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JOURNALThe Southport High School

October 1, 2010 Issue 3, Volume LXXXIX Southport High School 971 East Banta Road Indianapolis, IN 46227 Find out about today’s quickly advancing technology.

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Escuela batalla influencia de pandillas en los estudiantesby Jessica De La CruzReporter

Por todo el mundo muchas sociedades tra-mitan con el problema de pandillas incluyendo escuelas. Entre esas escuelas está Southport High School pero no es la única escuela. Dos gangas que son reconocidas por los administra-dores de la escuela son Sur 13 y 18th Street. En años recientes no ha habido problemas con las gangas, pero si lo hubiera, la escuela está pre-parada para manejar situaciones relacionadas con gangas.

La política de la escuela es, “Si alguna violación ocurre que involucra gangas o ac-tividades que simulan gangas, entonces la violación será considerada una circunstancia agravante que aumentará la penitencia dictada por la ofensa,” según el sitio web de MSDPT.

Sophomore Christian Gómez piensa que los estudiantes quienes están en una pandilla lo hacen para ganar la aprobación de sus compa-

ñeros o porque quieren ser aceptados por los demás.

“Alguien que conocen, como una persona que admiran, está en una ganga y quiere ser como ellos,” dijo Gómez.

El agente de la policía K.J. Moore es parte de Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T), que va las a escuelas para prevenir crimen y membrecía en pandillas. Los policías les dan a los estudiantes razones por las cuales no deben ser parte de una pandilla y las conse-cuencias si están en una pandilla.

“Cuando eres miembro de una pandilla, los otros miembros esperan que vayas contra la ley, contra cualquier tipo de autoridad. No importa si es en tu escuela, lugar de trabajo, o tal vez también en tu casa,” dijo Moore, “estar en una pandilla también involucra a tu familia y los pone en peligro. Mucha gente no entiende eso.”

Cuando el problema en la escuela es relacio-nado con pandillas y se trata de la manera de vestir, el problema es resuelto por los docentes de estudiantes. Si el problema es más serio, los

dos docentes de estudiantes y la policía traba-jan juntos para solucionar el problema.

“Si podemos identificar positivamente que están en una pandilla y que no están no más afirmando algo o pretendiendo estar en una pandilla, entonces pueden enfrentarse con con-secuencias disciplinarias, las cuales incluyen suspensión y posiblemente expulsión,” dijo el docente de estudiantes, el señor Kirby Schott

Cuando se involucra la policía un detec-tive llena un papel que se llama “gang contact sheet”. El nombre de la persona es ingresado a la base de datos de la ciudad, y cualquier otro crimen cometido por la persona relacionado con gangas, sería automáticamente un delito grave. Afortunadamente Southport no se ha to-pado con problemas relacionados con pandillas recientemente, pero está preparada para tomar acción si lo hubiera.

For an English translation of this story, visit www.shsnewsbureau.com

Local: Homeless shelter faces losing home National: Longer school years hit roadblock Global: Al Qaeda leader killed in drone strike

A homeless shelter and place of worship in Southeast-side Indianapolis by the name of For God So Loved the World Ministries faces losing its own home if $100,000 cannot be raised by this upcoming Monday. About 100 residents would have to relocate if the building is closed.

For God So Loved the World Ministries has been faced with potential foreclosure after the recent economic downturn left Rhonda Langston and the ministry strug-gling to keep up with costs. Langston is the founder of the ministry and signed a lease for the building back in 2004. Since then, Langston has put about $275,000 into the building’s endeavors.

The people who go to the home credit its citizens with helping them deal with certain addictions as well as life on the street.

News Briefs by Jake Downey

Information from www.cnn.com

Education reformers as well as President Obama have pushed for longer school years in order to keep up to date with the world’s education standard for some time now. However, this lofty goal faces a big nemesis in many school districts’ already hurting budgets.

According to Jim Foster, a spokesperson for South Carolina’s Department of Education, if a school year’s length is increased, money must go into paying for that much more of keeping the school running. This takes into account weekly salaries and utilities among countless other constant costs.

While many education experts agree that a longer school year would benefit students, schools already are being forced to cut budgets and could not deal with adding potentially billions of dollars to a budget that is already too small.

Information from www.indystar.com Information from the Associated Press

Sheikh Mohammad Fateh al Amsri, Al Qaeda’s senior operational commander, was killed in a drone strike in a tribal region of Pakistan.

Two Pakistani security officials let the media know earlier this week but did not wish to be named due to the fact that they are not authorized to speak to the media.

Al Masir was the leader of forces that encompassed areas of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Iran. He took over the job of a former leader who was killed ear-lier this year by another drone strike, and was considered a vital piece in the group’s war effort. He was also largely mysterious to the public’s eyes.

The United States is the only country with the known ability to strike regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan with missles launched from drones. However, U.S. officials do not normally comment on suspected drone strikes.

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by Jonathan GoodwinReporter

A search on the popular video website youtube.com for “Southport High School fight” turns up nearly 200 results. Five of these videos are online recordings of Southport students fighting. A search for “Southport fight” turns up six more videos of Southport students fighting.

On page eleven in the Signpost, there is a clause that defines both the township and the school policy for the use of electronic devices. It says that Southport students may use electronics during their personal time as long as it is used appropriately and not during class.

Principal Ms. Barbara Brouwer allows students to use their cell phones and MP3 players because she feels it helps prepare students for the next phase in their lives. She believes it is her role at Southport to do everything in her power to get students ready for life after high school.

“We want to allow [electronics] as a communication device or as a tool,” said Brouwer. “We want you to be able to use them like that because you’ll be using them in college.”

However, Brouwer doesn’t want these tools to be misused by filming fights and posting the videos online. She feels it portrays Southport in an unrealistic light. These postings have recently been sensa-tionalized by local media, putting pressure on Southport to improve its image.

Senior Samantha Doughty was both-ered by the negative publicity Southport received. She believes that recording fights only makes the situation worse. When Fox 59 covered Southport, Doughty disap-proved of the reporting.

“[Fox 59] reported it with such a slant that it presented the problem as bigger than what it actually was,” said Doughty.

Doughty is president of the National Honor Society at Southport and thinks that an outreach project might help dispel the negativity. Not only does Doughty believe she can help, but she believes it is the responsibility of every student to make Southport look positive.

“Don’t get in fights,” said Doughty. “Don’t tape fights...and certainly don’t post anything like that online. Keep doing the positive things.”

If a student is seen using a cell phone to record a fight the phone will be taken

and searched for anything inappropriate. In some cases, the cell phone may not be returned because it could be evidence in court. All an administrator needs is reason-able suspicion to confiscate a phone.

“Whatever path that people take after high school, I have to feel like I did every-thing in my power to get them there,” said Brouwer. “I’m going to try to do the right thing... I’m not going to punish two thou-sand people for the mistakes of twenty.”

Brouwer outlines electronic policy to avoid improper usage

Q: How did you come across creating the report on Southport?A: It started with an email and call from one parent and then another parent referring to the same page: the burn book page that had taken place on Facebook. I spoke to one of the parents that had directed us to it because the page itself was marked private. At that point, the first thing we did was contact the school district to see if it was something that they had come across or wanted to add on.

Q: Were you surprised at all by how Southport reacted to the publicity?A: Not really, and that was the thing for me. And I should say that in pursuing the story about the burn book, the students that I had spoken to had said that one of the worst parts was that students were putting videos of fights up.

Q: Do you think your viewers realized that the problem is not specific to Southport?A: I think that the reports themselves were pretty specific to the issues at Southport. When it comes to the larger issue going on at other schools, that’s something that I had hoped would prompt anyone that was watch-ing that they’d inform their kids what was happening. It’s not something that is isolated at Southport.

Q: Do you hope that the school will act because of the report?A: I’d hope so and I think that it already has. I mean, I think that the burn book and the videos on YouTube were a direct result of the spotlight shine on what was going on. I think that this school district hadn’t become aware of it yet. If they would’ve found out about it from a parent or someone else, they would’ve still taken action. I’m not saying we’re the only reason they took action, but it was pretty apparent that they had not become aware of it.

Q&A withKent ErdahlFox 59 news reporter who covered recent Southport occurrences. Interview conducted by Corey Mills

Caught on film

These are only excerpts from a longer interview. To view the rest of the conver-sation, visit www.shsnewsbureau.com

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{studentPOLL}A total of 144 students were asked whether or not they would film a fight at school. Here are the results:

Photo by Brandon Bushong.

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Zarh pini chiar te, mi thawng tampi nih “football” an zoh tawn, khua 50 vialte chung I hngakchia in

minthang tiang nih an i celh mi. Football a celh mi minthang pawl hmuh ruah ah, laam hlapi tiang an kal tawn. Football cu America ah a minthang bik lentecelh mi a si. A tu lio ah, minthang football team 32 a um. Kan hnu kum 2009 ah, ting 33 reng lo football game zoh ah an kal.

Indianapolis nih minthang football team lak i a minthang bik mi team (Colts) a ngeih khawh ve caah, a van tha. Colts pawl cu 1946 in football a rak i celh cia mi an si, si na in Indianapolis ah cun 1984 lawng ah an rak ra. Mah hlan ah cun, Baltimore ah an rak um. Indianapolis ah thial an rak i timh ruang ah Baltimore i a um mi pawl cu an thin a rak hung, cu ruang ah a thli te in thial nak kong khua an rak khan. March thla 28, 1984 ah, Colts pawl an thilri cu i thialnak ding mawtaw chung ah an sanh dih hna i, India-napolis ah rat hram an rak thawk. Maryland i a um mi pawl nih Colts pawl an i thial khawh lo nak hnga a phun phun in thil an rak tuah

ko na in an rak awng min lo.Colts pawl cu, 2008 ah, Lucas Oil Stadium

ah an i thial, kum 20 leng RCA Dome i an i celh hnu ah. Lucas Oil Stadium chung i an i celh hnu ah Colts pawl an min a rak tha ngai, voi tam deuh cu Colts pawl nih an tei hna, si na in a chel caan ah an rak sung tawn ve. Peyton manning ti mi pa a rak um hlan ah, Colts pawl cu voi 13 chung ah voi 3 lawng teinak an rak hmuh. Kum 1999 ah, Peyton manning (quarter-back) a rat hnu ah, game voi 13 chung ah voi 10 teinak an hmuh i voi 3 lawng an sung. Cun AFC zong ah teinak an rak hmuh chih. Indianapolis i an rak i thial hnu ah, Super Bowl a teitu cu an mah Colts pawl an si, 2007.

Peyton Manning cu football celhnak ah a lang bik, a mint-hang bik mi a si. Colts.com kan zoh ah cun, Peyton Manning cu game voikhat aa celh ah thawng 900 a hmuh. 2004 ah, kum 6 chung Colts caah biakam nak min a thut, tan $99.2 (million) ngah ding in. Kum khat ah tan $14 (million) reng lo a ngah ti nak a si. Peyton Manning cu bochanawk tlakbik si nak laksawng 4 a ngah i, Colts pawl zong Super

Bowl ah voi 2 a tel pi khawh cang hna. A pa cu a hlan lio i minthang football a celh i a rak si ve. A tu lio zong ah nau pa Eli Manning cu minthang a si ve, New York Giants i a tel mi a si. 2009 ah, Peyton Manning cu No. 1 player si nak a ngah i kum 10 chung ah a thiam bik ti nak zong a ngah.

Reggie Wayne (Wide receiver) nih kum 6 chung Colts pawl caah football i celh ding in

min a thut ve, tan $39.5 (mil-lion) ngah ding in. 2006 i Super Bowl i teinak an ngah lio zong aa celh mi a rak si ve. Dallas Clark ti mi pa zong Wide Receiv-er le tight End in celh a thiam mi a si, minthang a si ve. 2006 i Su-per Bowl an i celh lio i a tel mi a si ve. Pro-ball ah a min a thang chin lengmang. 2008 February thla ah, Dallas Clark cu Colts nih an cawk i kum 6 chung celh ding

in min an thut ter. Football minthang pawl ti ah cun phaisa tampi an ngah ti cu theih dih a si cang, Dallas Clark a hmuh mi phaisa cu rel cawk a si lo. Tight End a celh mi vialte lak ah phaisa tam bik a ngah mi a si. Kum khat ah tan $4.5 (million) a ngah ti nak a si.

Joseph Addai (Running back) cu NFL chung ah pe 3,000 a lonh kho mi a si. AFC

championship game ah Addai nih a dongh nak kawl a kawl hna i an tei hna. A dang lei in, Dwight Freeney nih kum 6 chung celh nak ding min a thut ve, tan $72 (million) ngah ding in. NFL defensive aa celh mi ah phaisa tambik a ngah mi a si.

Tan thawng tampi nih football cu TV ah an zoh cio. Zarh pini fatin te, football cu Ameri-can mi pawl an nunnak chung ah a biapi ngai mi ah a cang. Minung pakhat ca ticket zoh nak man hi $75 hrawng a si, si nain ticket ngah khawh hi a fawi te lo. Football ticket long chim lo in a dang tuktak ah phaisa dih in thil an cawk tawn. Game a um tik ah, tuan te in an kal, rawl an i put i an hawi le he bia an ruah. An uar mi bik team pawl i an angki le an thilri an cawk i phaisa dih ngai le nuam ngai in an caan an hmang. Football pawl mithang mi nih min an thut mi pawl zong an cawk tawn. Game i a kal kho lo mi nih an hawile an i sawm hna i puai an tuah i TV in football cu an zoh hna. Tu kum hi Indianaplis Colts pawl hi teitu ding ah zumh an si. na vanchiat ruang i ticket na ngah khawh lo a si ah cun, TV ah rak zoh ve law Indianapolis Colts pawl caah tha pek rak i zuam cia.

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October 1, 2010 3Student Life

by Cecilia SalasReporter

Senior Riley Wallace does not have a rela-tionship with her father. She has never met him or even seen a picture of him. All she has seen from him is his name on a Child Support check. This past summer, all of this changed.

While serving food to patients at her job at St. Francis Hospital, Wallace noticed a famil-iar last name on one of the meal tickets: her father’s. Letting her curiosity lead the way, Wallace entered the hospital room not know-ing who she would find there. In the room Wallace saw an elderly couple. She quickly gave them the tray of food and without saying anything out of the ordinary, she was on her way. After a speedy call with her mother, it was confirmed that Wallace had just met her grandparents, who don’t even know she exists.

Growing up without a father never phased Wallace, but the day she unexpectedly met her grandparents, everything changed. It seemed to spark some emotions in her that she didn’t expect to feel.

“All my life I hadn’t really cared that I didn’t have a dad,” said Wallace. “It didn’t bother me at all, until that day. Now it eats me up. I just

know there are people out there that I belong to.”

Wallace started to reevaluate her connec-tion with her father, but with it came mixed emotions. She wanted to meet him, but wasn’t sure if he felt the same way.

Wallace said that not knowing where she came from was the most heartbreaking thing for her. Finally meeting her father would mean closure. According to her mother, Ms. Michelle Wallace, some of her daughter’s doubts about herself might be taken away by meeting her father, asking questions and finding out where she came from. Wallace plans to take action and meet her father sometime in the future.

“He doesn’t even need to be in my life or anything,” said Wallace. “I just want to meet him, and I just want to throw it in his face and say that you have a good kid and missed out on all of it.”

Beside finally wanting to confront her dad, Wallace has had other realizations as well. Throughout everything that happened, her bond with her mother has strengthened. They’ve been able to reflect on their relation-ship with each other and get their thoughts out in the open.

“The thing that made me really believe that she is happy and that she hasn’t missed out

on anything,” said Michelle Wallace, “is that she did say to me that I have been everything to her: I have been her dad and I’ve been her mom and that she wouldn’t have wanted any-thing different and that I’ve given her every-thing that she’s ever needed.”

Her mother believes only good can come from this series of events, and Wallace has also seen this in a positive light. She now has enough determination to not only make things right for herself, but others as well.

“I realized that God was using me,” said Wallace. “There’s got to be other people in this world that are going through the same thing that I’m going through, and people don’t real-ize how much it sucks. It’s nice to reach out and show people that I’m going through the same thing, and try to help others.”

Meeting her grandparents who didn’t know she exists could have been traumatizing, but the whole experience has turned out to be positive for Wallace. At first, she was over-whelmed by the situation, but she has turned this around and made it something she and her family will benefit from.

“I don’t think that it has been negative at all,” says Michelle Wallace. “It’s brought Riley and I closer, and if she does get to meet him, then I think it will only help her grow.”

Encountering grandparents sparks interest in origins

Shedding light on notable Southport students, staff and alumni.{theSPOTLIGHT}

by Ashlyn BridgewaterReporter

Pain climbs up his back as he tries to get a few hours of sleep before having to take on a day of school. The aching, throbbing, shoot-ing pain is anything but merciful. The alarm rings, and he already knows that the only way to get through the day is medication, the medication that leaves him with only a slight recollection of what his day has been filled with. With roughly a week in September left, junior Logan Ferguson has only been to school nine times.

Because of a bad knee and a curved spine, Ferguson has been slowly limping through life. While not in school, he has to deal with basically teaching himself from the book with the help of tutors. Ferguson has not been able to experience life like most high school kids, and this is what makes him stand out from the crowd.

According to Ferguson, he’s had knee is-sues for most of his life. His knee wasn’t a big enough problem though, until 2006 when he decided to do basketball. Because of the strenuous activities and the constant rough nature of the game, he ended up bruising his

bones. The problem started to snowball and he was soon informed that he had Plica Syn-drome. This is where tissue balls up under the kneecap and the only way to get rid of it was through surgery. In 2007 and 2008 he ended up having these much-needed surgeries. Ferguson lost his ability to walk for almost a year while he recu-perated from the trauma.

“Because I was gone for three years... I would prob-ably see maybe a person every two months,” said Ferguson. “Two months is a pretty long gap, and it drove me a little bit crazy.”

Luckily, Ferguson’s knee is back to normal and the pain is extinct. The doc-tors took out the ligament that held his left kneecap in place, broke his crooked tibia bone to straighten it out and finally placed three screws in his knee. The real problem lies in his spine now. Because of his year of immobility, Ferguson developed Scoliosis, a curvature of the spine.

To try to reverse these symptoms, Ferguson went through physical therapy. In the end it only made the pain worse.

“Now they’re thinking I have soft tissue damage,” said Ferguson.

While his doctor’s appoint-ments are piling and the bills are adding up, the medical sys-tem is still trying to put Fergu-son’s body back together.

Since Ferguson is rarely in school, he is almost five credits behind. At the start of the year he had to drop all of his AP classes. In an effort to catch up he’s in a number of Plato classes and trying to test out of other ones.

Not only does he face the hardship of keeping up in school, but he also has to fight against the loneliness and fit-

ting in.A good friend of Ferguson,

junior Katie Freund, has also been in and out of Riley Hospital due to Cystic Fibrosis.

“He comes and spends hours up (at the hospital),” said Freund. “We’re like brother

and sister.”According to Ferguson it’s easy to be

friends because they understand each other. Recently Freund was admitted back into Riley Hospital because her lungs were weaken-ing. Instead of talking about what’s wrong though, they try to make each other cheery. According to Ferguson, it’s harder to connect with other kids because they haven’t experi-enced what they have been through.

“She’s got so much life in her, but her body won’t let her... She’s the sweetest, stron-gest, kindest person I’ve met in my life,” said Ferguson.

Concerning the future though, he isn’t all that worried. Ferguson is optimistic with his hopes that he’ll be back to normal. According to the doctors, all of his medical issues are reversible, and hopefully in the near future they can fix all of the problems.

Although he may miss prom, doesn’t get to attend school all of the time and some-times has to sacrifice his social life, Ferguson still remains confident. College doesn’t seem to fluster him all that much either. He hopes to go to an engineering school and end up going about his life like just anybody else.

Pain of medical problems interferes with student’s lifestyle

Sophomore Jaime Robbins Photo by Nicole Straub.

Student lives with costs of congenital heart conditionby Jennifer VirdenReporter

Her heart beats faster than normal, her body becomes tired and her skin turns almost purple as she gets colder.

Sophomore Jaime Robbins was born with a condition called Tricuspid Atresia, meaning her body lacks a tricuspid valve and a right ventricle in her heart. When she was born, her body was a shade of blue, and it stayed that way for part of her childhood. This caused a problem in every-day activities.

“She couldn’t climb steps very well,” said her mother, Mrs. Betsy Robbins. “She couldn’t run, but it didn’t keep her from talking.”

Tricuspid Atresia affects five out of every 100,000 live births, and 20 percent of patients will have other heart problems later in their lives. The condition also counts for two percent of all heart defects, and it always requires a surgery.

When Robbins was only two and a half, she had that surgery. Doctors had to bypass the right side of her heart to help control her condi-tion. Ultimately, this means that only half of her heart works.

Because of her condition, Robbins has strict rules that she has to follow. The basic idea of all of her rules is to keep her heart rate low. She cannot run, lift weights or carry heavy objects. She also cannot participate in gym class. She still has to earn a credit, though, so she sits on the bleachers and watches her classmates run and play games.

Robbins’ life isn’t only affected by sports-re-lated limitations. It also affects her personal life. There are activities that she can’t do with her friends because they might increase her heart rate, and her condition might also limit what she is able to do in the future.

“I have really weird rules,” said Robbins. “There’s a chance that I might not be able to live in places with high altitudes.”

Despite the effects that tricuspid atresia has had on her life, Robbins still finds activities in which to participate. She cannot always do the

things that her friends do, but she is still happy with what she does.

“I don’t do sports, and all of my friends do sports,” said Robbins, “but I don’t really care. I do theater.”

Robbins has to go to her doctor at Riley Hospital occasionally to make sure everything is going alright with her condition. If something seems to be irregular, Robbins sometimes gets sent home with a heart monitor or some kind of medicine.

“I have to go to Riley once every year,” said Robbins, “and (the doctors) usually give me an ultrasound or a chest x-ray. They always give me an EKG (electrocardiogram) and sometimes they do a treadmill test.”

Robbins’ heart doesn’t only speed up during physical activity. Just a few weeks ago, her heart began beating quickly and frequently so her mother called the doctor and he upped the dose of her medicine. In those situations, Robbins can usually manage to keep her heart rate down herself, but sometimes it gets out of hand and she has to contact her doctor or go to Riley.

In seventh grade there was an extreme example of this. Her heart began beating faster than normal and she couldn’t stop it like she usually could. She went to the emergency room at Riley, and the doctors told her that she had atrial flutter, which is an abnormal heart rhythm in the atria of the heart.

The average heart rate for someone with atrial flutter is between 250 and 350 beats per minute, while the average normal heart rate is between 50 and 100 beats per minute. Robbins’ heart rate was around 286 beats per minute, so the doctors decided to put her on another medicine.

Despite the issues Tricuspid Atresia causes, Robbins and her mother believe it will be simple for her to live her life just like everyone else.

“She’s just as normal as normal could be,” said Betsy Robbins.

The doctors at Riley Hospital make sure that Robbins’ condition is under control, and she can still lead a normal, healthy life. She will always have Tricuspid Atresia, but she will make sure that it doesn’t slow her down.

with senior Riley Wallace

Junior Logan Ferguson

THE ODDS‘ B e a t i ng ’

October 1, 20104 Entertainment

REVIEWSby Cara HinhReporter

“Hands All Over” opens with the band’s first single released from the album, “Misery.” The single is an extremely catchy song that I downloaded moments after I heard it play on the radio. Being a fan of Maroon 5, the new album certainly lives up to and surpasses expectations.

“Misery” starts the album with a little false pretense by making you think the whole album will be full of fast-paced and quirky songs. However, nearly all of the music on “Hands All Over” is not at all like “Misery.” In “Misery” the music behind Levine’s vocals and the way that he sings the song hardly makes you think of a man in misery without his woman. Instead, the album is made of di-verse songs that showcase lead singer Adam Levine’s amazing vocal range, as well as the different musical styles that Maroon 5 can make. Though on this album Maroon 5 dabbles in various styles of music, their sound as a whole stays true to the soulful vocals and guitar. This same sound brought Maroon 5 out of the shadows of indie music and into the world of pop culture.

For this album Ma-roon 5 paired up with famous producer Robert ‘Mutt’ Lange, who has worked with famous musicians Def Leppard, AC/DC and Shania Twain. With Lange’s help, Maroon 5 polished their already smooth sound, taking the band to a whole new level. Many tracks include orchestral instruments and VOX effects that make this album one the most profound-sounding of all their work.

The title track, “Hands All Over,” is the most sensual song on the album, filled with bass and loud guitar. This track specifically calls on the sexual undertone that is present on the album. In fact, “Hands All Over” helps to set the tone of the whole album.

The song “Stutter” is a pop-style love song with echo-y vocals and is all about need-ing a girl. It is definitely one of the catchier songs on the album. “Stutter” is exactly what you want and expect from Maroon 5,

who definitely delivers. Many tracks on the album aren’t exactly what you would expect from the band based on all of their previous work, which has a very soulful sound. “Never Gonna Leave This Bed” could be described as something close to being a rock ballad and is one of the best tracks on the album. Another surprise is “I Can’t Lie,” a song that border-lines the need of the word ‘cute’ to fully de-scribe how it makes you feel how it sounds.

“How” is a sappy sounding song and very different from the songs on older Maroon 5 albums. Levine makes me think of a whiny and lonely ex-lover who has been dumped and now wants to be back with his amaz-ing mystery woman. It is a disappointment compared to the rest of the album, but it is not bad all in all. In fact, had “How” been by a band with lesser expectations, it would have been great.

The thing that was a big upset on the album was

the fact that Maroon 5 paired up with Lady Antebellum for the last song on the album. I can’t even begin to imagine what pos-sessed them to invite the popular country singers to be on a track on their album, an album that is a far, far cry from country. While

the singers from both bands can sing beauti-ful harmonies and think of beautiful lyrics, their voices don’t mix well with the country twang of Lady Antebellum, and Levine’s voice sounds

and hits higher notes than the female vocalist of Lady Antebellum.

“Hands All Over” is a must-have for any Maroon 5 lover or anyone who likes today’s pop-rock music. Just be sure to pretend that the last track doesn’t even exist. They also included live and acoustic versions of songs on the deluxe version of the CD, songs worth the few extra dollars you would spend on the album. Over all, “Hands All Over” shows how the band has evolved and grown into the re-markable musicians that they are now, since the release of their first album, “Songs About Jane,” in 2004. With “Hands All Over” being as great as it is, this is only the beginning of even greater things to come.

‘Devil’by Jennifer VirdenReporter

“Devil” depicts the struggles of five strang-ers that are trapped together in an elevator. Fate brings a crazy old woman, a creepy man, a suspicious girl, a giant security guard and a mysterious young man together. They all turn against each other just as they need to work together.

‘Average’ is the perfect word to describe “Devil.” The plot and acting were nothing spe-cial, and I could have explained three quar-ters of the movie before I even watched it.

Most of the plot was made pretty obvi-ous in the trailer. I thought I knew what was going to happen, but there were still a few things that made me want to keep watching.

I think the movie was supposed to be scarier than it really was, but the few jumpy parts and my curiosity kept me interested. Even with the mostly predictable plot, it still managed to keep my attention.

I thought I knew exactly how the movie was going to end, but I was way off, and I’m really happy about that. The ending definitely made it worth my time and money. I loved the way that the seemingly pointless parts all came together and there were no questions left unanswered.

The length was another issue I had with the movie. It lasted only 80 minutes, which was way too short for my liking.

The good and bad of “Devil” pretty much evened themselves out and led to an ‘alright’ movie. I would suggest watching it, but not until it plays in the cheap theaters.

by Corey MillsReporter

“Halo: Reach,” released Sept.14 for the Xbox 360, is the latest in the Halo series. “Reach” is a first-person shooter where you take the role of cybernetically-enhanced soldiers called Spartans and aid humanity in fighting off the Covenant, an alien species. “Reach” serves as the prequel to the previous games in the series.

“Reach’s” campaign begins with an incred-ible cinematic. The rest of the story continues on with nonstop action and a surprisingly emotional plot.

The gameplay remains largely the same as its predecessors. The feel to the game is very familiar, but filled with a new breath of

life. Everything about “Reach” is an improve-ment. The controls are never frustrating and give perfect feedback. The music is phe-nomenal and perfectly fits to every second of the game. The graphics have received an overhaul and are now even more breathtak-ing. Everything from water to enemies looks incredible. “Halo” has never looked as good or played so well.

The Halo series is known for its multi-player capabilities and “Reach” does not let down. New armor abilities, weapons and game modes keep the game play refreshing. “Reach” has the potential to be one of the best multiplayer shooters ever released.

In the end, “Halo: Reach” is a game that satisfies on all fronts. For both fans and newcomers to the series, “Reach” will leave gamers captivated.

by Brittany HemphillReporter

Simone Elkeles’ newest book, “The Return to Paradise,” is the second installment in her series, “Paradise.”

In this book, Caleb Becker meets back up with his ex-girlfriend, Maggie Walker, the girl he allegedly hit when he drove drunk one night after a party. Becker and Walker are then forced to participate in a six-week long program about people whose lives have been affected by driving drunk.

The book was a great short read and was, in general, a great story. In fact, I finished it only a couple hours after I bought it. The plot kept me so entertained and focused only on the book. I felt emotionally connected to

each character and couldn’t help feeling the emotions they felt throughout the book.

One complaint I have about the book is the fact that the writing wasn’t phenomenal. Instead of her sentence structure, word choice, and the way she phrased ideas keeping me drawn into the book, it was the story. There wasn’t anything special with Elkeles’ writing style in this book.

When compared to her previous books, “The Return to Paradise” was a disappointment. I read it and felt like certain sections were written as if they were rushed—like she was on a deadline and was just put words on a page to get them there.

Overall, though, the story blew me away. I would recommend “The Return to Paradise” to anyone who loves twisting plots and books centered around emotions and memories.

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{indieCORNER} {top5WEBSITES} The Subways - British trio of alternative rockers with a devoted following of fans and deliver catchy and edgy tunes. - thesubways.com

Tegan and Sara - Tegan and Sara Quin, Canadian twin sisters, perform fun indie-pop and folky songs. - teganandsara.com

“It’s Kind of a Funny Story” - Keir Gilchrist is a 16-year-old who admits himself into a mental health clinic and finds a new path in life. - Oct. 8

“Buried” - Ryan Reynolds plays a contractor that gets abducted in Iraq, finding himself in a coffin with only his cell phone and a lighter. - Oct. 8

Creation Cafe - A nice way to end a walk on the canal with sandwiches, coffee and desserts - 337 W 11th St. Indianapolis, IN 46202

1. Vimeo - With better video quality than YouTube and a more isolated commu-nity, quality over quantity sums up Vimeo pretty well. - vimeo.com

2. YouTube - An obvious choice for any kind of viral video, YouTube has a giant community but not always the best videos or feedback. - youtube.com

3. Funny or Die - Founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, this site boasts star power and plenty of hilarious videos. - funnyordie.com

4. College Humor - Having an entire network of webshows, College Humor does the job when you want a high-quality dose of humor. - collegehumor.com

5. Atom - Hosting its own series’ and user videos, the small community often puts out well-produced videos in a multiple genres. - atom.com

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The Art

Bazbeaux Pizzaby Cara HinhReporter

When I entered the restaurant I felt like everyone around me was busy. I could see the kitchen from the front door of the res-taurant, a door that never seemed to close whether it was opened by a customer or an employee. These were the things I no-ticed first when walking into the welcom-ing atmosphere of Bazbeaux pizzeria.

The environment of the almost too small restaurant was one that really ap-pealed to my tastes. It felt homey, mainly due to the wait staff that dressed in what-ever they chose. The walls were painted with bright colors and abstract patterns and art from locals strewn across the walls. The homey feeling of family was not just in the air. Manager Scott Smith said that the wait staff is like a big family, and that they haven’t had the need to hire a server in the last seven to eight years.

The welcoming and homey setting gave way to food that surpassed the personal and excellent service. To start I ordered Bazbeaux’s award winning garlic bread with cheese. It was by far is the best garlic and cheese bread I have ever had. It was completely covered in a blend of cheeses and baked to perfection.

The main course: Pizza Alla Quat-tro Formaggio, was a pizza topped with romano, ricotta, cheddar, mozzarella and provolone cheese that smothered the pizza with some bacon thrown in for even more flavor than the generous helpings of five different cheeses. I decided to get the pizza without mushrooms, as a personal prefer-ence. The pizza was just as good enough without them though.

One thing is for sure, Bazbeaux Pizza is worth the drive downtown to Massachu-setts Avenue, or even to the original Broad Ripple location, not only for the food, but for the atmosphere and service.

by Cara HinhReporter

Massachusetts Avenue, nicknamed and called Mass Ave. by all of the people who frequent the area, is a place to do shop-ping, watch plays and eat anything from a sit down dinner to a sweet treat. Mass Ave is one of the six cultural districts in India-napolis, and has been since the 90’s.

The actual area known as Mass Ave is one of four diagonal streets that used to lead to the heart of downtown, but with the construction of interstate I-65, the road wasn’t as easily accessible and the area dried up until the 80’s when it became a historical district and began its change into the place it is today.

Theater on the Square, Mass Ave’s first theater, was started in 1992 and has been bringing shows, opportunities and enter-tainment to the avenue ever since. Recently it has been trying to reach out to the com-munity by offering more ways for young people to be involved in theater by giving them more opportunities during the sum-mer to act and have an appear on stage. Theater on the Square is also the only the-ater that donates both of its stages to the Indy Fringe Festival, an annual festival held on Mass Ave that draws many people to the area and the surrounding local businesses.

Yogülatte is a self-serve frozen yogurt

eatery that decides how much you pay based on how much your topping and yogurt creation weighs.

Yogülatte worker Nicole Adams knows the effect that Fringe has on Mass Ave. She said that during the week of Fringe, the shop was visited by over 2,000 people last year. “I love it. I love my job... We have a lot of regulars come in,” said Adams. “We had a lady come in and she was pregnant for the first two months that we were open then she had her baby so she brought her baby in. It was almost like we were part of her family.”

Nearly every worker on Mass Ave will tell you a similar story and the importance of the people that come there. Kathy Sarris, owner of Aesop’s Tables, a Mediterranean place that is the 2nd oldest restaurant on the Avenue, is one of those workers.

“I like the customers, it’s a pleasant and interesting diverse group of people and I like that,” said Sarris.

But no matter the differences in the types of stores, eateries, theaters or galler-ies on Mass Ave, each one plays a special part of the community that is unique, and has a way of making you want to come back again and again. Whether it’s the first trip down the avenue, or a daily routine, each and every local business will be sure to welcome everyone that comes to the its own cultural oasis.

by Kayla GreenReporter

Imagine a chic, urban place with a mix of diverse people and retro culture. Shops line the streets and restaurants are scat-tered in a funky, off-beat manner. Cars whizz by the huge hand-painted mural along a brick wall, and the fountain spew-ing water. This is a lot of what Fountain Square is nowadays.

Although it’s had some rough patches in its past, Fountain Square is slowly recover-ing and is becoming an urban headquarters for the artsy and open. Jane Barner, the owner of a vintage record shop, adores the area.

“I love the diversity,” said Barner. “We have different kinds of shops, all kinds. We have vintage clothing, restaurants galore – every ethnic food you could possibly imagine.”

Her partner in business, Louis Goshen, has lived in Fountain square for ten years and says much of the same. Goshen was once a percussionist in a band a while back, and now works with Barner at the record shop.

Since Fountain Square is considered ‘up and coming,’ the area is drawing all sorts of clientele. Older people find a joy in the history of the area, since it’s actually older than the circle. It was considered ‘the place to be’ in the 40’s. Younger people like the

retro and vintage vibe of the shops and people, along with the contemporary art.

“It’s attracting more of an urban feel now, a younger feel to it. Very electric,” said Katie Lehmkuhl, a store clerk at Venus & Mars clothing shop.

Fountain Square isn’t all about the past. There is a more modern feel in the Hero House. The shop sells comic books, tee shirts, games and movies. Mike Written-house and Wayne Bertch are the owners of this establishment. The shop has painted floors and walls to give off the comic book vibe.

Not everything has been completely redone, however. There’s still the duckpin bowling alley.

The alley is chalk-full of 50’s memora-bilia and style. Tony Lemica, the guy that mans the counter, says that it’s supposed to mimic the Atomic Age. It certainly does a good job of that too, with the red polyester cushions on chrome legs for stools. Lemica grew up in Fountain Square. Now, he works there and is very happy with it.

“It’s a better quality of businesses mov-ing in. You never had anyone serious about it, but now it’s a more established area to come to,” said Lemica.

All in all, Fountain Square has a lot to offer. They’ve really refurnished the place and given it a whole new breath of life. You’re more than likely to find something interesting, no matter who you are.

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Peppy’s Grillby Wes KeownEntertainment Editor

I entered the cozy two-room eatery off the main stretch of Fountain Square and images of the stereotypical truck-stop diner flooded my mind’s eye. I had thoughts of old 50s diner waitresses and truckers eat-ing here with everybody knowing every-body.

I took a seat at a booth that was about four feet from the grill and other cooking utilities. The man behind that waist-high wall that separated the kitchen from the dining area approached me and took my order promptly.

Between the burgers, omelettes and home-style dinners I found it hard to choose. I finally ordered a country-fried steak special, which came with green beans, mashed potatoes and toast. After I ordered it, the cook immediately began to prepare my meal.

Moments later I received my plate, with all of the food steaming. I started off by try-ing the green beans, which were quite ten-der. From there I moved on to the buttered toast, which was delightfully crunchy.

I then went on to my entrée. The mashed potatoes and the steak were both covered in white gravy. The mashed potatoes were hot and delicious, making me think of a home-cooked meal. I’m also not usually a fan of steak, but this was one incredible piece of meat. The breading was sweet and crispy, with the gravy adding some extra zest to it. The steak itself was cooked perfectly, tender, and almost had an odd sweetness to it.

Peppy Grill advertises its biscuits and gravy on the window, so I also ordered those, which were delicious and very filling.

By impressing me with the swiftness of the preparation and also with the incredi-ble tasting food, Peppy Grill gets top marks from me.

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Districts of Indy

1. Mass Ave Toys- Great toys of today and yesteryear.

2. Luna Music Annex - All music, including some local artists.

3. Old Civic Theater - High-profile bands, comedians and theater performances.

4. Siam Square - Thai food at reasonable prices.

5. Smokehouse Grill - Barbeque with a view of the fountain.

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by Tanna CarpenterReporter

Classrooms have gone from being com-pletely dependent on teachers, to classrooms equipped with the use of computers, internet and even cell phones. With the progress being made in the world of electronics, it is appar-ent that technology is constantly changing to adapt to each person’s needs.

Biology teacher, Mr. Terry Lewis, has seen firsthand the difference that technology can make in a teacher’s life.

“Technology for me has revolutionized my job,” said Lewis. “Before I was the source of information, to tell you things and see if you knew them. Now I’m here more to explain things they can already find on their own. So my job is changing.”

Lewis says that when he was in high school, internet and computers in the class-room were completely absent. Over-head projectors and transparencies were popular and teachers were required to take more time while having to make copies for their students. During the late 70s, computers were able to be used in homes and in schools more frequently. The use of computers became more common for courses in science, espe-cially in the physics classrooms. Most school-owned computers were PC, while most phys-ics classrooms needed to run Apple programs, so programs had to be put into the computer by each person to run.

Xerox machines were also purchased for schools around 1960, so that teachers were able to make more copies at a time at a quick-er speed. Lewis says that with more advances in technology, other things are becoming less useful.

“(Textbooks) are becoming almost obsolete because you can get things off of YouTube or the internet,” said Lewis. “By the time text-books are printed, they’re old.”

One resource that has been added for teacher and student use is Moodle. Moodle can be found on the school’s website and is a location for teachers to post assignments, notes and discussions. Southport’s Chemistry II course, along with other AP courses, have the option of using Moodle as a source of getting notes. Senior Kristin Lathrop takes advantage of this option in order to better her understanding.

“Well for me, I like to just listen,” said Lathrop. “Then I go back and review the notes once I’ve printed them instead of writing dur-ing class.”

Lathrop says that her Chemistry II class also utilizes the graphing programs on the computers to record data during experiments. She says the class uses programs like these around every other week.

Technology has made a big impact on the way that students are able to learn in school. The use of new technology helps students to research and complete their assignments at a quicker pace due to the amount of informa-tion that is able to be accessed. Technology will continue to progress and will continue to make a difference to teachers and students in the classroom as it improves and changes.

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Future of technology to provide advantages by Noelle StraubReporter

Within seconds of looking at a computer screen, information is delivered by the internet. By knowing a name and a number, a person is at immediate access to com-municate by the use of a cell phone. Even video games today have provided the ability to interact with other people in a way that makes a person feel connected into the game. Welcome to the world of new and improved technology.

Cell phones are now used for more than just texting and making calls. Smart phones are now considered a top necessity for being organized. These phones allow people to use his or her phone as a portable mini-computer. Like a normal phone, it still contains the availability to text and call, but what makes it a smart phone is the access to the internet for email, personal, or office documents and information gathering.

According to chemistry teacher Mark Duncan, the benefits of his Blackberry Storm involve more than just texting and calling. Duncan uses his smart phone to receive emails and open word documents for work. He also uses one of the apps as a GPS for going to different places.

“It’s basically a computer in your hand,” said Duncan. “All the aspects of things that used to require a laptop or desktop... It’s all done in the hand now.”

Technological advancements are also uprising in video game devices. As stated by www.gamespot.com, Nintendo is releas-ing a 3DS, sometime in the early spring of 2011. The 3DS is a portable handheld game console with 3D effects, without the need of 3D glasses. A person is able to play the 3DS with all of its enhanced features, including two cameras, a three and a half inch screen and higher resolution display screens.

The 3DS also includes a parallax barrier. According to engadget.com, this feature creates a stereoscopic image with a liquid crystal display to make 3D images appear.

This allows a person to use a device without the need of 3D glasses. Technological inno-vations involving parallax barrier technology are also evolving in TVs from Sharp, Toshiba and Hitachi.

“I think [the 3DS] is big in terms of production,” said junior Josh Workman, an avid gamer. “The parallax barrier technology isn’t new, but this is the first time it will be integrated into a video game device.”

For Workman, the release of the Nin-tendo 3DS is an advancement from past and present technology.

Musical devices are changing as well. According to Apple Specialist Josh Squires, the new iPod iTouch 4G and iPhone 4G are Apples’ most recent big hits.

A change from the iTouch 4G and its pre-decessor, the iTouch 3G, is that it now has a HD camera in the front to take pictures and record videos.

The iPhone 4G is enhanced as well. A few

changes from the iPhone 3G to the iPhone 4G consists of the screen, the battery life and the camera. The iPhone 4G contains a screen with HD quality, a long lasting bat-tery life of 300 hours on standby and the availability to use either of the two cameras on the front or the back of the phone.

However, as for future upcoming releases from Apple, Squires is unsure of what else is to come.

“Apple is a company that likes to keep ev-erything secret,” said Squires. “They are kind of strict about what they let out to the open.”

Regardless of the limited information companies are allowing to be released about new products, one thing is certain: they are constantly taking steps forward to improv-ing.

“When you buy a computer or phone and you walk out the door, literally, it’s out-dated,” said Squires. “That’s how technology is moving.”

Mr. Terry Lewis teaches his AP Biology 2 class on Tuesday, Sept. 28. Lewis often uses technology in his classroom. Photo by Bran-don Bushong

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The MacExperience store in Greenwood has a display of all things new in the Mac world. Photo by Brandon Bushong

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by Karalie HensleyStaff Artist

With the click of a button, one person can learn almost everything about another.

Pictures can be seen, comments can be read and statuses can be sifted through. Web 2.0 gifts humans with the ability to see, interact and learn about people from all walks of life. This is the era of technology. In this decade, people find it easier to con-nect with friends or play games despite age, occupation or other societal traits.

Students can see that even teachers have profiles on social networking sites. Each teacher holds a different set of ideas and standards they follow to maintain a profes-sional persona and to keep their privacy.

Speech and debate coach, Mrs. Sara Berghoff has been a Facebook user since her college days. She remembers how the social networking site was introduced to individual colleges before blooming into the social networking fad that is it today. Berghoff admits she is slightly addicted to the site since its debut. ‘Lexulous,’ her most current technological addiction, is a word game which she actively plays with other teachers who have profiles along with other people from across the country through Facebook or the Lexulous website.

The speech coach openly utilizes it as a group communication device, often asking for volunteer judges for speech meets or other odds and ends like recipe suggestions. Occasionally, Berghoff will strike up a con-versation with her coworkers or check their profiles if they happen to be online.

“Most of the teachers don’t post all that often,” said Berghoff. “It’s not like I’m constantly posting on people’s walls and whatnot.”

To protect her privacy from nosy stu-dents and to stay professional, she refuses to accept friend requests from students prior to their graduation.

Another English and Etymology teacher, Mrs. Julie Sessions, complies with the same policy of not accepting friend requests from undergraduate students. On some occa-sions, she will use Facebook to message students about assignments or important announcements regarding her class. Ses-sions knows most of her students have the Facebook mobile feature enabled. This func-tion sends a notification to the user’s phone upon receiving a wall post or message.

“They will get it instantly whereas with Webnotes they have to go home and think about getting on to the school site,” Sessions said. “I try to find as many (students) on Facebook as I can.”

Not all faculty Facebook use is aimed

at students. Many teachers play the word game called ‘Lexulous,’ closely based off the famous board game Scrabble, which is avail-able as a Facebook application. A similar game that is available as an iPhone applica-tion is called ‘Words with Friends.’ Though he is a chemistry teacher, Mr. Mark Eccles is an aspiring Words with friends player under the user name Eckdaddy. Eccles frequently competes against his daughter and other teachers in the school. He enjoys playing multiple games during his spare time and his prep period during school hours. An-other Words with Friends player, teacher is Mr. Sam Hanley. Hanley also plays ‘Lexu-lous,’ seeing no reason for teachers not to have social networking profiles.

“We’re (teachers) not mythical creatures. We have lives too. I don’t think it’s any different than when friends communicate with each other on Facebook,” said Hanley. “We (teachers) don’t have secret Facebook teacher chat rooms or anything like that. We don’t get on and talk about our stu-dents.”

Hanley and his educational colleagues plan on continuing their use of social net-working sites such as Facebook. They will continue playing ‘Lexulous’ and ‘Words with Friends’ while interacting with their friends and, depending on the teacher, students.

Q: Why do you like PC over Mac?Dan: I think there’s a lot more freedom with a PC so you can do a lot more with the software. It lends itself more to versatility and diversity between the stuff—on a Mac you don’t have as many options.

Q: What software does PC have that a Mac doesn’t?Derek: They have basically the same software. It’s just that when the developer makes the software they’re thinking of PC users because they have such a higher base. So, you put a PC software onto a Mac and it runs clunkier—it’s not as smooth as a PC.

Q: What can a PC do that a Mac can’t?Derek: In terms of just sheer processing power, it can run more processes on it, it can run higher graphics, higher sound, general specific capabilities.

Q: Do you think PCs, as displayed in the Apple commercial, are for older and out of date people?Dan: No. I think that PCs are a bit more for the more intelligent people. It takes intelli-gence for people to get stuff for the PC, unlike Mac which has it all pre-done for you.

Q: How do you feel about Mac?Dan: They’re just okay. They’re good for a lot of the more artsy stuff, but a lot of the stuff Macs can do PCs can also get. I’m just not a big Mac person because of the devoted fol-lowing they have.Derek: I don’t like apple. I don’t like their marketing practices, their products. Their soft-ware on them aren’t intuitive.

Q: What do you like best about your PC?Dan: I really like the gaming capabilities it has.

Q: Why do you like Mac over PC?Max: Because it’s Mac. No, I got the Mac because I was going to start recording—put-ting together CDs and stuff because I was playing my guitar and writing music and stuff. I think Mac has a better program for artistic style.George: Because they’re easier to use and they look awesome—they look a lot better.

Q: What software does Mac have that PC doesn’t?Max: Well, Mac has a lot, just any kind of film making, music software. I don’t know of the particulars—but they allow you to be more creative.George: ‘Snow leopard,’ ‘Garageband’ and all that stuff.

Q: What can a Mac do that a PC can’t?George: A lot of stuff like... a lot of stuff. Mac just has better versions of the stuff that PC has. But Mac versions are a lot better.

Q: Do you think Macs, as displayed in the apple commercial, are for hip and up to date people?Max: Yeah, for sure college students.George: They’re for the younger generation.

Q: How do you feel about PC?George: They’re okay.Max: I have a Mac, how do you expect me to feel? ...I feel like they’re stupid.

Q: What do you like best about your Mac?George: Just everything. I don’t have a favorite. I just like it.

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Communication through technology

Teachers join the world of technology through

social networking

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- 97 percent of the 35 teachers have a cell phone

- All of the teachers that have a cell phone, use the texting feature

- 57 percent of the 35 teachers have a Facebook page

- 45 percent of the teachers that have a Facebook page use it everyday

Senior Derek Lane

vs.Mac and PC are both leading the current computer industry. Since the two types are so similar, it may be hard to choose. Four students feel strongly about which type they have chosen and have spoken their opinion. Interviews by Brittany Hemphill.

Junior Dan Ardnt Junior George Blankenbaker

Senior Max Sterrett

Teachers at Southport are in touch with technology just like the students. Thirty-five teachers were surveyed on how they use technology on a daily basis. Here are the results:

Photo by Brandon Bushong.

A few weeks ago, I was discussing elemen-tary education with my friends. I came to learn that in a second grade classroom a simple 12 + 10 cannot be done without using a chart to figure out the answer. This puzzled me. In the real world, you don’t have charts to help you solve problems. Granted it was a second grade classroom, but if problems like that in a wider scope that cannot be answered without look-ing it up, the future of education in the United States is in trouble.

According to the results of OECD’s Pro-gramme for International Student Assessment, an international comparison of education, the United States currently falls way below the average of developed countries. The assessment performed in 2003 shows that 15 year olds in the United States rank 24th out of 38 countries in mathematics, 19th out of 38 countries in science, 12th out of 38 countries in reading and 26th out of 38 countries in problem solving.

A major blame for the decrease in education is technology. It’s obvious that phones, the in-ternet, TV and other forms of technology pose as a major disadvantage in learning in class and

at home. However, in my opinion, technology also allows education in high school classrooms to take shortcuts. These shortcuts affect the ba-sic educational skills: math, reading and writing.

In elementary school, I remember doing math problems with paper and a pencil. It wasn’t until middle school when I started using a calculator in class. Since then I’ve got used to using a calculator on every little problem with-out consideration to how simple or difficult the problem actually is. This reliance on calculators has stalled the ability to perform basic math functions that are vital to everyday life.

A similar concept can be applied to writing. Writing papers has never been easier in today’s time. Computer programs such as Microsoft Word basically correct your mistakes as you write. This is a major advantage in terms of time as you are able to save all that time you would have used to check spelling, capitaliza-tion, etc. Now it may seem like all those years of spelling and grammar tests in elementary school were pointless. Still, you need to un-derstand that with the program fixing all your mistakes, you really aren’t gaining anything. Instead, you are progressively forgetting all the skills you worked on building up in your earlier years.

Lastly, the decline in reading can also be contributed to technology. There are many reference sites on the internet available to assist students with reading assignments such as SparkNotes or CliffNotes. While these sites are meant to be a guide to reading, they have turned into more of a substitute to actually reading the book. On more than one occasion, I’ve taken the easy way around and read the

SparkNotes version online than the actual book. It helped me pass the quiz and get a good grade, but I didn’t learn anything. You have to read in order to understand the point of the book. In addition, reading is a key skill that enhances one’s ability to think and it also helps to expand one’s vocabulary skills.

In brief, I’m not trying to imply that calculators, Microsoft Word or Spark Notes should not be used. I am simply using them as examples of technology that hinder the basic skills every student should have and always maintain. By taking the easy way out now, you are hurting your future. High school prepares you for college, but if you don’t prepare the right way, there really isn’t any benefit coming out of it. Think about it. By letting your math, reading and writing skills plummet, you are also hurting your chance of scoring well on the SAT or ACT. Both of those test results are looked at by college ad-mission counselors to see how well you have mastered those fundamen-tal skills.

And I do not think that all technol-ogy is bad. Arguments can be made to support the fact that technology has improved education. However, I still believe that the dependency on technology should not be too extreme to the point where it harms education rather than help it.

October 1, 20108 Opinion

Technology hinders basic skills every student should have

News stories should not mix opinions with facts

“Cheerleading isn’t a sport.” This state-ment is said by most people criticizing a sport that I have participated in for nearly ten years. I have heard that tons of times, over and over. The thing is, the people who feel this way could never do what I can do.

My team is known for jumping around in short little skirts and waving our arms, when actually that’s not what we do at all. Cheer-leading is a dangerous and competitive sport. That’s right, it’s a sport.

A sport, according to dic-tionary.com, is an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature. I think that definitely de-scribes what cheerleading and any other sport alike is all about. Cheerleading is an activity that requires skill and is of competitive nature.

I competed in my first cheer competition in August. This is the first year for the Southport cheer-leading program to compete, and it was eye-opening. I was surrounded by hundreds of other cheerleaders who were exactly like me. They loved their sport, and they wanted to win.

Every team competing that day was ex-actly like every high school football, basket-ball and track team. We practiced hard just like everyone else. We had practice starting the second week of summer, and have had a week off since. Although we don’t prac-tice everyday, we had productive and hard practices. We ran, got sweaty and improved at every single practice. Do football players have some kind of secret ritual they do to

become a sport? If I’m not crazy, football practice consists of running, sweating and improving at every single practice- just like cheerleading.

In my opinion, competitive cheerleading is more nerve-racking than other sports. We have two minutes to prove that we are good enough to win. We don’t have 48 minutes of play, with time-outs and halftime. We are limited to 120 seconds of showing the judges what we have.

Competing at cheerleading competitions is only half of what cheerleading is all about. Another part of our job as cheerleaders is to cheer our school on with our spirit. Spirit includes performing with a smile on our faces the entire time. It is a lot tougher than anyone thinks it is. Try any other sport with a smile on and see how it goes.

We have attended every single football and basketball game during the year. No

one goes to the games to only watch us, which is just not fair. We don’t have near the amount of support that the quarterback has when he throws for a touchdown. We don’t get time outs to sit down and drink water. We cheer during time outs and between quarters, and when we mess up, there is a huge risk of another cheerleader getting hurt.

According to the Nation-al Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research at

the University of North Carolina, cheer-leading is responsible for 65 percent of all catastrophic injuries in girls’ high school sports. Cheerleading is not just an activity that pretty girls do. The stunts we do are at least as hard as what football players are do-ing. On top of just throwing girls 15 feet in the air, eight out of the 16 cheerleaders on varsity can tumble. We get one chance to hit it, or we risk our own injury and the simple embarrassment of being right in front of the crowd.

The next time “cheerleading isn’t a sport” comes to mind, watch us at a game. I almost guarantee we can impress you enough to think again.

Cheerleading is a sport, should be treated like one

by Shivani ParikshakEditor-in-Chief

Journalism has been around for as long as people have desired knowledge. Even before newspapers, word of mouth spread across the globe. Humans gather informa-tion and distill it to the masses in hopes of better informing the world. It is a noble cause, but it is also a field that is easily warped by personal opinion. Bias is a word that seemingly goes hand-in-hand with jour-nalism in today’s society.

Enter pundits, reporters picked to speak about a political subject and look like they know what they’re talking about. Note my use of the word look in that sentence. It’s not a requirement to know the facts by any means. It really isn’t. Conservative commen-tator J.P. Friere admitted that many pundits just act angry to attract viewers while only about 50% even know what they’re talking about. That is frightening.

So pick a side! Left wing or right wing? MSNBC or Fox News? There’s someone out there talking to you.

Before I go any further, I will admit a bit about myself. I’m fairly typical when it comes to a young person and their political views. I am liberal, moderate and open-minded, no surprise there. Thus, Fox News is my ever-present nemesis. In my fictional video game world I am battling through legions of Fox News reporters in an effort to get to the final boss: a towering, fire-breath-ing Glenn Beck. That’s not the end, though, after Beck is felled, from his ashes rise the true puppet-master: Rupert Murdoch. I can smell the sequel now.

I don’t want to fall victim to the very thing I hope to campaign against, so I want to clear something up. While I have these opinions, I would never intend to further a

journalistic career in order to spread those opinions. I’m not even contemplating broad-cast. I don’t want to become that kind of a person.

I got involved in journalism originally due to my interest in writing. Once I started learning more about the subject, I was told about the prospects of being the person that people go to for information. Having a position like that is a primitive desire. It’s massive-scale gossip and the journalist is the one controlling what people hear. For someone with any kind of personal agenda, what’s a better way to advertise it than being a journalist? Just slip a bit of your personal spin on a story and people have no choice but to digest it as fact. It’s the news: it has to be true, right?

This is why I could never condone being a political pundit such as Glenn Beck. He holds a position where people swear to his word, and he uses it to propagate his own, often baseless, thoughts. If someone actually agrees with what the man is saying based on their own views, fine. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I don’t need to explain that. Still, care must be taken to ensure that opinions don’t start mixing with facts. It’s too easy to take what these pundits say, or rather yell, and make it sound like it came from one’s own mouth. It’s that situation that makes biased journalism worry me.

I’m not saying that you shouldn’t watch a political TV show. Take myself for example, I could watch Jon Stewart all day. I agree with his ideals, so instinctively I would side with him. That’s just it, though. I watch him because I can agree with the things that he says. So in the end, I watch Stewart’s pro-gram for the entertainment value.

This isn’t to say that I think that journal-ism is dying. It will never die. It may change, but the need for information is always there. Plenty of news outlets succeed in good, objective journalism. I just fear that the goal of journalism is being lost.

I believe it to be a problem when the field of work someone partakes in is able to make said person feel ashamed to be in it. Some-times I feel like that person.

Think of it this way: It’s the news. It needs to be true.

“When life gives you lemons, make grape juice.”

by Jake DowneyNews Editor

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by Ali DeHartFeatures Editor

“That’s why her hair is so big. It’s full of secrets.”

We get one chance to hit it, or we risk our own injury and the simple embarrass-ment of being right in front of the crowd.

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{educationSTATS}Here are the top five countries in read-ing, math and science literacy accord-ing to OECD.org. This information is based on the literacy of 15 year-olds in 33 countries from 2006.

Top 5 Countries for reading literacy1. South Korea2. Finland3. Canada4. New Zealand5. Ireland(The U.S. results were invalid.)

Top 5 Countries for math literacy1. Finland 2. South Korea 3. Neatherlands4. Switzerland5. Canada(The U.S. is ranked 27th out of 33.)

Top 5 Countries for science literacy1. Finland 2. Canada3. Japan4. New Zealand5. Australia(The U.S. is ranked 22nd out of 33.)

by Adrienne WagnerManaging Editor of Content

Throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s, the world boasted a popular culture with bands and movies that would eventually carry forward as timeless classics. These classics were widely accepted and known throughout America during their own time and remain quoted and recognized today. My biggest concern and question lies in today’s popular culture, and which parts, if any, are worth be-ing remembered fifty years from now.

One of the greatest examples of 60s success would be The Beatles. They started their journey in Liverpool in 1960. John Lennon was just a mere 17 years old when the band kicked off its big debut and took over national popular-ity in a single year. They spread like an epidemic, contagiously being caught by the United States, and still hold their ground today despite the fact that half of the band has passed away.

In just a single year they managed to ob-tain worldwide popularity, a long-term goal for any musician. Were “The Beatles” talent-ed enough to take such a toll on the world? Some would argue yes. I might argue no.

I feel the issue primarily falls in the com-petition. What does this generation really have to offer?

Within the past ten years, we’ve hardly put up a fight. In the last issue of Roll-ing Stone Magazine I got caught up in the

shameful top 40 Album Chart. Justin Bieber proudly takes 8th place with his sophomore album, “My World 2.0,” because at age 16 he has enough material for more than just “My World.” Eminem’s recent album “Recovery” is inspired by his recent attempt to recover his career by throwing Rihanna into the mix giving him an easy third place. Meanwhile the lovely and extremely sensitive Katy Perry takes fourth with her low song content and even lower cut attire.

Music once changed the world. It used to have depth and truth. Unfortunately the mu-sic of today contains the awkward truths of

sex, drugs and horrid relation-ships according to fame-de-

stroyed monsters. The same prob-

lems lie in the current status of the film in-dustry. According to IMBD the movie that brought in the most money in box office history was “Avatar.” After more than 300

million dollars, James Cameron leaves us with a special effects overload. The 1967 classic, “The Gradu-ate,” took less than 10 percent of the cost of “Avatar” to produce yet contained more depth than the generic story of Pandora and its blue creatures could ever hope for.

What Hollywood lacks in plot, substance and depth, they attempt to make up for with special effects and attractive actors. Pumping money into the pockets of lead characters and constantly upgrading to the 3D option is obviously not the answer. Although the box-

office might make a quick buck with its $13 per person rates, there isn’t much of a point when the movie becomes obsolete in a year.

We, as America, have recently found it completely ac-ceptable to throw a microphone into the hands of any strug-gling actress or actor. Take a musician and give them a supporting role in the next mediocre movie and they’re sure to gain popularity. We’ve created television shows to try to discover the true American singers, yet nearly every win-ner manages to slip through the fingers of the public and into a terrible Entertainment News special.

When will the time come to realize that we aren’t all meant for stardom? When will we realize that not everyone can direct, write and act in a movie. How will we recognize that owning a guitar doesn’t equal musician?

There are several exceptions, but the bad certainly outnumber the good. Quality needs to be placed above quantity, and then our pop culture might begin to be worth remem-bering.

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School Journal is to inform the student body of timely events and issues that affect their lives while being a voice for the faculty, staff and community.

Student journalists are guaranteed the First Amendment rights of the Constitution. Staff members will observe the same legal responsibilities as those imposed on all news media, thus will refrain from production of material that:

1. Is obscene, according to community standards;

2. Is libelous, according to the legal definition;

3. Creates a clear and present danger of the immediate material and substantial physical disruption of the school.

The Editor-in-Chief is solely responsible for all content.

Views found in the Journal do not necessarily reflect the opinions the Journal staff or faculty, staff or administration of Southport High School or the Metropolitan District of Perry Township.

STAFF LISTEditor-in-Chief

SHIVANI PARIKSHAK ‘11

Managing Editor of ContentADRIENNE WAGNER ‘11

Editor of The CompassEMILY ODLE ‘11

News EditorJAKE DOWNEY ‘11

Student Life EditorNATALIE ULLRICH ‘11

Entertainment EditorWES KEOWN ‘11

Features EditorALI DEHART ‘12

Opinion EditorRACHAEL DILLON ‘11

Photo EditorBRANDON BUSHONG ‘11

Sports EditorKINSEY GOFF ‘11

Staff ArtistKARALIE HENSLEY ‘11

StaffJOEY BANFIELD ‘11

ASHLYN BRIDGEWATER ‘12TANNA CARPENTER ‘11JESSICA DE LA CRUZ ‘13

TAYLOR DEHART ‘13TREAVOR GEBHART ‘11

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NICOLE STRAUB ‘12NOELLE STRAUB ‘12LUCAS SWEITZER ‘11

REBECCA TAPP ‘13JENNIFER VIRDEN ‘11

AdviserMR. MIKE KLOPFENSTEIN

PrincipalMS. BARBARA BROUWER

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members are welcome to write a letter-to-the-editor that will be published in The Journal when space is available. Letters-to-the-editor must be received five days prior to publication date. Submissions should be short and concise, not exceeding 300 words. They are subject to editing for content, grammar and length. All letters must be signed. Personal or unfair attacks of businesses or individuals will not be published. Bring all submissions to room 400 or address an envelope to Mr. Mike Klopfenstein and take it to the Main Office. Submissions also may be e-mailed to shsjournal@class.perryschools.org.

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{theHEADSCRATCHER} What is your favorite thing about fall?

“The color of the leaves.”

- Freshman Vanessa Garcia

“I love hoodies!”- Junior Brooke

Gagliola

“The cool temperature and the pretty trees.”

- Sophomore Sam Rupert

“Football, baby.”- Senior Danny

McMurtrey

“With great power comes great responsibility.” You may have heard this from the movie Spiderman. You may have heard other people say it. Despite the way you heard it, have you ever stopped to think about what it really means? Simply stating, it means that with every added freedom, more responsibility for actions is expected.

Southport has many freedoms and incentives compared to other schools. Our administrators trust the students to respect these freedoms by following the rules and maintaining good behavior. Sadly, even with these freedoms, some students choose to not take on the responsibility.

The music in the hallways lets students know that they have two minutes to get to class. There should be absolutely no reason for any student to be late to any class. Still, when the bell rings, there are a countless number of students still in the hallway. Being

on time is a lifetime responsibility, whether it is being on time to work, class or elsewhere.

This year, Southport also has 45-minute lunch periods. Students have this time to eat, talk or use it as homework time. With this extended freedom of time, some students forget or just ignore the fact that they have a responsibility that comes with it. The custodians at the school are not hired to clean up when the students don’t feel like doing it themselves. Students know that they are expected to pick up their trash and take up their trays.

Another freedom students have is the dress code. Besides the high schools, every school in Perry Township has a strict uniform policy. This gives students the opportunity to express themselves in other means besides a polo and khaki pants. However, both high schools do have a dress code, but with fair restrictions – no hats, no

sagging pants, no cleavage, no pajama pants, etc. Even with these limited guidelines, many students choose to disregard the rules and dress inappropriately.

Students need to realize that when school board members, the superintendent and other guests visit the school, they see students inappropriately dressed for school. The high schools have been given chances to clean-up the dress code before ultimately having uniforms like the other schools. Southport administrators have worked to address the issue and fix it, but it is ultimately up to the students.

If these types of problems continue, Southport administrators will have no choice but to limit the freedoms at school. Start taking responsibility by getting to class on time, picking up your tray at lunch, following the dress code and encouraging your peers to do the same.

theSOUTHPORTaddress:The Southport Address is an editorial written based on the consensus opinion of seniors Holly Hightower (Editor-in-Chief of The Anchor), Katja Krasnovsky (Bureau Chief of the News Bureau) and Shivani Parikshak (Editor-in-Chief of The Journal).

{‘WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY’}

Coffee HouseGreat job to all those who performed last Thursday!

GleeIt’s like the drama of high school... only with music!

FebrezeCan’t wash your couches? Use Febreze!

Halo: ReachSay goodbye to social lives!

The Situation on Dancing With the Stars

Fist-pumping his way to victory!

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*These are opinions of the Journal staff

Falling Out of CarsThe whole “tuck and roll” technique doesn’t really work when

you’re literally falling out of a car...

Freshmen Beating SeniorsNoooooooooooo!

Leaving Trays on Lunch TablesThe custodians are NOT your mothers!

Heat RecordsSo that’s why the leaves are falling off the trees so early...

Little BrothersI’m not touching you! I’m not touching you!

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Modern pop culture proving to be forgetableAwkwardI d e a l s

of an average AMERICAN

What Hollywood lacks in plot, substance and depth, they attempt to make up for with special effects and

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October 1, 201010 Photos

(Left) Sophomore Alex Ruble laughs during his perfor-mance at Coffee House. Ruble played the ukelele while he sang “Hey, Thanks” by The Wonder Years. (Above) Se-niors Daniel Smede-ma, Ryan Myers and Alex Myers (aka The Posers) perform The Hives’ “Tick Tick Boom” on the Coffee House stage with their air instruments. This was The Posers’ third performance at Coffee House. Photos by Brandon Bushong. (Right) Senior Ra-chael Dillon performs her dance routine to the song “Hallelujah” by Imogen Heap at Coffee House. Dillon has been taking dance classes since she was seven years old. Photo by Becca

(Left) Sophomore Josue Reyes plays his violin at Coffee House. Reyes performed “Paparazzi” by Lady Gaga alongside sophomore Connie Campbell, who provided guitar and vocals. Photo by Nicole Straub.(Above left) Junior David Averitt sings and plays guitar at Coffee House auditions. Averitt peformed the song “The Deceptive Inclination,” which he wrote himself. (Above right) Sophomore Miguel Ja-cinto plays the drums along with his band, The End of it All, at auditions on Thursday, Sept. 9. The End of it All performed “Whiplash” by Metallica. Photos by Brandon Bushong. (Right) Sophomore Kayla Walker performs in front of the crowd at Coffee House. Walker sang Carrie Underwood’s single, “Undo It.” Photo by Nicole Straub. (Below) Sophomore Morgan Summers auditions for her spot on Coffee House. Sum-mers sang and played piano to the Foo Fight-ers’ “Home.” Photo by Brandon Bushong.

On Thursday, Sept. 23, over 250 people crowded the theater stage to see South-port students display some of their many talents. The students auditioned for their spots in the show on Thursday, Sept. 9.

Singing,

and aCup of Joe

Dancing

by Matt LytleReporter

Most coaches would tell you that they always have ways and strategies to be suc-cessful. Head coach Mr. Harry Schwartz has very many strategies he wants to pursue in order to win. According to senior Ryan Myers, Schwartz participates with the team in prac-tices instead of just telling them to do drills or to condition. He also gives the boys a tough time on the court.

“The man is 50 years old and is out there kicking our butts,” said Myers. “Half the time we are just trying to beat him and he is just pulling trick shots.”

Schwartz is the new coach for the South-port boys’ tennis team. He has been coaching tennis for over 20 years now. His success has led him to be the assistant tennis coach at the University of Indianapolis. Not only has he been coaching boys’ tennis, but he also has had quite a bit of female teams as well. In the 80s, Schwartz started to really get into coaching and decided it was something he wanted to do for the rest of his life. He started coaching at Roncalli High School. He had nine girl seasons and 10 boy seasons there.

The boys on Southport’s team have gotten used to the new routines and drills they do before games and at practices. According to senior Alex Fuller, the team works a lot more on moving their feet, a major key in tennis. It has helped all doubles players to be aggres-sive and attack the ball at the net more often. Before a big match, Schwartz will have the team do hitting routines and calisthenics. Mentally preparing for matches is something new that Schwartz has brought up to the program. According to Myers, he makes the team more calm and prepared for the game not only physically, but mentally as well. He gives advice to each player on what they need to do in order to win the match.

“When it comes to mental preparation, he just talks sense into us,” said Myers. “He doesn’t give an airy speech about how the game should end up. Instead, he tells us how our matches need to be played.”

Tournaments and all kinds of sanctioned events occur throughout the entire year. An-other way Schwartz is trying to be successful, and to get players on top of their game, is to have them play every day of the year.

According to Schwartz, the amount of time you put into your work ethic and how much time you use during your skill-building time is

very important. Both of those things are a key factor in the sport of tennis.

“Tennis is a sport you can play the rest of your life,” said Schwartz. “I want to build the work ethic not only in the season, but all year.”

Success is not the only thing Schwartz has brought to the table. Chemistry has changed an enormous amount ever since he has ar-rived at Southport. According to Fuller, the

team’s chemistry has been brought together and everyone has become closer. Coach Schwartz loves to work with kids and that has changed the team’s chemistry with them-selves and with Schwartz.

“We have become much more of a team throughout the year. It is fun when you have someone in charge of the program that is as enthusiastic about it, enjoys it and is good at it,” said Myers. “We have a much stronger

team from not only a competitive, but also a spirited perspective.”

The future is looking bright for Schwartz as he is looking to build on the program. The team has a record of 3-12, but despite their record, Schwartz is looking to take them to a sectional championship this year. The first round of sectionals started on Sept. 29. The teams that are in Southport’s sectional bracket are Perry Meridian, Decatur Central and India-napolis Emerich Manual. Perry Meridian beat the Cards this year winning 5-0. The team is looking to bounce back by not only beating Perry, but winning sectionals.

Schwartz has many goals to be successful in the future. One of his main goals is to try to get the younger kids to play year-round tennis. According to Schwartz, looking down at the elementary schools and the middle schools is like looking right at the future. Making kids feel good about themselves is something Schwartz is wanting to do. He wants them to walk off the court feeling like they gave their all and improved while doing it.

According to Schwartz, he wants and feels like the boys can have better success in the future. Not only the skill level, but the confidence level needs to shoot up in order for the team to improve throughout the years. The upperclassmen on the team feel like Schwartz can definitely turn the tables around and bring much success to the boys’ tennis program.

“I think we will be better, and any boy or girl who comes to the team will adapt quickly to him,” said Fuller. “Overall, he will be extremely successful and I see a sectional championship in the near future.”

by Logan CollinsReporter

Last season wasn’t the best on record for the boys’ cross country, which is why they’ve decided to change. Their focus this year is to keep a strong and sound attitude and have exceptional leadership. This improvement will primarily begin with the coach, but the team leaders and captains have been doing their part to help the team succeed.

This season is one of those seasons when the boys have to work their hardest to improve. Last year wasn’t the team’s best season on record, due to many injuries to vital runners. This has caused this year’s seniors to step up tremendously and encourage the other runners. To encourage them, the seniors have pressured the younger and new runners to strive and push harder every day to improve their times.

“Last year’s season wasn’t the best,” said captain senior Clayton Leslie. “You can refer to this as a rebuilding year.”

The seniors have started some new traditions to help encourage and inspire the younger and inexperienced runners to do their best. One of the things the team has started doing this year is at the end of every week, the whole team votes on the person who they think has worked the hardest throughout that week.

One of the team’s oldest traditions is the “Carb Party.” All season the boys aren’t allowed to drink soda because it affects their training. After the team’s season has ended, the boys go over to one of the teammate’s houses and they bring either a few 2-liters or a few cases of soda. Then they basically drink soda and play games all night until they vomit.

“I don’t drink soda at all,” said junior Gavin Krueger, “This is the most fun way for me to drink soda and end the season.”

One of the seniors’ major goals for this year is to establish a “pack” of runners (which is a group of runners who run together throughout the whole meet, and keep a small distance between one another to gain more points for the team). They were unable to achieve this last year due to injuries.

“We have quite a young group of runners this year, but the seniors are giving them good advice and sharing their knowledge of the sport with them,” said coach Mr. Dennis Bruce.

Bruce has some very high expectations from the team this year. He demanded that the seniors step up and take their role as

leaders very seriously. He is hoping that the seniors will pass on their wisdom and example of leadership to next year’s captains and leaders.

“We’re off to a rocky start, but we are doing better compared to the beginning of the season,” said freshman Aiden McCleery. “They’re trying to keep everyone in the workout and make them work harder and they’re telling us that we should run at every practice and meet.”

So far this year, the boys have placed ninth out of 15 at the Martinsville Invitational and 10th out of 15 at the Purdue Invitational. The team lost against our long-time rival Perry Meridian, 42-15. This hasn’t been the best season on record, but it is definitely an improvement from last year.

“The team is trying hard and has a great attitude compared to last year,” said Krueger. “Our exceptional leadership this year definitely coincides with that.”

October 1, 2010 11Sports

Coach’s experience brings new atmosphere to team

Coach Harry Schwartz hits the ball Monday, Sept. 28 at tennis practice. Instead of just doing drills, the team practices with Schwartz regularly. Photo by Becca Tapp.

{howTO}SWING A GOLF CLUB

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1. Set up to the ball.- Stand perpendicular to the hole. Get your feet aligned. Make sure you have correct grip with your hands intertwined on the golf club.2. Wind up. -Lift the golf club up and back with your right arm bent and your left arm more straight.

3. Swing.-Swing with your eyes on the ball. Keep your head down until you’re done swinging.4. Follow through.-Swing all the way through so that you are standing up. Your body should be twisted so that you are facing the hole. Watch the ball the entire time.

Photos by Brandon Bushong

-Coached at Roncalli - 9 seasons of girls’ tennis -10 seasons of boys’ tennis-Currently, assistant coach at UIndy

{experienceHELPS}The Southport boys’ tennis coach, Mr. Harry Schwartz, has a lot of experience coach-ing. This has helped the team this year.

Seniors rebuild team, encourage teammates

With sophomore Erin Marsh

Senior Jack Thompson runs during the Southport Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 25. The team finished sixth out of 19 teams. Photo by Brandon Bushong.

October 1, 201012 Sports

by Joey BanfieldReporter

With the glimmer of the golden helmets on the field and the chants that can stretch a mile, there is no doubt that Notre Dame Stadium is indeed, as Rudy’s father Daniel Ruettiger said, “the greatest sight these eyes have ever seen.”

Just to feel the grass, as Lou Holtz did every game, would be enough to make all of my dreams come true. To hear the chant of “Cheer, Cheer for Old Notre Dame” every game in person would lighten up every weekend, no matter the mood I was in.

My dream, however, of going to University of Notre Dame and playing football is not going to happen. My only hope at this point is that I will have a son who is bright enough and talented enough to play football at the glorious Notre Dame Stadium.

Notre Dame is one of the best universities in the nation, hands down. With high standards and tradi-tions that date back to when the university started, it is one of the only universities left with those old traditions and styles.

Of the 14,375 students who applied last year, less than a third were admitted, making it a difficult school to get into. Seventy-five percent of the 2009 freshman scored at least a 1390 on the SAT (not including the writing section), 25 percent scored higher than a 1490. Also, 75 percent of the fresh-men were in the top 5 percent rank in their class.

Even more recognized than their academics, are

the sports teams of Notre Dame. These teams are championship worthy.

Having a son who would get to play on one of these championship worthy teams would be one of the best feelings in the world. Not only because they would be a tremendous athlete, but because they would be extremely smart also.

Most would think that the high standards would be lowered for their athletes, right? Well, not exactly. Last year the average GPA of the students at University of Notre Dame was a 3.69. Athletes were included in this average, which isn’t an easy thing for athletes to do while having to worry about sports, and they won’t change those standards for anyone.

When Notre Dame was looking for a new coach, they were deciding on whether to pick Brian Kelly or Urban Meyer. It was rumored that during the process of looking for a new head coach, Meyer said he would accept the coaching position if he got five guaranteed players no matter the grades. Notre Dame denied him as the new coach. If that’s true, they gave up one of the best coaches in college foot-ball for tradition of keeping their standards higher than most, which I would argue wasn’t the smart-est decision that the school has made, but it was a respectable one at that.

With all those athletes having to maintain excel-lent grades, most would think they would be less worried about sports. Well, that’s not stopping the teams from accomplishing many great things.

The men’s hockey team, has taken the na-

tional championship the last two seasons. Also, the lacrosse team went undefeated for two seasons straight two years back. However, Notre Dame is known for football. The football team holds the third most national championships in football history and is the second most winning school for football in the nation for wins and winning percentages. Not to mention they have seven Heisman Tro-phy winners, more than any other Univer-sity. They also have 49 members who have been inducted into the NCAA Hall of Fame, and 96 All-American football players.

Now, other schools that are academically well-off have sports teams that are champi-onship worthy as well. Duke, USC, Stanford and Cal Berkley are a few. So what’s different?

It’s Notre Dame, that’s what’s different. The legends like Montana and Rockne, the atmosphere of the Golden Dome and Touchdown Jesus and of course the traditions held by students and alumni will never be lost. They are different from any school that you could possibly put next to it to compare.

So, if I had a son who got to play the Univer-sity of Notre Dame, just as Daniel Ruettiger Sr. was when he saw his boy “Rudy” run out of that tunnel and onto the field that afternoon on November 8th, 1975, I would be the proudest parent anyone has ever seen. On that day, if and when this occurrence happens, my life will be complete.

in the BANfield of sportsI want to feel the same pride as Rudy’s dad

No winner for the rival game prediction

“We hope to get Perry in Sectionals. We want to do everything from the game against Perry better when we play them again. ”

-head coach Mr. Bill Peebles

Every prediction turned in guessed that Southport would beat Perry Meridian. Therefore, no one won the rival game prediction.

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by Taylor DeHartReporter

As senior Kelly Hodges walked into the doctor last week, she was hoping to hear something better than that she had a torn meniscus and she needed surgery.

Hodges believes that repeatedly run-ning on the hard, dry ground impacted her injury. The entire team has had to overcome the weather conditions this season.

The weather during the summer has been a very unfortunate thing for the team. This year has been one of the dri-est and heat-filled summers in decades. The average temperature throughout September was about 77 degrees. Half-way through September Indiana was still setting records with temperatures in the 90’s. The hot and dry conditions have caused injuries, soreness and high times for the girls this season.

“The ground is just so dry,” said Hodges. “We also have been running a lot lately on the hard grass.”

Hodges, a varsity runner, had a first-hand look on the injury perspec-tive when she felt a pain in her leg and it became enough to cause her to not run for a few weeks. She has been out for many weeks so far, only running the Southport Invitational. The Southport Invitational was her last meet of the season because she decided to go ahead

with the surgery.Injuries do not only affect the pres-

ent season but seasons in the future as well. Hodges plans on running in college, but her collegiate career could be put on hold depending on how the surgery goes. The weather does not only affect the present, it also affects the future which could be a problem.

The hard grass causes stress on joints and can result in a lot of sore-ness and possible injury. The less rain means the harder the surface and since the beginning of August, rain is what Indiana lacks most. According to varsity runner, junior Brooke Gagliola, the hardness of the ground which has caused many girls to be sore has even affected how the team goes about prac-tice. Tuesday Sept. 21, the girls swam in the pool for a workout, but usually on Tuesdays the team has hard, fast run-ning workouts.

Normally when it rains, it softens up the ground, which makes for a cush-ioned landing for each step. This is not the case lately though, because of the drought-like conditions. This has caused even the grass to be too hard to run on.

The hot conditions have also really affected times this season. The times usually drop quite a bit when it starts to cool down around this point in the season. Unfortunately this year it hasn’t cooled down like most years in the past. The whole state of Indiana has to deal with the high times and hot conditions.

According to girls’ cross country coach Mr. Nathan Fishel, the team will do much better when it moves closer to fall and the temperatures drop.

“As it cools, our times will drop, as well as other team’s times, probably,” said Fishel. “Our fitness level will start to reveal itself as the temperature falls. I would hope when the weather cools, the times will drop.”

As the season goes on Fishel is hop-ing to be more successful and is expect-ing to see much improvement through-out his team. One of the biggest factors to the team’s success will be the turnout in the upcoming weather. According to Fishel, he has planned workouts that will be best for the weather. Now that it is finally cooling, the team is doing workouts that wouldn’t have been pos-sible in hotter weather.

“I think we will continue to improve, we will continue to get better,” said Fishel. “As the weather cools, we will drop our times. Other teams will as well but, I still think our times will drop more than others. We will continue to improve.”

Hodges gets surgery on Wednesday, Oct. 6, the day of the Conference meet. Hodges won’t get to go support the team for that meet, but she plans on go-ing to the rest of the meets to watch her teammates improve.

“I’m still a part of the team,” said Hodges. “I just can’t run.”

Weather affects runners, causes injuries

(Above) Southport’s team tries to get ahead as the girls’ race starts at the Southport Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 25. The team finished the meet in fifth place. (Below) Senior Amanda Hanson consoles her teammate, senior Kelly Hodges, after the Southport Invitational. Hodges has been out for weeks due to a leg injury. Photos by Brandon Bushong.

actual score: 19-7 L

predict the score of the Lawrence Central football game

SOUTHPORT VSPredict the score of the Southport vs. Lawrence Central football game. Turn it in to room 400 by last period today.

The winner gets his/her picture and a quote in the next issue of The Journal.

name__________

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