ed Biles, who hashad many former coaching jobs and is well equippedfor the challenge of making this team the one thatsticks around in Cincinnati. The Marshals first game was March 26, 2005against the Beaumont Drillers, unfortunately this gamewas not as successful as most people would’ve liked,losing 36-24. The numbers don’t tell it all though.The team played with amazing drive and energy thatwas prevalent in the way the team members chantedand rooted for each other. Applying this determinationis going to be the key ingredient for this team. Thesecond game turned out slightly better for theMarshals. Though still losing, they only were down 2points with the final score being 53-55 against theRiver City Rage. Seven out the fourteen league games will be heldin the U.S. Bank Arena, all on Saturday nights, startingat 7:30. The “cheap seat” tickets are only $10. Ifyou’re in the mood to splurge, all you have to coughup is $25 for the VIP section, which includes the firstthree rows. With these prices, how could you resistthis experience? Come out and support the newCincinnati Marshals and help this team stay alive.

With the 2005 baseball season well underway,

By Cam CatalfuPage Editor

Field of Dreams

the Tigers are 7-5 overall and 4-4 in the league.Leading the team, not only in the field but also at theplate, are seniors Jason Christian and Joel Ernst, andjuniors Max Whiteside and Danny Rosenbaum.Christian is leading the team in hitting with his solidbatting average and stellar on-base percentage. Ernstis throwing well on themound and only gettingstronger. Whiteside isbeing an effective lead offhitter and playing greatdefense at second base.Rosenbaum is leading thepitching staff in strikeouts.Also stepping up for theteam this year is thirdbaseman Scott Smiertkaand left fielder Taylor Russell. Smiertka is shining inthe number two slot of the batting order, while Russellis an exceptional utility player.

The Loveland High School Varsity softball team iscurrently ranked eighth in the city by the coaches poll.The outlook is bright for the team this year. The Tigersare led by seniors Theresa Lee and Sammie Blake,and juniors Cam Catalfu and Karen Simmons. Karenis patrolling the mound for the third straight year, andlooks to extend on a marvelous career so far. JuniorCam Catalfu also is looking to continue a solid career.She is known for her glove as much as her fantasticbat. She owns the Loveland batting average recordfor a single season at .527. Five games into this 2005 season the Tigers arelooking good with a 3-0 record in the FAVC and a4-1 record overall. Their only loss came in the seasonopener to Mercy in a 4-0 defeat. In game two againstleague opponent Amelia, the Tigers stormed to an 11-1 victory as Simmons got the win on the mound andhit a home run. Her home run was the first to leavethe softball field in over three years. The third game against Ursuline Academy was awalk in the park for the Tigers as they topped theLions 10-0. Sophomore Stacye Toups pitched andhad a career high fourteen strikeouts. Amelia was nomatch for the Tigers as they continued their excellencein FAVC play. The Tigers have now beat Glen Estetwo straight games to improve their league record to4-0. The Tigers are playing great ball and getting pleasantsurprises from sophomore Taylor Meinking, who isleading the team in hitting. Junior Bethany Zinsseroccupies the first base position. This is her first timeat that spot, and is adapting nicely.

By Jason ChristianStaff Writer

Swingingfor theFences

Courtesy of: ESPN

Photo by: Cam Catalfu

Page Editors: Jessica Wright and Caitlin Varley April 22, 2005 4ENTERTAINMENT

TIGER’S TONGUE

By Kendall BernsteinStaff Writer

The Drama That Is:American Idol

Spring has arrived. For girls, this means thebeginning of the best clothes, the best shoes, and thebest tan. But for boys, this new season brings onlyone thing: baseball. Teenage boys line up outside GreatAmerican Ballpark to get a glimpse at their childhoodidols, but they are also running to the theatres to seeFever Pitch. For Ben Wrightman, played by Jimmy Fallon ofSaturday Night Live, he’s not just a fan of baseball,he lives and breathes it. Fever Pitch begins with aflashback to Ben’s first experience at the Boston RedSox’s house of glory, Fenway Park. He instantly fallsin love with the game, the smells, the food, everything.Then, twenty-three years later, he meets someone whoranks up to Red Sox baseball. Ben is a high school math teacher who takes hisstudents to visit a woman who uses algebra in hereveryday life. That woman turns out to be LindseyMeeks (Drew Barrymore). Lindsey is a businessexecutive who is attracted to Ben but he’s not exactlyin her league, or so she thinks. After turning downBen’s first date proposal, Lindsey finally accepts.Their love begins to blossom but only through the off-season. When opening day begins, a new Ben arises.Lindsey gets jealous. What will happen? Will Lindseylive up to Ben’s beloved Red Sox? You’ll have to goto the movie to find out. Fever Pitch is a perfect movie to see if you are inlove and your boyfriend loves baseball. My boyfriendloved this movie more than I did. Granted he is thebiggest baseball fan in the entire junior class. Themovie is more of a baseball movie than a romanticcomedy. I thought I would be laughing out of my seat,but there were only a few funny moments. Thoughthe screenplay is well written, Fallon drops the ball.He does not grasp the character and, therefore, thelove story is lame. I would only see this movie if youlove Drew Barrymore or are a die-hard baseball fan.

Fallon 2ndStringActor

By Jessica WrightPage Editor It’s the 4th season of the hit reality series American

Idol and many people are asking themselves if it isgoing to be the last. This season has been filled withmore drama then ever before, leaving audienceswondering, is it just for the attention? Kelly Clarkson,Ruben Studdard, and Fantasia Barrino were thewinners of the past, but it seems as though Kelly, theshow’s first winner, was the only one who gained truesuccess. With that, the show’s overall rating has beenfalling. One has to ask themself, is all this drama to getthe ratings up and get anotherKelly Clarkson? It all started the very firstweek of the show. Fanswatched as Paula Abdul andSimon Cowell, two of thejudges from the show, wentat each other’s throats likenever before. They hadalways teased and tauntedbut things got serious when,in one episode, the show’s producer had to come inand break the two up. In a few instances, either Simonor Paula would have to leave the room. Now do theyreally not like each other? Or are these fights justscripted because people love the drama? Guess wewill never know. Both Simon and Paula deny anyaccusations that the show is scripted. They say theysimply have very differing opinions and find it hard toagree . . . Hmmm... Things got fired up again when front-runner, MarioVazquez decided to quit the competition for apparentlyno reason. As a member of the Top 12 and a crowdfavorite, 27 year old Vasquez’s departure was front-page news everywhere. Although he denies it, his timeon the show earned him a fan base that will now follow

his every move. There has already been talk of a recorddeal for the singer. So was this little stunt planned?Well, no one can deny that his departure gainedattention for both him and the show, that’s for sure! The drama continued when on March 22nd thewrong numbers were listed for contestants: AnwarRobinson, Mikalah Gordon, and Jessica Sierra. Ifviewers called to vote for one of the three, then theirvote would go to another contestant. The numbershown on the screen using letters was correct, but the

complete phone numbers printedbelow were incorrect. Now, theshow has been on for four years,one would think that they wouldknow how to list the numbers bynow, or could of caught theproblem earlier. Especially, sincethe numbers are the same foreach performer except the lasttwo digits, which are simply theorder in which they appear. Forexample if I performed secondmy number would be, 1-866-

IDOLS-02. So was this “mistake” really accidental?No one knows for sure, but on March 23rd thecontestant’s performances were re-shown and allvotes from the previous night were apparentlydiscarded and voting took place again with the rightnumbers. Drama, drama and more drama pretty much sumsup this year’s show. There is probably only more tocome as the show rounds down to find the nextAmerican Idol. My personal opinion? The show shouldfollow the lead of Friends or Sex and the City andstop while they are ahead. Lets face it, the next winnerwill probably only be a one hit wonder like the others(besides Kelly) . . .wait . . .did Ruben even have ahit?

The top 12 pose for a picture.

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Kevin Bacon Would Be Proud

FOOTLOOSEOne word: magic. This year’s spring production of

Footloose, directed by Doris Osborne and MarjorieHenderson, was without a doubt a major success. Witheverything from the sultry dance numberschoreographed by Brian Anderson to the impressiveacting to the hilariously perfect 80s costumes,Footloose had me singing and smiling the whole wayhome—it was a sensational hit.

After opening on Wednesday, April 13, thisproduction inspired a rave of comments about theenjoyment of going to see it—the rave came frompeople who usually do not attend any dramaproductions or know anything of them. As an activemember of dramas, I was then greatly intrigued;Footloose must really be good. And wow, it wasdefinitely more than just good. It was awesome in myopinion. I have attended Loveland high school musicalsmy entire life and I rank this one at the top of my list.

I give the entire cast kudos. As the minister’sdaughter, Ariel Moore, Joanna Bateman starred in thespotlight with an extraordinary portrayal of hercharacter and a powerful voice. The male star, Austin

Partridge as Ren McCormack, carried his role verycredibly. These two performed with strong onstagechemistry, singing songs together such as “AlmostParadise” and dancing in jaw-dropping sequences. Itisn’t everyday you see someone roller-skate on stageor do back-flips in the spotlight. The three best friendsof Ariel Moore, played by Katie Henn, GabbyHenskens, and Arielle Warner, were not only hilariousbut showed off amazing voice capabilities in songssuch as “Somebody’s Eyes” and “I Need a Hero.” Imust say that the only word to describe the townreverend, Josh Morford’s, acting and singing is wow.I think I see Broadway in his future.

From the moment he walked on in his cowboy hat,Kevin Rutkowski owned the humor of the play. Asthe riotous sidekick for Partridge, Rutkowski had theentire audience doubled-over as he tried to learn todance and refused to put his fists down. JeremyBraley’s bad guy character of Chuck Cranston wasplayed awesomely and it helped having two sidekickswith talent as well. Kendall Bernstein shined as thewife of the local minister, singing songs such as“Learning To Be Silent” with skilled sadness in herkitchen scenes. Overall, it seemed as the entire cast,people I know and go to school with each and everyday, were truly their own characters. There was no

Josh Morford on that stage; what I saw instead was aconfused, forlorn man determined to stop dancing tocover up his own pain. I think that if any cast cansucceed being completely in character 24-7, then theshow is without a doubt a winner.

For any show to succeed, the crew has to be justas efficient and skilled as the cast. Footloose had notrouble with this. I laughed out loud when I saw myfriends stroll onstage in perfect 80s attire. Thanks toproducer, Mrs. Sandy Lynn, Footloose had me readyto break out the leg warmers. Also, a universalcomment after the play was the noted number of scenechanges—there were so many and the stage crew,under the direction of Dennis Kossen, handled themwith maestro proficiency. From the Bar-B-Que tothe Moore’s quaint kitchen, the sets were quiteauthentic in their appearances. I personally liked thehallway of lockers with the writing on them—apictogram of the 80s. Also important to note is JamesSturges, the head of lighting and sound; without him,Footloose would have lost its overall appeal and magic.

To sum up, Footloose was a show not to be missed.A classic story of the 80s with a good message,Loveland High School’s production of the show wouldmake Kevin Bacon proud. I congratulate the directors,cast, and crew on a job well done.

By Alyssa McClanahanPage Editor

April 22, 2005 5TIGER’S TONGUE

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Page Editor: Chris Mastrilli April 22, 2005 8EDITORIALS

TIGER’S TONGUE

Going to a sporting event is intendedto be a way of enjoying some wellneeded down time. Possibly going downto the ballpark for an evening game, orshowing your local spirit in attending aBengal’s game in freezing conditions.This basic concept is taken for grantedby most big named cities in the U.S.Although for many local residents, thisconcept has proven difficult over thepast decade or so. Let’s be honest, Cincinnati sportshave taken quite a hit since the early1990’s. Cincinnati sports are centeredaround the Reds and Bengals, bothwhich have earned the reputation asbelow average teams. This reputationcan be attributed to many things, but themost blunt would have to be the lack ofeffort to compete. With current changesin the economic world of sports, bigmoney franchises take the obviousadvantage over conservatives any day.Conservative is exactly what theBengals and Reds have been and thelocal fans responded in loss of ticketsales. This trend has been routine thepast ten years. Now 2005, and many believe thatthe down years have ended for bothfranchises. Back to back .500 seasonsfor the Bengals and the start of the

Cincinnati SportsTake A Step In

The Right Direction

Marvin Lewis era bring hope to a newand greatly improved football team. Atthe same time, a greatly improved Redsteam brings quite a bit of offensivepunch to the table. What sets these teams aside fromprevious years? It’s simply thewillingness of Carl Linder (RedsOwner) and Mike Brown (BengalsOwner) to open up their wallets. Bothprograms have coaches that know whatit takes to win (Dave Miley and MarvinLewis) and money to offer biggernamed players. If the local sports teams cancontinuously win games and turn aroundthe sour taste in many fans mouths, themoney spent is more money earnedback. Both Linder and Brownunderstand the basic concept, now theyare showing it. Not only has the localsports atmosphere benefited fromimproved teams, but the cities overalluncertainty is being destroyed. Withwinning franchises, money spent by thecity on the new stadiums is no longerquestioned. Excuses are no longerneeded and sports events become a funmeans of down time again. As excitedsports fan Aaron Dries puts it, “I’mexcited about this year because bothteams are expected to have bettersquads than they did in the previousseasons.”

“I have never let my schooling interfere with myeducation.” – Mark Twain

How much do students actually learn in public highschools? Are all teachers always capable of fillingtheir 90 minutes of class with useful educationalmaterial? Absolutely not. High school could easily becondensed into three years or less. The amount ofwork done by the average student everyday couldeasily be accomplished in four hours. In the last few weeks, I have seen at least threehundred hours of video, ranging from CNN StudentNews to the Sandlot. One student in particular hasseen the Sandlot at least four times. That student’sname is Cory McDole, someone please end hissuffering. Sure, the Sandlot’s a good movie, but not16 times. The law actually requires that we be here,yet…we don’t seem to accomplish anything after mid-March, no matter how many unneeded credits we’veearned. We attend high school 35 hours a week, 36weeks a year, and MUCH of this time is completelywasted on busy work, movies that relate to nothing or

I Thought this was America!just blank staring at beige walls. Why beige? To makeit the most unappealing place in the world. Of all time.Ever. The floor’s grey, the walls are beige, everythinglooks dirty and boring. Why?! One major problem, as was mentioned, is the “busywork” that plagues every classroom except AP classesand Fantasy/Sci-fi. What is “busy work” you ask? Ifyou don’t know, you’ve never attended high school.Busy work is the crap that teachers give students whenwe all have to be here, but there’s nothing productiveto be done. Teachers seem to believe that somethingis actually being accomplished here, but not much isbesides a decrease of intelligence and an increase inboredom/depression/suicidal tendencies. The current form of public education, laws and all,doesn’t make much sense on the whole. I’m sure itlooked good on paper…but it does not work. Learningis fantastic, but we’ve gone entirely in the wrongdirection with it. Worksheets and other assignmentsthat can only be considered as worthless busy work,do not make people learn. They make people angry.You can’t learn angry! Students are bored anddisgusted with school to the point that they will actually

fall asleep in ridiculously uncomfortable seats. Seatsthat are actually concave, and locked in an ongoingbattle with the spine. Most of the time, I’d preferno “back support” at all. The chairs in this schoolare satanic. And that brings us to higher mathematics. When’sthe last time one of your parents came home fromwork complaining about sines, cosines andtangents?? When’s the last time anyone used thequadratic formula in a real-life situation!? NEVER,THAT’s WHEN. You want to get a career inaeronautics, then fine, learn some trig. But whyshould we, English-loving math-haters, have toconcern ourselves with something we have no

SWEET SENIOR YEAR

By Cory McDolePage Editor

By Chris Mastrilli and Max StierPage Editors

A Savage Journey into the Heart of American Education

interest in…like chemistry. Chemistry, in my life, isa total waste of time. For example, I never want to see this:Calculate the pH of 0.500 L of a buffer solutioncomposed of 0.50 M formic acid (HCO2H) and0.70 M sodium formate (NaHCO2) before andafter adding 10.0 mL of 1.0 M HCL.Come on, that’s just ridiculous!

POINTS OF ADVISE

- BE AN AID- TAKE INDEPENDANT CLASSES

- FIGHT FOR YOUR SENIOR RIGHTS

- PARTICIPATE...

- MOST OF ALL... DONT WASTE YOUR SENIOR YEAR

Page Editors: Cam Catalfu and Emily Odioso April 22, 2005 9EDITORIALS

TIGER’S TONGUE

Steroids have been a dormant drug for many yearsand believed to be used only by body builders andweight lifters. But, with the recent wake of thecongressional hearings and grand jury indictments,which has allowed the American public to learn thatsteroids are the new drugs on the block. However,what has not been told to the American people is thatnot only are our baseballheroes juiced, but also ourteenagers are taking the verysame steroid cocktails. The use of steroidsamong high school studentswas on a steady incline from1993 to 2003, when finallythe amount of studentstaking steroids dropped.Even with a drop in thenumber of users, over300,000 eighth to twelvegrade students last year usedsteroids, and surprisingly onethird of those students werefemales. Experts say thealarming problem is that many of these teens are notusing steroids to gain an edge in the sports world;however, they are getting juiced so they can get anedge on the social scene. Many of the teens, especiallythe males, began taking steroids to look like theAbercrombie and Fitch models. For teenage girls, thepressure by society to be fit and thin drives youngwomen to use steroids. The reason Americanadolescents use steroids is not what worries theexperts, who feel the teens’ unawareness of the heavybaggage that steroids come with is often too much forthe user to bear.

HULKAMANIABy Robby McGohan

Staff Writer Most users realize there is a risk for physical sideeffects when taking steroids, but many users don’trealize that there are mental side effects to steroiduse. Some of the mental side effects includedepression, aggression, and users can become volatile.The most dangerous is depression, which occurs whenthe user tries to abruptly stop the use of steroids. Thedepression has led many of the users to commit suicide,which has alarmed many parents and school officials.

To stop the use of steroids inhigh schools across the countryhas not been an easy task totackle. Many people suggest theuse of random testing, modeledafter the one the NationalFootball League has in place.However, testing for steroids inhigh school athletes is not aviable option for most, if not all,schools because the typical testcosts well over a hundreddollars for each athlete. Somany schools have taken adifferent approach at crackingdown on steriod use by makingthe student athletes aware of the

side effects that come with the use of steroids.Recently these programs have helped decline thenumber of steroid users among high school students. The decline has not eased the nerves of the expertswho feel the problem has only begun. Even with theoverall number of steroid users down in high schoolsacross the country, there has been an increase insteroid users among non-athletes. With this increaseSteroid prevention programs need to be for all studentsand not just limited to student athletes. Without thesteroid prevention programs, many schools are riskingthe lives of the unaware students who want a quickfix.

For a medical breakthrough with huge potential,why are Americans not unanimously rejoicing? Embryonic stem cell research has been at theheat of debate for many years, since it was firsttaken notice in November 1998. Robert Harmelin,president of the Philadelphia chapter of the JuvenileDiabetes Foundation, explains, “Human stem cellresearch has gotten caught up (wrongly, in ourview) in the pro-choice/pro-life debate.Controversy has arisen because the most promisingkind of stem cells comes from fertilized eggs.” On August 9, 2001, President Bush announced:“Based on preliminary work that has been privatelyfunded, scientists believe further research usingstem cells offers great promise that could helpimprove the lives of those who suffer from manyterrible diseases—from Juvenile Diabetes toAlzheimer’s, from Parkinson’s to spinal cordinjuries. And while scientists admit they are notyet certain, they believe stem cells derived fromembryos have unique potential.” The Presidentcontinued, “However, most scientists, at least today,believe that research on embryonic stem cells offerthe most promise because these cells have thepotential to develop in all of the tissues in the body.” Yet, not all Americans are jumping on the stemcell research bandwagon because many supportersof pro-life feel it is immoral to use fertilized eggsfor research, which they feel, are being murdered. I do not understand how there can be concernabout these soon-to-be-destroyed embryonic lifeforms be a match for the opportunity to save thelives of people. Stem cells are “unspecialized” cellsthat have the ability to generate healthy new cells,tissues, and organs. Embryonic stem cell researchwould not take the life of a single embryo;researchers instead would use embryos that arebeing discarded. Embryonic stem cell research has the potentialto be the most effective treatment method fordebilitating diseases. Having lived with a non-curable disease, Juvenile Diabetes, for the pastseven years of my life, I am a firm believer inembryonic stem cell research. I can only imaginea life without worrying how I will feel the next dayand having to deal with the countless pricking andprodding with needles. According to the Tampa Tribune, “There havebeen promising results in research using adult stemcells. But the science using embryonic stem cellsis more advanced. It offers the best, simplest andsafest means of establishing cell lines that can lastindefinitely.” The science and technology is there, andresearchers believe they have the potential forincredible good- to improve lives, to conquerdisease, to rid those of their suffering.

By Emily Odioso

Page Editor

Fighting

Courtesy of google.com

for a

Cure

One fourth of 2005 is already in the books and a trend isspreading across the nation…the “world can’t touchthis” beefs. More specifically, a me against the worldattitude. Sure there have been plenty of beefs in thepast, but an eruption of world can’t touch beefs haveall recently began bubbling up and are about to erupt.The biggest group that does this more than any other,are rappers. (Haven’t seen a Bill Gates vs. Applediss… yet.) The rap “clique” G-Unit (Guerilla Unit) consists of50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck, Tony Yayo, andThe Game. 50’s first album Get Rich or Die Tryinsold 11 million copies, and Banks and Buck both haveplatinum selling CD’s themselves. Yayo is releasing aCD later this year once he gets out of jail. The Gamerecently dropped The Documentary and is alreadybeing called the “savior of the west coast.” The one trend about every G-Unit CD (Besideshearing somebody yell G-UUUNNNNIT! in everysong) is that 50 is in every single single. He is currentlyin as many music videos as he has been shot in theface. But lately he is on an ego trip of epic proportions.He told reporters it is lonely on top. He said he couldend rappers careers if he wanted. He even suggestedthat he doesn’t even need the best producer of all time,Dr. Dre, for anything. Not bad for someone who justreleased his second mainstream CD. Last month 50 Cent was on a New York radio stationbeing interviewed by D.J. Funkmaster Flex (Bestname ever.) He told Flex that The Game recentlyreturned from a trip to Europe and as 50 put it “Wasall disrespectful and ****.” He then announced that

The Game was officially kicked out of the G-Unit. Later during the interview shots were fired outsideof the station and being the gangsta that 50 is, he creptout the backdoor. Some believed The Game wasinvolved, but the accusation was quickly thrown out. The Game was on a rival NY station at the timestating “50 is a singing ***** trying to benefit off ofEminem and getting shot nine times and living off ofother’s legacies and accomplishments. His career ison a downward spiral. You will see. After this album,he ain’t going to be the same rapper you see now.”He also stated that Banks was “50’s little girl.” Recently 50 and The Game made up and arepartners again. It looks as if it was just a stupid stuntto get more publicity for 50’s new CD that just sohappened to be released a few days before the feud.They hugged, then sat back and drank some vitaminwater in their G-Unit Reebok shoes (which 50 is aspokes person for both.) On 50’s newly released, The Massacre, he has asong entitled “Piggybank” which disses Jadakiss andFat Joe just because they did a song with 50’s archrival Ja Rule. Yes that’s the ONLY reason why. Nasand Shyne are also dissed in the song. If you lost count,that puts 50 at five separate beefs. Jadakiss and FatJoe already released diss tracks responding to 50.Jada’s line: “since when is it cool to get shot nine timesand not shoot back” should ignite a response from 50. But when you add Fat Joe’s “Terror Squad”, Jada’s“D-block”, and Ja’s “Murder Inc”, it equals way morethan five beefs. Stay tuned to see if 50 can handle allthese beefs with only two G-Unit guys and one that’slocked up.

50’s all over the placeBy Eric Ball

Page Editor

Page Editor: Scottifer Agee and Cara Fitzgerald April 22, 2005 10“REAL” NEWS

TIGER’S TONGUE

Last issue I brought you the tragicstory of one Kevin McLaughlin. A seniorat Loveland High School, Kevin got sickfrom a bad footlong hot dog he obtainedfrom the lunchroom. At the conclusion ofthe story, Kevin still had his chicken pattysandwiches to rely on for his dailynourishment. Sadly, that is no more. Two weeks ago Kevin entered thelunchroom yet again as if it were justanother normal day. Still unable to eat hiswieners, he picked up his usual two chickenpatty sandwiches. Halfway through thedelicious processed fried chicken, he methis downfall. As his teeth sunk in to thejuicy white meat, they struck somethinghard and a white pebble-like particle hit thetable. Kevin reared back like a mightyelephant that was just struck with severalspears and let out a savage cry. His closefriend, Drew Reed, shouted at seeing thewhite chip on the table, “HOLY CRAP!!! ISTHAT A TOOTH?!?” And with those

By Pat DavisStaff Writer

Then Fall Kevin

By Scott AgeePage Editor

LHS “Real” Snippets

Follow-up to: Et Tu, Footlong

Although placed on the “Real” News page, this is an actual newsstory about truth, love, and human sacrifice.

Your New NeighborsCould be the

Manson Family.

After 35 years of jail time and currentlyin San Quentin prison in California,Charles Manson has been allowed his 11th

parole hearing on July 23, 2005. He isexpected to be cleared and released onparole along with three of his “family”

members, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel,and Leslie Van Houten. There has been much controversy overhis parole, however, California courts andjudges have reviewed Manson’s case andbehavior in the state prisons and believe thathe is capable of merging back into societyand attempting to lead a normal life but understrict supervision. Sandy McCall, a resident

of San Francisco, is outragedby the thought of Mansonand his family interweavingin society. She speaks outby saying, “This is anextremely dangerous man.He and his followers arepsychotic and should neverbe allowed out of jail. Peopleare going to fear the city thatthey live in and be in aconstant state of paranoia.It’s absolutely absurd.” Manson and the threewomen will not be permittedto contact each other underany circumstances if releasedon parole in July andresidents of California citieswill be notified if Manson,Atkins, Krenwinkel, and VanHouten will be living in theircity. The exact location willnot be given out forprotection of Manson and hisaccomplices and they will beaccompanied by a guard at alltimes, if they wish to do so.Word has it that Mansonspoke of connecting with hishometown of Cincinnati,Ohio when released.

By Jessie CappaStaff Writerwords, Kevin realized what happened. There

had been a bone in his chicken pattysandwich and that bone chipped his tooth.Kevin wrapped up that bad boy with thewords, “Who you know do it betta?” andtook the chip the dentist the next day.Thankfully, the dentist was able to fix thechip and at no cost due to Kevin’s insurance. Kevin’s obsession with chicken pattiesstems back to the third grade. He would lookat the school’s lunch calendar to see whenthe next chicken patty day would arrive. Hewould patiently wait with great anticipationfor the day to come and when it came Kevinwas in shear utopian ecstasy. Uponreaching the 9th grade, Kevin learned that hecould have his beloved chicken pattyeveryday, and everyday he did. Ever since his footlong betrayed him,Kevin has been relying on his chickenpatties for nutritional and emotional support.No bone in a chicken patty sandwich willkeep Kevin from enjoy his adored lunch.Kevin said it best with this, “Withoutchicken patties, I have nothing.”

Loveland senior Sara Gentry to appear on the next season of the hit MTV reality showThe Real World. After years of fruitlessly submitting audition tapes senior Sara Gentry’s number hasfinally come up. At the conclusion of the school year she will be packing her bags andflying north to fulfill her longtime dream, starring as one of the six roommates in theupcoming Real World Alaska. After the lull in success of the last season, Real World Philadelphia, the MTV networkhas decided to take the show in a fresh new direction, incorporating concepts fromother popular reality shows in attempts to develop a wider fan base. According to anMTV spokesperson, the new season will be an eclectic mix of the original Real Worldand the CBS hit Survivor, where the roommates will, instead of living in the generallyprovide “dream house,” be forced to take refuge in a house made entirely of ice. Whenasked how she felt about the new twist Sara replied, “I just hope the walls don’t meltfrom all the hot drama!”

Nolte and Coolio collide on the big screen. With the copious success of the first two Barber Shop movies and the most recentconcept spin-off Beauty Shop soon to hit theaters, the people at MGM Productionsfigured that it was time to fire up the old think-tank again. According to credited Internet move blog, moviepoopshoot.com, the movie makingmachines have already started production on the next Shop saga, this time with two newadditions to the styling staff. Barber shop 3: Follicle Folly, scheduled to be finished intime for Christmas 2006, starts academy award winning actor Nick Nolte alongside rapper,and new-comer to the big screen, Coolio. When asked to comment on the role, Coolioenthusiastically replied, “I’m just thrilled to be working with the great Nick Nolte. He hasinspired me in many different aspects throughout my career, and it just seems appropriatethat it is hair that has finally brought us together.”

Picture courtsey of www.elexi.comPicture courtsey of www.thevidaloca.weblogger.terra.com

Nolte and Coolio posing for promotional poster for new movie Barber Shop 3: Follicle Folly

Picture courtsey of forbiddentruth.8k.com

Manson showing jubilation for his newly regained freedom.

Picture courtsey of http://archives.cnn.com

The taping of the new Real World Alaska will take place in the small port city of Anchorage.

Page Editor: Sara Gentry April 22, 2005 11THE BUZZ

TIGER’S TONGUE

With the weather changing and the sun shining, it’s time toventure outside again. This Spring there are tons of fun thingsto do in the great outdoors. Here are ten ways to spring intothe new season.

· Take a walk on the bike trail.

· Have a picnic.

· Go to a baseball game.

· Go play putt-putt.

· Ride go-karts.

· Go shopping at an outlet mall.

· Walk around Newport on the Levy.

· Spend some time at King’s Island.

· Go to a Cincinnati King’s soccer game.

· Go to a park.

Swing

By Caitlin VarleyPage Editor

Whether you knew it or not, this year Loveland High School has beenplaying host to a few foreign exchange students: Chiara Vaccari, from ReggioEmilia, Italy, and Sarah Rahimi, from Bad Ems, Germany. Before coming to

Tiger’s Tongue: How did you becoming interested in the foreign exchangeprogram?Sarah: My parents wanted me to speak fluent English and have a good experiencein another country. They also thought it would be good for me to get a job.TT: What do you like most about America?Sarah: There are so many good things. There is a lot to do, and a lot of friendlypeople. It’s really diverse here.TT: What things shock you most about America?Sarah: How conservative they (Americans) are. In Oklahoma they were verytraditional, but not as much here in Loveland.TT: What stereotypes, if any, did you have about Americans before you camehere?Sarah: Americans sometimes think their country is the best.TT: What do you miss most about Germany?Sarah: I miss my family, the parties, and going out with friends.TT: How is Loveland different from your school in Germany?Sarah: Everyone takes the same subjects, and the teachers switch rooms. I lovethe sports teams here and all of the cheering, it’s so much fun!

Tiger’s Tongue: How did you become interested in becoming a Foreign Exchangestudent?Chiara: Studying languages was the first step, then I just understood how muchliving in a different culture could enhance my knowledge.TT: What do you like most about America?Chiara: The people are really friendly and open-minded. The possibility to meettons of new people everyday, and the stores are cheaper.TT: Before coming to America, what stereotypes did you have about America?Chiara: We thought “fat Americans.” Also, I expected the stereotypes of students:the jock, popular girl, nerd.TT: How is Loveland High School different from your school in Italy?Chiara: You (LHS) have so many rules, like the dress code, yet you still have morefreedom. In Italy there are more behavior rules, we must be very polite. We areconsidered adults, more like college. Also, we don’t change classes, we stay in oneclass while the teacher comes. Italy is harder and we have eleven subjects all year.TT: What is your favorite class at Loveland?Chiara: Photography first semester. Now, languages (in which she is taking bothFrench 4 and Spanish 4).

All Eyes On: Chiara Vaccari By Emily Odioso and Cara Fitzgerald

Staff Writers

and Sarah RahimiLoveland, Sarah stayed with a family in Oklahoma and is now staying withNeelo Noory. Chiara Vaccari is currently staying with the Geiger family.Tiger’s Tongue decided to sit down with the two to hear about their thoughtson America.

Sarah Rahimi flashes a smile Chiara poses for a snapshotPhoto by: CaraFitzgerald

Photo by: EmilyOdioso

intoSpring

Page Editors: Jaclyn Zinn and Liz Carroll April 22, 2005 12TIGER’S TONGUE

What is your favorite sport?

Did you get into any trouble when you were in HS?

What is your least favorite thing about HS?

There was a swim clubnext to my school. I gotcaught swimming afterhours with my friends.

Baseball

1962 Chevy Bisqune

Skyline

Mr. EadsMr. LaFataMr LaFata

onMr. Eads

Mr. Eadson

Mr. LaFata

Paperwork

I talked back to myteacher my Freshman

year. I got swattedthree times and never

did it again.

Golf right now. I wentto college on a b-ball

scholarship.

What was your first car? 1966 black GTO

Skyline or Goldstar? Skyline

Same

Nothing, he was agood kid.

Basketball

No idea... probably atruck.

Skyline

Same

All the time. He wasprobably a radical.

Fishing, somethingon a boat.

55 Chevy

He goes to both. Henever passes up a

good meal.

If you could be one superhero,who would it be?

Did you have a senior prankwhen you were in HS?

Boxers or briefs?

Spiderman. He’s got ahot girlfriend.

No. We just stayed in thegym all night, but teacherswere there to supervise.

Briefs

My principal’s nicknamewas “SPOON.” We madea float that said: “Lick

em.”

Boxers

Mighty Mouse

No

Boxers

Spiderman. He thinks hecan fly and he alwayswants the good looking

female.

Briefs

Put a pig in his buliding

Zoro. He helped withgood causes and always

had beautiful womenaround him.

Page Editor

Paperwork, I HATE it.

Q & ADave & Chuck

THE CABOOSE

What is your favorite movie? For Love of the Game HooisersMessage in a Bottle Men in Black

MMMMMM...WHOLE GRAIN!Sarah’s Satire

Sitting at home, eating the most important meal ofthe day, breakfast, I noticed that something aboutmy beloved Cocoa Puffs was different because I wasnot in my usual sugar-induced coma and my milk wasnot turning the normal cocoa-y brown. Thinking thatI was about to be awarded a full refund for the al-leged spoiled ware, I was surprised to see that thebox had something new on it; instead of the coo-coobird (who I know many secretly wish would just helpout the pathetic silly rabbit), there were the words,“All General Mills cereals are now made with wholegrain.” My initial reaction was excitement. Theycouldn’t possibly have made this cereal even better,could they? The answer is yes, yes they have.

Thinking about this change, one could only beoverjoyed that we at last have someone making ourtoughest decisions for us. Finally, food companieshave decided to step in and take the heinous task ofmaking America thin upon themselves, which natu-rally could only be called selfless on their part. Nomore will we have the chance to make an excuse ofputting on those extra holiday pounds or be able tosay that we’ll start the diet tomorrow. When starting you voluntary diet, be sure to lookfor phrases like ‘over 1,000 vitamins and minerals,’‘tastes almost like it used to,’ and ‘100% wholegrainwheat! No sugar! COMPLETELY natural!!!’ Theseslogans will narrow down your search for the tastiestand lowest in calories (and you thought those twowords would never be in the same sentence!).

Luckily, our own cafeteria has not yet joined in onthe growing fad, which was even more apparent af-ter the sudden stop of selling single cookies, whichforced us to eat three. However, the latest trend forstudents is brown bagging lunches. Students haveeven been spotted with the coveted and rare dietwater (which is only known for a select few specialpeople). When a random freshman was questionedhow she deals with such a fat-oriented world, shereplied sayng, “All of my friends and I like to chip inand split a salad for lunch. We usually each get onepiece of lettuce, but even that’s a little too much forus to handle.” With all the sudden and steadily growing diet fadstaking over the market, many have begun wonder-ing, who really is coo-coo for the real Cocoa Puffs?

What other jobs have you had? Teacher/coach, carpenter

Factory worker, nightcustodian in a federalreserve in Boston, golf

course attendent.

Dean of students in aMiddle school

Something outdoors

By Eric Ball

Mr. Chuck LaFataMr. Dave Eads

By Sarah FeaglesStaff Writer

Photos by Eric Ball