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NORTH POINTEWEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016

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“Too often, our instant horror over-rides our logic and legal system.”

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VOLUME 48 | ISSUE 11Calendar | 2 News | 3

On Campus | 4 On Pointe | 5

In-depth | 6-7 Review | 8

Editorial | 9 Sports | 10-11

PTB | 12

Check out how the evolution of music distribution meth-ods has affected artists and the music industry.

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“How can Detroit afford a new $627 million hockey arena, yet have some

of the worst schools in the country?”

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Subscription services offer more than iTunes

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Discover what happens in the school before 8 a.m.

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By Katelynn Mulder and Olivia RobinsonSTAFF REPORTERS

With the rise of big online retail companies like Amazon and Ebay, more consumers than ever are using online shopping as a replacement to shopping in person. This is partially due to the perceived concept that there are more sales and bargains online. Recently, an investigation by the New York Times shows that this might not always be the case.

When looking to buy an item, the consumer will usually see something called a list price. List prices are the estimated price of a good de-termined by supply and demand. They can be set by the manufacturer of the product, the ac-tual price on the item or the company’s estima-tion on what the price of the product should be worth.

“List prices are generally what the manufac-turer suggest they should sell a product for, it’s not always what the price ends up being but it’s what they suggest it should be,” business teach-er Brian Levinson said. “You can find list prices on almost anything. Companies like to show

list price to give you an idea of what they per-ceive the value of something is, so when they do a promotion or mark something down you can see how much savings you’re going to have.”

For most compa-nies, the motive of providing a list price is to highlight savings customers receive by buying their products. Levinson says this is because most com-panies are aware that consumers are more likely to buy some-thing they perceive as a deal.

Whether shopping for a new jacket or a phone case online, most people will see list prices followed by the lower price they actually pay to buy the item. This lower price can help lead consumers to the conclusion that they are getting a bargain,

when in reality other websites may be selling the item for the same price.

This could mean that online retailers may be using list prices to manip-ulate buyers into thinking they’re getting an amaz-ing deal. According to ny-times.com, hardly any re-tailers sell goods for their list price, but instead use it as a tactic to increase sales.

Social studies teacher Terri Steimer is an avid online shopper and feels that consumers need to be educated before making purchases.

“I think that the online list prices, especially on clearance sites including

Amazon, are often skewed. The list price is the top, top, top price and I know why that is, stores are able to name their own list price. So it’s not necessarily coming from a manufacturer, it’s

coming from the store itself,” Steimer said. “Es-pecially if it’s a discount store or like Kohls or something like that they’re going to say, ‘well the list price is this but they are going to say this is our price. So you really have to know your prices and compare.”

However, this does not make shopping in person any better. A shopper can run into other troubles such as driving long distances or not being able to find what they wanted to pur-chase, making online shopping a more conve-nient alternative.

For junior Marissa Brown, the convenience of online shopping outweighs the risk of scams or making the trip.

“When you go to the mall you don’t really know if you’re going to f ind what you’re looking for, and then it’s like you wasted a drive,” Brown said.

Brown enjoys finding vintage items on-line that aren’t available in stores, and has yet to feel scammed by online retailers.

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By Ritika Sanikommu & Gowri YerramalliEDITOR & BUSINESS MANAGER

Switching from iTunes to other music subscription ser-vices has opened up Pandora’s box of advantages for users. Listeners are now transitioning from iTunes to developing subscription services for alternative their free cost and wide range of musical options. Technology teacher Sean McCar-roll is one of these listeners.

“Pandora doesn’t always stick with the song you like,” Mc-Carroll said. “Spotify though, there’s playlists already made so you can skim through them, see if there’s anything on there that you wouldn’t like, or if there’s stuff that you do like. So I do like that better.”

iTunes revolutionized the idea of collecting music into an accessible and compatible space for users. However, the enjoyment of a personalized playlist did not come without burden. Customers would still have to refine their music and categorize it to fit their personal needs. Since then, many other providers have been offering this service in an attempt to dethrone its competitor.

The origin of music subscription services stemmed from a paid streaming service known as SiriusXM. Most hit songs do not play on the radio until they taste success on SiriusXM. For example, the song “Honey I’m Good” by Andy Grammer debuted on the satellite app before it blasted through radio speakers.

In recent years, Pandora emerged as a competitor in the subscription service industry. It began making waves as a popular radio application. But despite its amplified popular-ity, it did not come without some quirks.

Senior Nuha Mosa was a dedicated Pandora user until she came across Spotify. She enjoys the curated playlists that she can choose from depending on her mood. Along with Spoti-fy, Mosa uses 8tracks. Similar to Spotify, 8tracks allows users to create their own playlists with different genres in one mix depending upon the creator’s taste.

After experimenting with both, Mosa prefers 8tracks be-cause it is cost-free.

“I do like that (Spotify is) free, but if I wanted to use it more on my phone, like (the) mobile version, I would have to pay premium, which is probably something I wouldn’t do, so that’s why I use 8tracks,” Mosa said.

Along with curated playlists, Spotify’s other complemen-

tary additions appeal to students who are not looking to pay an obscene amount of money for popular songs. Although, the catch is that apps like Spotify and 8tracks only work through Wi-Fi or data usage. Because of that, junior Stepha-nie Roy does not mind paying for her songs on iTunes.

An avid music lover, English teacher Geoffrey Young does not mind paying for songs nor does he find the Pandora and Spotify’s reliance on Wi-Fi an annoyance. Young has always budgeted for musical expenses to enjoy his hobby. His love of music also prompts him to buy it to support his favorite artists and the industry.

“When it comes to actually having music, it’s always go-ing to be essential to me to own the music first because it allows me to play it however I want to, but also because my love for music and artists will dictate that I support them,” Young said. “I’m never going to be a person who solely uses the streaming services to listen to new music.”

According to Wired, the plummeting appeal of download-ing music resulted in a subsequent fall in sales giving way to the rise of music streaming services.

This is evident as artists such as Beyoncé, Jay Z and Kanye West are exclusively releasing their music through Tidal—a private subscription service—because it garners higher rev-enue for the artists.

McCarroll believes that iTunes requires the customer to stay up-to-date with current releases, resulting in an incon-venience.

“I had to pay for all of the songs and a lot of times I listen to them for a while and then I get sick of them, then I no longer listen to them,” McCarroll said. “With iTunes, you have to be more proactive with keeping up with music.”

Roy also uses other music subscription services besides iTunes, such as Pandora and Spotify, due to the cost differ-ence. She would also like to continue using her trusted set of music apps.

“I looked into (others) but none of them seemed special, so I’m just going to keep using what I normally use,” Roy said.

However, for others such as Young, iTunes will always be in constant use in conjunction with the emergence of inno-vative music subscription services.

“I generally do try new things but I just think they will never replace either digitally or physically owning some-one’s album if I am really into whatever it is that they do,” Young said. “I’m always going to purchase their music.”

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2 – Wednesday, March 16, 2016 – North Pointe NEWS

College classes paid for by schoolBy Emma Puglia & Michal RuprechtWEB EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & STAFF REPORTER

Money is tight and the burden of college tuition isn’t helping. Prices for tu-ition have increased by 79.5 percent from 2003 to 2013, according to the U.S. Labor Department.

However, in order to ease the f inancial restraint, the school district provides a cap amount of money with a limit of only 10 classes over four years. 2015 alum-nus Harris Bunker enrolled in multivariable calculus during his senior year, driving with fellow alumnus Bobby McGovern twice a week to Macomb Com-munity College.

“Yes (dual enrollment) is a challenge, but if you’re taking legitimate courses in it, ones that you know are gonna give you college credit, you’re going to save money and give yourself a leg up once you get to college,” Bunker said. “It’s defi-nitely worth it.”

The credits then transferred towards Bunker’s economics major at Michigan State University, allowing him to complete the calculus sequence as a freshman. Not only does the program benefit students’ wallets, but a national study by the University of Iowa in 2013 revealed that students who took dual enrollment courses were 10 percent more likely to complete a Bachelor’s degree than the comparison group.

Counselor Barbara Skelly believes dual enrollment is great way for students to get adjusted to college life and earn college credits. Students can get involved by discussing the option with their counselor and an admissions adviser.

“Some kids feel ready to start their college careers even though they’re in high school and this gives them the opportunity to do it,” Skelly said. “I think stu-dents should take advantage of this opportunity because it’s a great way to get started on college credit while they’re in high school.”

STEM-related lessons and foreign languages rank as two of the most com-mon college classes for high school students. Junior Eve Feldman takes a sign language class at Macomb and found that it led her to a career she would like to pursue.

“It’s really showed me how much I like signing and using my hands instead of talking because it’s more expressive, it uses more emotions and it feels more personal than speaking is,” Feldman said. “I think dual enrollment for classes that North doesn’t have, especially a language that they don’t have, (are) a good idea because the only way you’re going to get better at a language is if you keep (speaking) it.”

For students who’ve completed the amount of foreign language classes offered at North, colleges offer solutions for those who fear losing the language after a gap.

After spending junior year in Spanish 5 AP, senior Sarah Cherry decided to continue learning the language at the University of Detroit Mercy.

“I think it’s a great idea. It’s gotten me more experienced with the language that you didn’t necessarily have in high school,” Cherry said. “It’s more speaking in Spanish than solely composition and framed dialogue.”

Although the college credit end result is the same, the difference between AP classes and dual enrollment is evident.

“AP is definitely easier than dual enrollment on the whole. Teachers definitely care more about your personal stake in the class because you’re there f ive days a week,” Bunker said. “My professor last year, while he was a nice guy, Professor Williams, he didn’t have the one-on-one—I’m not sure if he actually knew my name, for example.”

Based on her successful experience in the program, Feldman would recom-mend dual enrollment to other students.

“I think (dual enrollment) could really give you a great insight on what college life is like because it’s at a college,” Feldman said. “I think if you have the oppor-tunity and the purpose to take a dual enrollment course you should.”

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Even so, an online shopping site called Overstock.com, which is famous for selling used or discounted items, was sued in a California superior court for us-ing high list prices to manipulate customers with their “reduced” prices.

The suit was a case of false advertising because their prices matched all other retailer’s prices. The company had even asked a supplier to increase their list price in an email. In the end they paid millions to reimburse customers who had been scammed by their list prices. Other companies like Amazon have also been brought to court over cases similar to Overstock’s.

While list prices may be able to trick the consumer into thinking they are get-ting a better deal, this does not mean shopping online is any worse than shop-ping in person. In the end it is the consumer’s responsibility to be aware of list prices and the chance of a company using them to make more sales.

“I think what I would like to see is for that company to talk about the fact that the list prices are their own prices,” Steimer said. “I think that would be more f a i r, but I r e a l l y do t h i n k i t ’s u l t i m at e l y up t o t he c on s u mer t o b e t he b e s t c on s u mer.”

Freshmen form Mock Trial Club

Courtroom mysteries enter-tain freshmen Eric Cueter and Jonathan Chapman, who are ex-cited to participate in the new Mock Trial Club.

A mock trial, or the stimula-tion of an imitated court hear-ing for the experience of solving mysteries, appeals to freshman Theodore Pappas, who formed the club in November. Pappas’ inspiration for the club was sparked by a vido game.

“There’s a series of video games called Phoenix Wright, and you play as a defense at-torney. You defend people for murder,” Pappas said. “It’s

like writing a murder mystery backwards. Basically, the club is going to feature both the representations of trial in the courtroom, where you get to lis-ten to some testimony and also investigate the crime scene.”

Mock Trial Club is for any stu-dent interested in the American legal system, murder mysteries or solving crimes. There will be a brief informational meeting today after school in club advis-er Patrick Hicks’ room.

“I am trying to replicate the legal system as best I can,” Pap-pas said. “It might be something for people who are thinking about going into a legal profes-sion. They might want to check it out.”

By Bella Lawson

North Pointe – Wednesday, March 16, 2016 – 3

EVENING CONFERENCESWednesday, March 16 and Thursday,

March 17 from 5-8 p.m.

TOWN HALL MEETING

Tuesday, March 22 at 6 p.m. in Parcells

Auditorium

WINTER SPORTS

AWARDSTuesday, March

22 at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts

Center

SPRING MEET THE COACHES

NIGHTWednesday, March

23 at 6 p.m.

GREAT WORKS CHOIR

CONCERTWednesday, March

23 at 7 p.m. at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church

SPRING BREAKNo school Friday, March 25 through

Friday, April 1

BAND & ORCHESTRA

BOOSTERTuesday, April 5 from 7-8 p.m. in

room C-101

ACT TESTINGSaturday, April 9

at 8 a.m.

BAND & ORCHESTRA

CONCERTSunday, April 10

at 7:30 p.m. in the Detroit Symphony

Orchestra Hall

PSAT TESTINGTuesday, April 12 for freshmen and

sophomores

SAT TESTINGTuesday, April 12

for juniors

WORK KEYS TESTING

Wednesday, April 13 for juniors

PARENT CLUB MEETING

Wednesday, April 13 at 7 p.m. in the

Union

IN THE PAPER

Read about season four of House of Cards

NEWSMechanic honored at school board meeting

Dedicated district employees will always be acknowledged in some way. Two weeks ago at the school board meeting, mechanic Chuck Rose was recognized for his dedication and quick response to save leaking pipes.

When students and staff were enjoying the start of winter break, Rose stayed after school until 1 a.m. after discovering a significant leak in the tubing. Rose took on the challenge as his own personal responsibility and ended up staying at school three hours past the end of his shift just to fix the leak.

By cutting into his own break, Rose repaired a problem that could have cost the school tremendous amounts of money, time and hassle.

The problem began when a heating coil in one of the classrooms on the first f loor of B-building was hit by cold air. This caused some tubing to crack and hot water to gush out, creating puddles in four classrooms.

Custodian associate Dave Damore heard about the incident and appreciated the solitary work that Rose put into solving the problem.

“Chuck came across the problem, turned the water off to the the univent system, got f loor suckers, cleaned up the f loor,” Damore said. “It could’ve been a lot worse.”

In recognition of his actions, the board gave Rose a certificate of appreciation as well as personal gratitude for the unrequired

time that he put in to fix a significant problem. Board member Dan Roeske was grateful to Rose for his dedication to his job.

“I don’t know Chuck personally, but I know of many of our custo-dians and mechanics that work in the building and it doesn’t sur-prise me that they take personal pride in their work and pride in the buildings that they are responsible (for),” Roeske said. “Grosse Pointe should know the exemplary employees in Grosse Pointe and what they do for our kids and for our district and for our buildings.”

By Tommy Teftsis

Students across the state will soon hear about how Norsemen seek to inspire. Student Association juniors Lauren Archambeau, Mora Downs and Olivia Randazzo recently gave a presentation on GPNspire to a panel of judges for a chance to present at the annual student council state convention.

“We had to have it be at least 30-45 minutes and it had to include how we planned the event and everything that goes into the event, what we put into it to make it successful and then the outcomes of it,” junior Lauren Archambeau said. “(We’re) just trying to get other schools to do the event.”

This is the f irst year that SA has presented. Randazzo believes that GPNspire was the perfect topic to share about.

“The other presentations were dances, or like football game fun-draisers, so we thought GPNspire would be unique from that be-cause it’s such a different idea of speeches and donating to char-ity,” junior Olivia Randazzo said.

Randazzo hopes that the presentation will improve North’s rep-utation and standing amongst other school councils.

“It gives us credibility and it shows what we do here in our North Student Association and it shows what we stand for and all of the unique events we put on here. I think we’ll gain publicity from that,” Randazzo said. “It spreads the idea to other schools, which is good because the more money we donate to charity and the more inspir-ing messages we have out there, the better.”

Student Activities director Pat Gast believes the presenters will develop better public speaking skills through presenting. She hopes that they will be able to share their vision with students from across the state and that Student Association’s first presentation at states will be a success.

“It’s a wonderful experience for them to not only put a concept together but to deliver in front of 50 or 60 kids in the auditorium that they used. It’s a learning experience,” Gast said. “They learned how to speak toward an audience, they learned how to solve prob-lems with the technology and they learned ... how to make it better.”

The team’s presentation qualified to be presented at the Michi-gan Association for Student Councils’ state conference in April.

By Sarah Wietecha

ABOVE: Chuck Rose giving an acceptance speech at the meeting.TWITTER.COM/GPSCHOOLS

BELLA LAWSON

LAUREN ARCHAMBEAU

ABOVE: Ju-niors Lauren Archam-beau, Mora Downs and Olivia Ran-dazzo give their pre-sentation on GPNspire at the regional conference.RIGHT:Senior Nico-letta Valenza-no and senior Stephanie Godoshian accompanied Archambeau, Randazzo and Downs to provide moral sup-port.

ABOVE: The Mock Trial Club meets in adviser Patrick Hicks’ room on Wednes-days from 3:15-4 p.m.

Student Association presenters qualify for state conference

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FACES IN THE CROWD

ON CAMPUS

By Ritika Sanikommu & Josie BennettEDITOR & STAFF REPORTER

Although counselor Brian White is a popular staff member at North, he did not start off his career that way. He spent many years as an elemen-tary school teacher before he finally settled in at the counseling center.

White didn’t always know that he wanted to be a part of the educa-tion field, and he didn’t know what he wanted to do for most of his life. It wasn’t until he was older that he found that teaching suited him.

“Some people become a teacher because of some wonderful teacher they had. I became a teacher because of some very interesting teachers I had and I also became a teacher be-cause of some teachers I never want-ed anybody to have to have,” White said.

While he attended Wayne State University, he delved into teaching since he was interested in psychology and working with kids. He began his teaching days at Duffield Elementary in Detroit, and then spent the end of his career in teaching at Elmwood Elementary in St. Clair Shores. After nine years as a teacher, White then

decided to pursue counseling. “When I became a counselor you

had to be a teacher first,” White said. “But I wanted to be a teacher first,” White said.

White soon returned to Wayne State to continue his education in counseling. He had the opportunity to be an administrator of a school, but White was adamant about not wanting to become one.

For White, counseling and teach-ing are two completely different jobs with different experiences and work-loads. He believes that once in high school students learn to cope with difficulties with their counselors to rely on.

While both jobs are different, White doesn’t regret a single day in either one. He enjoys his days at North and cherishes the memories he has of his elementary days.

“You do a lot more (as a counsel-or). You’re going non-stop, so they’re totally different jobs, and (as a coun-selor) you don’t get kids mad at you as much,” White said. “You’re kind of the fix-it, you get things taken care of and things solved. It’s very fun.”

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ABOVE: Counselor Brian White values helping students. “Learn more patience and learn that kids are really good, and that things are harder for kids I think, than they were back in the day. They have more shiny neat things now,” White said. “Things are harder for them. You have more available to you, but you have much more expected of you.”

Counselor Brian WhiteInteresting presentsTeachers get all sorts of funny gifts, whether they’re ties or soap on a rope or Christmas ornaments. But one time, I had a student, a fourth grader, walk in and hand me a liter of bourbon. That was an unusual present, but I guess that his mother thought, “What can I get the man that sits with David for eight hours a day?”

Favorite movieI don’t know. Whatever my wife tells me to go to.

Keeping in touch with former students

I see people all the time, not necessar-ily keep in touch with because I don’t do Facebook and things like that, but I run into people all the time. It’s scary. Some of the kids that I first started teaching are now like 35. They were about 10 when I first started.

Sam StaffordSophomore Sam Staf-

ford dons a red and white uniform everyday during the summer. By working as a lifeguard, Stafford hopes to save money for college.

Stafford took a lifeguarding class dur-ing the mid-winter break of his freshman year, and began working that summer in both the Shores and Woods parks.

“Over the summer, I try to work every-day ‘cause I have a lot of fun with all the people I work with and the money adds up the more you work,” Stafford said.

Staying awake proved to be one of the greatest challenges Stafford has faced while he is on guard.

“While lifeguarding, it’s difficult to stay awake ‘cause not much happens, but you know you have to stay up ‘cause eventually someone will need help,” Stafford said.

Sarah CorbetThe sound of rambling

lectures in the halls of the University of Michigan was the main thing junior Sarah Corbet heard dur-ing her two weeks at the Michigan Math and Sci-ence Scholars program last summer.

Corbet did a focused study on human evolution and organism adaptation while looking at the casts of the Australopithe-cus organism.

“We studied human remains and how to use the fossils to predict the climate during its lifespan,” Corbet said. “Teeth and occipital lobes are indicators of diet, but they only show what the organism could have eaten, not what they actually did eat. Through this process, we know the value of the fossil record but also un-derstand that bone indicators are only a small piece to the puzzle of studying past climates.”

Ja’Myre ReddIn fourth grade, senior

Ja’Myre Redd took a field trip to North and watched the step team perform. After her visit, she brought it back to her then elemen-tary school, Poupard, and created the step team, P-Steppers.

Redd was first introduced to stepping at her church. From there, her enthusiasm grew and has lead her to be the co-captain of the step team.

“I love dancing,” Redd said. “Dancing is my passion.”

The step team is in charge of choreo-graphing their our routines and Redd en-joys meshing the previously done dances with her own style.

“First we’ll look at videos on YouTube, then we pull pieces that we like in a rou-tine and make it flow,” Redd said.

Redd expressed her favorite part about step team is learning something new.

“It’s actually very fun, it’s not hard at all,” Redd said. “It’s basically just under-standing the concept and going about it and putting your own flair to it.”

By Olivia Asimakis & Gowri Yerramalli

PastimesMy main pastime is reading. Historial f iction, f iction, anything that is inter-esting, mystery.

ABOVE: Senior Mar’Tel Morgan raps with his freinds when he arrives at school. “I listen to beats, and then I freestyle in the hallway, “ Morgan said. “It’s practice for my career, and it’s a good vibe for me and my homies. “

ABOVE RIGHT: Secretary Debbie Figurski starts her day around 7:30 a.m. and prepares for first hour.

ABOVE: Freshman Will Hofmann attends student council meetings every Thursday at 7 a.m. “We talk about things we want to get done for the day, like about a task we have to do,“ Hofmann said.

Morning rush For students and staff, the day starts well before the 8 a.m. bellBy Sydney BensonPHOTO EDITOR

RIGHT: Sophomore Raphael Coty does homework in the library before school starts. “(I get here) around 6:40 and 6:50 a.m. because my mom has to go to work at 7, so she drops me off,” Coty said. ”I just do homework, or I’m always on the computer.”

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ABOVE : Junior Burjonna Denham arrives at school early to connect with firends face-to-face and over social media.

North Pointe – Wednesday, March 16, 2016 – 5

IDEAS

The Declaration of Independence specifically states that all men are created equal, and they have unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But is this really how things work?

One thing that is definitely not equal for all Americans is our public education.

At North, students are very fortunate. We have things we take for granted every day, such as clean bathrooms, textbooks, up-to-date electronics and caring teachers and administrators to help stu-dents reach their full potential. However, some of our neighbors are not as lucky.

Mold infestation, toilet water leaking from the ceilings, mushrooms sprouting from the walls and not enough teachers to teach all the students—these are things that Grosse Pointers could never imagine happening in their school district. Un-fortunately, students attending Detroit Public Schools (DPS), just 10 minutes away from us, are forced to deal with these unspeakable conditions on a daily basis.

This problem for our neighbors probably won’t

be getting much better any time soon. Michigan has something called the State Finan-

cial Emergency Law. This law allows governor Rick Snyder to appoint an unelected emergency manag-er. This manager controls city finances, including the finances of their schools. This means Detroit residents have practically no control over the fate of DPS.

The families suffering because of these schools have no say in how the situation gets resolved.

But, the story gets worse. Snyder appointed Dar-nell Earley on Jan. 13, 2015. That was well over a year ago, and Detroit’s public schools have not got-ten any better. In Earley’s first (and only) year su-pervising DPS, he did not solve any of the problems plaguing the district. Thankfully, Earley resigned on Feb. 29.

Are schools are not the place for mismanagment . The lives and futures of children should be treat-ed with respect instead a lack of concern.

DPS teachers are some of the most outraged by Earley’s poor management, and with good reason. They are supposed to be able to teach their stu-dents, but they are unable to because DPS lacks to fix essential items that every school needs, such as textbooks and technology.

The teachers Many have criticized them them their recent protests and sick-outs. Earley is one of those critics. However, when Earley consistently ignored resident’s and teachers, how else are teach-

ers supposed to get their point across? If anything, we should be praising the teachers for their hard work and their dedication.

And of course, the story gets worse. The Detroit Federation of Teachers (DFT) has tried to bring in their own private inspectors to prove that Detroit’s schools are unsafe. DPS officials stopped the DFT’s inspectors from entering the building, saying DFT’s inspectors would “complicate the district’s efforts to fully comply with state and local regulations.”

How can Detroit afford a new $627 million hockey arena, yet have some of the public schools in themost distressed country? Ellen Degeneres and Justin Bieber to the financial rescue for some students. They were able to raise $500 thousand to donate to Spain Elementary School, a school in the DPS. Meanwhile Detroit was too busy spending money on a new hockey arena and renovating the RiverWalk.

Every child deserves the opportunity to get an education. Whether you’re rich or poor, education should be equal for all, not a privilege for those born into a family that can afford it. How are all men created equally when they are not given equal opportunities? The answer to that question is sim-ple: we are not.

The top 10 things we are talking about this weekBy Rey Kam

EDITOR AT LARGE

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EventFIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION

2Movie

ALLEGIANT

1Event

March Madness “First Four”

Fans of dirt and motorcycles can rejoice. The Monster Energy Supercross event is returning to Ford Field March 19. Tickets are

on sale with prices ranging from $15-$45.

This weekend, students participating in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology) Robotics Competition will gather to play the game FIRST STRONGHOLD against other Michigan teams. The Gearheads will be representing the district March

18-19 at Centerline High School.

10Album

IGGY POP POST POP DEPRESSION

3Event

VERNAL EQUINOX

Check your privilege

4 Event BAD BUNNY 5K RUN

6Event

AC/DC “ROCK OR BUST TOUR”

On March 20, the Palace of Auburn

Hills will be “Thunderstruck”

when AC/DC comes through on their

“Rock or Bust” tour. Tickets for the event

start at $112.

The college basketball craziness begins on March 15 as the eight wildcard teams battle for the chance to play in the March

NCAA Championship tournament.

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Event MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS

March 20 marks the vernal equinox, a day with precisely 12 hours of sunlight and 12 hours of darkness. Many Detroiters will mark the occasion by attending the annual Marche du Nain Rouge, a festival celebrating the seasonal transition of winter turning into spring through symbolic vanquishing of the deity Nain, who

represents everything holding us back.

Runners can spend the first day of spring running their first 5k of the season. The Bad Bunny 5k, at River Bends Park in Shelby Township, is a festive combination of Easter and athletics. Registration for the race is $30, and participants will receive a t-shirt. Check-in is on race day, March 20, from 8:45-9:45 a.m. and the race

begins at 10 a.m.

Those who couldn’t get enough of the lawyer -turned- vigilante’s

adventures during the first season of Daredevil have

something to look forward to March 18 as the second

season premieres on Netflix.

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First appearing as an iconic novel by French author Antoine de Saint-Exupery, and later being adapted for the stage following its popular reception, The Little Prince will now get a new coat of paint as an animated feature film. The movie premiers Friday, March 18.

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Tris and Four are back in the final installment of the Divergent series and are still searching for a peaceful solution to conflict in a post-apocalyptic Chicago. Allegiant premieres Friday, March 18.

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Iggy Pop’s seven-teenth studio album, Post Pop Depression, will be released March 18. The album will feature several artists, including Queens of the Stone Age and Arctic Monkeys (Josh Homme, Dean Fertita

and Matt Helders).

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By Anna PostASSITANT EDITOR

Intellectual property is still property

musicA NEW AGE OF

By Rey KamEDITOR-AT-LARGE

Personally, I don’t really care if I can’t listen to Prince on Spotify.

Were I more in the habit of listen-ing to his music, or that of TSwift or Jay Z, I might be more bent-out-of-shape about the Tidal exodus. As it is, this problem doesn’t affect me specifically and I’m not even paying for it, so it’s no skin off my nose if I can’t find that one song.

We live in a fantastic age of music, with countless medium to choose from for listening. Depending on where you are, how much money you have, and how much sound qual-ity matters to you, you can take your pick. Relaxing at home with some time to kill? Throw a record on that turntable your uncle got you. Need to get somewhere else in a hurry? Pop in your earbuds and…..wait, which app do you want to use? What artist? Will there be Wi-Fi where you’re headed or should you opt for listening from your local files? And after all that, you may be left disappointed because your favorite artist pulled their music from the app you chose.

Exclusivity always feels unjust, es-pecially to groups it inconveniences.

From a music-loving students’ perspective, artists’ music being yanked is a massive injustice. We are, as a demographic, generally broke. Free-streamed music is often our preferred way to discover new sounds, to listen to artists we don’t have the funds to own, even to create playlists or bookmark a song for later.

Yes, Tidal is charging a rather high price for access to certain mu-sic, and it seems unfair and elitist. Let’s play devil’s advocate.

Weird as it may seem to imagine your favorite artist/band earning a salary, that’s the reality of the mu-sic industry. Countless artists and record labels have built a lucrative business on our thirst for melody.

The producers spend money creating music, expecting it to turn a profit when it’s released and sold. Streaming websites and subscrip-tion services also pay artists—based on how many “streams” their song gets, their company’s total revenue and the artist’s royalty rate.

Ultimately, if an artist feels—for whatever reason—they want to have their product on a certain website, ex-clusive or otherwise, that’s between them and their record label and their accountant. They need to weigh the options, considering the size of the user base, the payout they’ll receive and what’s important to them.

Artists switching to Tidal may feel strongly that the music industry needs to be more about quality than anything else, and want their users to have access to higher fidelity re-cordings of their songs. Or they may be after the salary bump made pos-sible by Tidal’s higher payout rate.

Whatever. We don’t get to dic-tate how an artist chooses to release their music, no matter how inconve-nient it is for us personally. If you feel really strongly about this particular issue, feel free to boycott the artists who yanked their music to the more expensive platform.

Bottom line: It’s a free country, and just as it is an artist’s right to re-move their music from your reach through exclusivity, it is your right to take your earbuds elsewhere, and put your money where your mouth is.

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What do you like about music platforms?

“I like how you can download pretty much any song plus you have a lot of radio stations you can choose from too.”TROY WILLIAMS

“Yes I like it because you can share your playlist with other Apple devices and people.”NATHAN TRUSS

“I love that just for paying $15 a month my family of five can get all of the music we want. Whether it’s full albums, or singles.”MARISSA BROWN

“Unfortunately, I have not had a chance to use these formats. I do use YouTube a lot in my classes.”DAVE CLEVELAND

“I think you get more of a wide range of music choices and plus in most of those apps you can easily like it can easily create playlists for you and follow genres that you like instead of you coming up with all of them (playlists) on your own.”KENNEDY WILLIAMS

The unifying power of music connects students across campus. Although a

preferred genre varies from person to person, one can’t help but tap their foot to the

vintage bouncy tune “Surfin’ USA” by the Beach Boys or feel moved by Adele’s

crooning in “When We Were Young.”

Music activates stored memory in certain sections of the brain like the corpus

callosum. According to two neuroscientists at the University of Montreal in 2001,

how humans process the melody mentally triggers brain regions that are connected to

“euphoric reward responses,” creating that uplifting feeling. The benefits of music are

exponential.

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THE EVOLUTION OFsound

From the phonograph to TIDAL, the distribution of music is ever changing. The way people listen to music not only alters lifestyles, but the entire music industry.

While attempting to make improvements to the tele-graph and telephone, Thomas Edison created the phonograph, one of the first devices specifically used for recording and playing back audio. Edison’s invention started a long path of audio engineering and innovation that carried into the 21st century.

By Abbey Cadieux & Lindsey RamsdellASSISTANT EDITORS

PHONOGRAPH

1895GRAMOPHONE

Emile Berliner founded the US Gramophone Company in Washington D.C. Concert bands and artists would come to the company head-quarters to record their piec-es which would be produced and sold by Berliner’s compa-ny. They often had multiple artists record the same song since popular songs would sell out quickly and making duplicates difficult.

1925COMPACT CASSETTE

Victor Talking Machine Com-pany and Columbia Records

licensed the electrical record playing system developed by Western Electric. They began

issuing electrical vinyl records. These records became the

dominant method for music distribution throughout the

mid 1900s, and remained at the top even with the development

of the Compact Cassette.

1954TRANSISTOR

RADIO

With the invention of the radio receiver came the transistor ra-dio. These were small, portable

radios that revolutionized the way people listened to music by

allowing them to tune in any-where. Although first produced by Texas Instruments, Japanese companies like Sony and Toshi-ba soon began to dominate the

U.S. markets with their transis-tor radios.

1963The Learjet Stereo 8-track cartridge was developed by Richard Kraus, the Lear doubled the storage of the four-track tape cartridge. Within a few years, it became the most popular form of music production, even surpass-ing vinyl records. This was largely due to its use in the car industry. Ford began offering it as an upgrade op-tion in all its models in 1967, and later it was modified for home use aiding its growing popularity.

LEARJET STEREO

1979WALKMAN

Sony created the first truly portable music player: the TPS-L2 Walkman.

Only slightly larger than cassette tapes, the device is battery operated

and came with its own pair of light-weight headphones—forever alter-

ing people’s listening habits.1982COMPACT DISC

Invented by American James T. Russell, the Compact Disc was commercially released in the U.S. His patents were

licensed to Sony and Philips and a year later Sony produced the Discman D-50,

the first portable digital music player. Sales rates for the CD reached their

peak in the 1990s, and since then have been rapidly dropping.

1998 Korean company Saehan created the MPman F10. This was the first MP3 player of all time. The Internet provided for easy sharing of these small information files, and websites like www.mp3.com arrived that offered thousands of free, downloadable MP3’s created by indepen-dent artists. Through these mass-sharing meth-ods, music piracy grew, and record companies’ sales began to drop.

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Napster became the first widely used music streaming service. It was a free website that allowed users to share their MP3’s with other users. However, most of these files were bootleg recordings or unreleased music, causing artists like Madonna and Dr. Dre to file lawsuits against the site. In 2001, Napster was forced to shut down after a crushing lawsuit filed by the Re-cording Industry Association of America.

1999NAPSTER

2001IPOD

Steve Jobs unveiled the iPod—a 5GB MP3 player that gave listeners “1,000 songs in your pocket.” While its sleek design

fit comfortably in a buyer’s pocket, the device was not seamless. iPod users still

relied on and often illegally)downloaded music via websites like Napster.

ITUNES MUSIC

Apple releases the iTunes Store, the first legal digital catalog of music. Steve Jobs made

deals with five major record label companies to offer their content through iTunes. Indi-

vidual songs were sold for 99 cents each, with the artist making a nine cent profit. iTunes

Store software was only compatible with the iPod and Mac computer.

2007SOUNDCLOUD

Created by founders Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahl-forss, the social networking site Soundcloud allows users to record and upload originally-created audio

and share it with people around the world. Users can keep up with their audience by tracking how many plays, likes, reposts and downloads they receive on

their sounds. The app is currently ranked third in most downloads for music services in the U.S.

2011SPOTIFY

Spotify is a music and media streaming app that is of-fered free, or for monthly payments for the upgraded “premium” version. Spotify became instantly popular, in June 2015 it recorded 75 million active users. However, lots of artist disliked the app and thought they were being unfairly compensated for their music and accused Spotify of “stealing royalties.” Artists like Taylor Swift and Adele have chosen to withhold new music from Spotify.

2013APPLE MUSIC

To keep up with increasingly popular services like Spotify and Pandora, Apple ventured into the realm of music streaming with iTunes Radio. Like the other

apps it generates playlists based on users’ prefer-ences or on trending music. It was first offered free

to all iTunes members, but after merging with Beats Music in 2015, users were charged a monthly fee.

Apple Music currently boasts 10 million subscribers.

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Relaunched in 2015, Tidal is the first artist-owned streaming service. It is headed by Jay Z, but co-owned by15 other artists

including Beyoncé, Kanye West, Rihanna, and Nicki Minaj. By charging higher subscription fees, Tidal claims to pay the high-

est royalties to artists restoring value to music that has been lost through streaming sites. Lots of these co-owning artists

have turned exclusively to Tidal to provide their music, but this was not received well. Earlier this year Tidal hit one million subscribers and is still lagging behind in comparison to Spotify and Pandora. While Tidal hoped to compensate artists, it ’s high

prices ended up sending many streamers running back to cheap-er, or illegal streaming sites.

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APP

SUPER SHARP

Super Sharp will sharpen your way of thinking. This trending app is equivalent to Cut the Rope, the popular game in which you ma-neuver through a rope course to

collect stars. Both games have the same objective, but Super Sharp is a more cutting-edge version of Cut the Rope.

This app is simple and clean-cut, which adds to the difficulty of the game. The bright contrasting colors in each level pop against each other. The catchy music also increases the pres-sure and makes the gaming experience more intense. It is comparable to music from the quiz game Kahoot.

The game has eight levels and it is hard to get past the first level. The game’s pleasing aesthetic hides the challenge of moving on, and it requires a lot of thinking, mostly outside-the-box.

The goal is to get non-cuttable ob-jects together by having them touch. The only way for them to be in contact is by cutting the other object. The catch to this is that in order to pass a level, the gamer must complete it in the required number of swipes, although they aren’t necessary to get through the objectives.

This part was confusing because it was never mentioned that to the gam-er. The game will let you go to the next challenge in that level, but not into the next level up if you don’t complete it in the number of swipes suggested. An-other complication is that the number of swipes the game suggests is hidden until you click the top of the screen.

The game is addicting to a certain point. More than often, the player will find themselves stuck inside a level. This app isn’t for relaxing, it has a large amount of stress and frustration. The clean cut of the game doesn’t make up for the levels of confusion and pure frustration after not figuring out a chal-lenge. Super Sharp ends up leaving players feeling stifled.

Super Sharp; 1Button SARL; 2015; Available for Apple and Android; $1.99

By Allison Lackner

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TV

LEGENDS OF TOMORROW

From the channel that brought super-heroes to our living rooms, comes Leg-ends of Tomorrow, a spin-off the CW’s Ar-row and The Flash.

Legends of To-morrow is also based in the DC Comic uni-

verse just like Arrow and The Flash. The show uses the supporting characters from the other two as heroes.

This show follows those heroes as Rip Hunter (Arthur Darvill) recruits them and travels forward in time to save his own time period, 2166. Hunter must stop supervillain Vandal Savage from destroying the world, time itself and from slaughtering his wife and son.

The series begins when Hunter gathers all of the crew to a rooftop and lets them know who he is and why he came for them. The members are motivated to join so they can be remembered forever.

The backstories of each character (already established in Arrow and The Flash) eat up time and don’t add any depth to the story line. Too many characters equate to too much screen time wasted focusing on them.

Time that could be spent developing the plot is lost in repetitive storylines, and while the action scenes are done well, they are frequently paired with narratives from the characters. This information is usually im-portant, but viewers often forget since it is thrown in abruptly.

There are many talented actors, but their characters are miscast which undermines their performance.

The visual and special effects are the show’s greatest attributes. Many of the missions the team partakes in involve time-traveling, and the show does a good job of letting the viewers experience what it is like. The effects used for the superheroes’ powers are also appealing.

Legends of Tomorrow is a show that brings out the best in the effects and purpose of each thing the characters do, but is too fast paced and repetitive for the viewers to grasp what is actually happening in each scene. Legends of Tomorrow needs to take the successful path that brought Arrow and The Flash to life, but until then it will just be a show with too much exposition, narrative and decent action entertainment. Legends of Tomorrow; 2016-; TV-14; The CW

By Sonny Mulpuri

MOVIE

ZOOTOPIA

In its newest animated film, Zootopia, Disney abandons the typi-cal cute animal sto-ryline to deal with some of today’s big-gest issues.

The movie takes place in Zootopia, a

metropolis where predator and prey have put aside their differences to live in peace.

Zootopia focuses on Judy Hopps (Gin-nifer Goodwin), a bunny trying to disprove the stereotypes that bunnies can’t be cops by becoming the first bunny cop at the Zootopia Police Department (ZPD). But on her first day at the ZPD, she is assigned to parking duty while the rest of the cops are assigned to find 14 missing predators that have reverted back to their savage ways. With all of the other police busy, Hopps takes it upon herself to chase down a crook and lands in some hot water.

Hopps is reprimanded by the chief of police while the wife of one of the missing predators approaches the chief to ask him to find her husband. Without thinking, Hopps offers to take the job and the chief agrees to give her the case, on the condition that she will lose her job if she fails.

While looking for information, Hopps teams up with Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), a sly con artist, whose sneakiness is able to help find the missing predators. At first the natural adversaries don’t seem like a good fit, but over time the fox and the bunny prove to be a dynamic duo.

As the film goes on, the partners re-alize that there is more to the case than they thought and decide to team up once more to find out what is truly going on and who is behind it to take them down once and for all.

The movie’s biggest issue is the lack of in-formation about the antagonist’s motives. This hole leaves the plot incomplete, which leaves the viewer wondering why they did it.

While this isn’t a typical Disney movie, Zootopia tells a story suitable for all ages that also manages to address a big issue: stereotypes. By using animals as a meta-phor, Zootopia shows that who you are should not be based on your appearance, but your actions.

Zootopia; Barsuk Records; iTunes; $7.99 2016

By Billy Steigelman

TV

THE 100

In a post-apoca-lyptic world, Clarke Griffin, along with 99 others, must try and survive on a possibly radioactive Earth. Filled with unseen develop-ments and unique characters, author Kass Morgan creates

a new take on the classic end-of-the-world story in The 100.

After humanity put the world into a nu-clear apocalypse, they abandon it for a life in space. Hundreds of years later, supplies are running low. Taking drastic measures, the colonies’ leader sent 100 juvenile delin-quents-who were previously sentenced to almost certain death—to Earth as a second chance to see if it is now safe for humans to recolonize it. Main characters Clarke, Glass, Bellamy and Wells each bring an unique point of view towards the action on Earth and on the ships as both groups fight for survival.

Morgan demonstrates what is happening on the ship and what life was like living there for hundreds of years, a stand-out detail about the book. With a strict class structure and lots of corruption, the book is more re-alistic. Instead of an almost utopian society living peacefully in space, Morgan creates a struggling community willing to turn on each other in seconds. This makes the novel unique as it reveals both sides of the story in-stead of just the 100 on Earth.

The unwanted love triangle is the only bad thing about this book. The attraction between Clarke and Bellamy or Clarke and Wells feels forced. Even so, the reader will find themselves unable to resist rooting for a side, even if each relationship seems exces-sively artificial.

Even though many of the characters are criminals, it was often hard to picture them as such. Most seem reasonable, though there are a few who take things to the extreme. This spins the book in a more realistic direc-tion as some of the teenagers act how stereo-typical juvenile delinquents are expected to.

Even with an unnecessary love triangle, the plot and characters more than make up for it. Readers will find themselves unable to stop reading as Morgan creates an unforget-table story.

The 100; 2014-; TV-14; The CW

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In today’s political climate of vocal bullies, power grabs and epic com-bovers, Netflix’s House of Cards has the opportunity to strike a chord with its sensitive audience.

This drama puts on its boxing gloves in an anticipated fourth season, which seemed ready to put up a fight. But President Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) swings and misses, his political footwork falling flat in the first round of his bid for another term as president: primary season.

Season one perfectly balanced the good vs. evil dynamic of Washington. Zoe Barnes, a journalist willing to do anything for the truth, stood up to “the man” that was Frank Underwood and the Washington establishment. But, as luck would have it, she met her demise in front of a moving subway train via a light nudge from our narrator Frank.

Ever since then, the writers of House of Cards have struggled to find a voice the people can root for, whether it be in amicable support of sheer disgustor a car crash of presidential magnitude that we cannot turn away from. The power dynamic between the most complex relationship on television, that of Frank and his wife First Lady Claire Underwood (Robin Wright), doesn’t deliver in season four.

Not that there wasn’t hope. The writers hopped into the ring and nearly wrote themselves into a spectacular implosion that would rival even the Rounda Rousey/Holly Holm upset. Unfortunately, they ended up as the metaphorical Rousey in this situation, with their plot knocked out cold in just a few successive episodes. Frank fantasized of ending his wife’s life, a plot twist that would upend Washington as he knew it. Claire nearly filed for divorce, a move in the middle of his first term that would surely doom him. She nearly hit the kill switch on his campaign, finally as-serting her power as more than merely homicidal arm candy at his din-ner parties. Yet Claire and Frank emerge from season four yet again un-scathed—entire-ly unhinged, and in need of psycho-analytic counsel-ing and a removal of access to our

nuclear weapons, but alive and well, and married. This season lacked the brutality of seasons past, and made us forget about

the Frank Underwood who murders senators, frames nosy editors for cyber-terrorism and pushes doe-eyed journalists under trains. Underwood simply underwhelmed on his primary trail, with even an assassination attempt fail-ing to turn his cold path into the trailblazing storyline we had all expected from the sociopathic man who just happens to be the most powerful man in the free world.

Once you reach the top, there’s nowhere to go but down. Watching Under-wood’s journey to the White House in past seasons made for an incredible ride, but witty dialogue and attempts at relating the plot to current events can only do so much for a show that has lost touch with the events that really matter. Season four has no overarching plot and no real rival for the Under-

woods to overcome except for themselves. Their marriage is entirely overanalyzed, as by now viewers understand the characters well

enough to move on to something else besides their mournful glances and handling of each other like stepstools under their tasteful leather loafers. The show spends so much time analyz-ing the two that there will be nobody to catch them when their political ladder eventually buckles.

The show’s masterful visuals and strong soundtrack can only do so much to distract from an illogical plot and impossible political climate. With no end in sight, season four served as

a mere placeholder to the hopeful finale that will be Frank’s final round in the

2016 election.

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While the Democratic and Republican debates for the Michigan primary have come and gone, the political war rages on on social media.

What used to be a place for posting selfies, travel pictures and connecting with those around you has turned into a battleground for politics. Timelines are flooded with arguments and insults. Shots are fired, and a simple disagreement between two people escalates into an all-encasing brawl. Political opinions quickly turn into personal attacks, which diverges from the original point a student was try-ing to convey.

Not only do political arguments over social media lack value, but they also cause unintentional arguments among other people.

There will be Twitter fights that first start between two people but then abruptly blow up into a combat zone. People will get themselves involved in things that have nothing to do with them for the sake of protecting their beliefs.

Why do these meaningless Twitter fights be-come such a problem?

Simple: opinions are just that. Opinions. They are completely subjective and individual. Persuad-ing someone else to agree with your viewpoint is difficult, especially when there are no facts to legiti-mize it. Remember that far-right Republicans aren’t going to suddenly swing left after reading a tweet that Hilary Clinton is better suited to be president than Marco Rubio.

If no one changes perspective, these disagree-ments only succeed in cluttering timelines and fostering unnecessary hatred.

These alterations go from attacking each other’s beliefs to cyberbullying. Once someone crosses the line, ceasefire. The social media posts need to stop.

There is a huge difference between harassment and freedom of speech.

Since political social media fights accomplish nothing and can harm others, why are they still happening?

Most of us won’t be able to vote in November. It’s great to have an opinion about our country’s politics, but it’s also possible to get involved without attacking others. Social media platforms aren’t the places to prove your point in an argument, and 140 characters aren’t enough to get your views across. It’s certainly not enough to convey an opinion in a mature, effective manner. It’s best to conduct a con-versation in person to save ourselves from starting a social network feud through our phone screens.

The solution to ending all of these pointless Twitter skirmishes isn’t rocket science. As hor-rendous as face-to-face interactions may be in the world of iPhones and social media profiles, try to look past short tweets and find the deeper meaning in them. Feel free to tweet #MakeAmericaGreat-Again, but also make sure to scroll past #FeelThe-Bern tweets if you don’t agree with them.

Nothing is wrong with showing your favorite candidates some love on social media, just don’t hate on others for doing the same. America is re-nowned for its different political philosophies. We don’t need to celebrate all views, but we don’t need to condemn them either.

We urge you to set down your phone and to think before you post. You don’t have fire back insults whenever you disagree. Save yourself from the wreckage and don’t pay the consequences later. Insults are what everyone remembers.

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“Everything, I listen to any-thing that has emotion with it. I like the way that the lyrics speak to you because they are important. “

YOUR TURN: What kind of music do you listen to and why?By Nicole Fazekas PHOTO EDITOR

Rape and sexual assaults are two issues at the forefront of the media’s attention. Most recently, the singer Kesha has rocketed to the front pages with her lawsuit against her producer Dr. Luke, who she claims sexually assaulted her and emotionally abused her for several years. The #FreeKe-sha hashtag has been used ubiquitously across platforms, with seemingly the entire world standing behind the artist.

Kesha is bound to Dr. Luke contractually to produce sev-eral more albums, and her at-tempts to leave the contract in light of her accusations were denied in a court of law due to lack of evidence support-ing her claims. The judge cited previous statements where she denied any assaults against herself and a general lack of evidence against her producer.

The internet and social me-dia spheres have since rallied around the star, with celebri-ties like Adele and Lady Gaga making high profile state-ments of allegiance to the star. Dr. Luke’s name and reputa-tion have been thoroughly de-stroyed in the process, forever associated with Kesha’s claims of prolonged abuse.

Our society is at an ethical crossroads. Too often, our in-stant horror overrides our logic and legal system. It is easy to forget that men and women can be victims in the root of these claims, which is why the legal system was founded on the basis of the claim “inno-cent until proven guilty.”

Rape, murder, assault—all horrible crimes commit-ted by horrible people. But our society isn’t perfect, and false accusations have ru-ined lives. The repercussions of such false accusations are far-reaching and equally dev-astating. 17-year-old Jay Che-sire committed suicide after being acquitted of false rape accusations. The University of Virginia is still reeling from a Rolling Stone article on an al-leged rape on campus that was proven to be entirely false. Ste-ven Avery, the focus of Netflix’s documentary series Making a Murderer, served 18 years on a false rape conviction that was later overturned. Whether we try the accused in the courts of law or merely of public opin-ion, any man can be given a life sentence for a rape he did not commit.

Many women who have been raped fail to see their attacker convicted. In the ul-timate he-said-she-said situ-ation, justice can be fleeting. I am not saying that people without physical evidence of assault are not victims, but that the justice system is es-tablished to protect all victims--those on both sides of the courtroom.

In the brewing situation facing Kesha and Dr. Luke, I encourage everyone to edu-cate themselves. Too many men have had their lives ru-ined by false accusations of crimes, and too many women have not seen their attacker put away for their crimes. It is not the responsibility of the public to serve as judge, jury and executioner. The power of conviction lies in our courts and constitution, not our Twit-ter handles and hashtags. It can be easy to forget that the word “alleged” carries mean-ing beyond a mere formality attached to the word “rapist” and “murderer.” Innocent un-til proven guilty has morphed into guilty until proven inno-cent, and a new generation of men may be a new generation of victims unless we that un-derstand our role in the judi-cial process is mere bystander, not prosecutor.

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10 – North Pointe – Wednesday, March 16, 2016 SPORTSNorth and South compete in charity dodgeball tournament

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: 1. Dodge Dynasty member senior Andrew Bunch races toward the line against sophomores Mat-thew Tibaudo and Will Carlsen.2. Junior Trent Lacroix shakes hands with South senior An-drew Trost before their game. Dirtbag member junior Alex VanDoorne was disappointed his team lost to Dodge Dynasty in the finals “How does Ricky Bobby say it? ‘If you’re not first, you’re last’,” VanDoorne said.3. Senior and freshmen student council members gather with South Student Association members. 4. Winning team Dodge Dynasty (Mitchell Zacharias, Alex Kracht, Jack Kennedy, Andrew Bunch, Henry Burghardt, Tristin Richardson) poses with the tournament trophy and past dodgeball trophy. “It was more fun, a little more competitive,” Kennedy said. “It felt great to win.” 5. Math teacher Lauren Nixon celebrates after beating South’s teacher team. 6. Dirtbag member junior Steven Levick winds up to throw. “I liked the camaraderie, and it was fun getting all intense and wanting to win,” Levick said.

By Olivia Asimakis, Anna Post & Kennedy WilliamsMANAGING EDITOR, ASSISTANT EDITOR & PHOTO EDITOR

For the first time, North and South joined together in efforts to raise money for Jacob Michael Davis Foundation and Muscular Dsytrophy Assosciation. The overall

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After she laces up her teal Asics, senior Alaina Streberger immediately pops in her earbuds in preparation for her three-mile run. Justin Bieber’s new album, Purpose, is set on repeat for her entire run, with “Love Yourself” ranking as her current favorite song to run to. Streberger believes the music helps distract her and makes the run more enjoyable.

“I think it definitely helps me when I’m running by myself,” Streberger said. “I’ll just put that playlist on repeat my whole run, and that just makes it easier.”

According to an article by London’s Brunel University, carefully selected music can actually make running seem easier by altering one’s perception of how much effort he or she is exerting.

Listening to the right music can decrease one’s rate of perceived exertion by twelve percent and improve exercise’s benefits by up to 15 percent. It can also raise movement efficiency by seven percent and increase voluntary en-durance up to 15 percent.

With spring sport tryouts approaching, junior Brad Despelder has been working out at Pointe Fitness and attending off-season conditioning to pre-pare for lacrosse. Despelder primarily listens to rap music during his work-outs because he feels it helps distract him.

“I like the beat to it,” Despelder said. “It gives you a lot more confidence in yourself.”

The Brunel University article also confirms that fast-paced and upbeat music (125-140 beats per minute) works best with high intensity exercises like running.

However, a song’s effectiveness isn’t only determined by its tempo. Based off a 1997 study conducted by Drs. Costas Karageorghis, Peter C. Terry and A.M. Lane, there are thought to be four factors that decide the makeup of a motivational song. In addition to its tempo, a song’s harmony, relevance to one’s culture and association (whatever themes it brings to mind) can all affect how motivational the song is.

In turn, the motivation a song provides will excite exercisers, reduce their rated perceived exertion (RPE) and improve their overall mood.

Although music can occupy a runner, track and cross country coach Eliz-abeth Michaels prefers to run without it. She recognizes the benefit of music while exercising, but she personally enjoys running without the distraction.

“In college sometimes, when I found myself really out of shape, I would l isten to music to help motivate me to get in shape, but now I just f ind it annoying,” Michaels said. “I l ike to run to clear my thoughts, and I feel l ike the music gets away from that.”

Track and cross country runners are not allowed to listen to music during their runs because of safety reasons. Streberger enjoys the company of oth-ers during her runs.

“It’s sometimes better to run with people because you get to talk to them,” Streberger said. “It kind of goes by faster.”

In Karageorghis’ study, he along with a team of researchers had partici-pants walk on treadmills, beginning at 75 percent of their maximum heart rate, until they reached exhaustion. This was performed three times, once with no music, once with motivational music and once with oudeterous (non-motivational) music. Compared to the control attempt, the oudeterous music extended participants’ time of exertion by 6 percent. Motivational music prov ide d e ven more suppor t a nd le d to a 15 perc ent i nc re a se i n w a l k i ng t i me.

Track and cross country coach Diane Montgomery runs year-round and used to listen to music during her treadmill runs. She recently transitioned to watching TV instead, but she still appreciates the impact of a good song during a workout.

“I definitely think that when you get a song that’s a good running song coming on it definitely peps you up,” Montgomery said. “‘Lose Yourself’ by Eminem is one of my favorite running songs.”

There are some high-cardio workouts that prevent music of any kind, like swimming. However, sophomore Angelina Cavaliere has found a musical way to occupy herself during swim practice.

“I sing in my head, that’s what I usually do,” Cavaliere said. “It just makes the sets seem shorter and just wastes time for me, makes time go by.”

But the benefits of music do have a limit. In a collective review of scien-tific progress by Karageorghis and Dr. David-Lee Priest, the two acknowl-edge that music stops lowering one’s RPE for aerobic exercise after a certa i n poi nt, a lt houg h t hey do a lso note ot her ef fect s it ca n have beyond t hat t h reshold.

A 2011 study by Karageorghis, Terry, Lane, Dr. D. T. Bishop and Priest also recognized that music can distract exercisers from complex and demanding workouts that require their full attention.

As a track coach, Michaels feels it is important for students to be capable of running without their music because it helps them get closer as a team.

“They need each other for support, and if they’re listening to music they can’t support each other,” Michaels said. “It doesn’t seem like it, but running really is a team sport and once you put headphones in, you isolate yourself from the team.”

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Over 60 years ago, Walt Disney said “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” Now, his company is following their motto and help-ing artist’s pursue their dreams by offering performing arts work-shops from coast to coast.

Disney offers over 25 workshops to high school students in both Disneyland and Disney World Resorts. Students can learn from award-winning composers and celebrity acting coaches. Partici-pants can develop skills that al-low them to think on their feet as improvisational actors, challenge musicians to feel the music and

broaden their vocal range.“Disney is such a major com-

pany and such a major company in the entertainment industry,” sophomore Caitlin Mayernik said. “You really get to see what it’s like and everything.”

Kids all across the globe have the opportunity to take the work-shops, but they are normally kept under lock and key unless referred by a teacher. However, there is a process for getting into the pro-gram. Students must f i l l out ap-plications and audition for the specific workshop they want to participate in. Classes are offered year-around.

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workshops are highly recom-mended by musicians and celebri-ties, even with the expensive par-ticipation fee. Students can have a greater chance at making it in the performing arts industry by at-tending these classes.

“If you go out of state, you get different experiences and you get to meet new people that might help you later in life if you would like to go into theater,,” Mayernik said. “Especially with a program like this, you get to work somewhere that not close to home and is differ-ent. You just get more experiences.”

Rhythm, tone and harmony. The conduc-tor’s baton goes up, the band takes a gulp of air and begins to play the first note. After a week of rehearsal, occasional instrument squeaks and frantic page turns, there’s a mo-ment of peace before the tune comes together.

For people who enjoy summer music camps, specifically band camps, but do not want to go too far away from home, Avanti is the place the go.

Band teacher David Cleveland is one of the supporters of the camp.

“It is close to home and students don’t have to stay in a cabin overnight. The price makes it very attractive,” he said.

Avanti is a week-long band camp that in-cludes two different kinds of music groups: a regular band and an orchestra. Campers must pay $375, plus a $30 application fee for

seven hours of core activities and an hour of singing every day. It offers high school mu-sicians the opportunity to work with Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) players and a chance to become a better musical performer.

While the rehearsals are located at Wylie E. Groves High School in Beverly Hills Michi-gan, Avanti hosts the f inale at the end of the camp at Orchestra Hall in downtown Detroit.

While any summer camp may be typically seen as routine-heav y, at Avanti, there are other optional classes for students to do, of-fered for free. There are also sectionals for in-struments, which are small groups of people working on the music without a conductor.

Students that attend get a free pass to all the Avanti music festivals and a celebration of all the new accomplishments that were made. Registration for this camp is now open.

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Located on 1,400 acres in Michigan’s Manistee Na-tional Forest, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp cultivates growth within the arts. In a seclud-ed environment, students of all ages train in diverse pro-grams of music, art, dance and drama.

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp is a summer program open to stu-dents in grades five through 12.

By requiring a major and a minor, Blue Lake provides youths with an experience similar to a college pro-gram in the arts. There are nine options for a major: art, jazz, band, orchestra, choir, piano, dance, theater and harp. Students are accepted for their major at whatever proficiency level they may be at. The major will be the focus of the camp experi-ence, while the minor allows campers to experience a sub-ject that does not have to re-late to their major.

“It kind of gives you a glimpse of what that major

would be like if you were to take it in college, because the whole training process that we do there is what you would ultimately do if you majored in vocal perfor-mance (for example),” senior Kynadi Echols said. “It kind of was like, ‘oh this would be cool but it’s not what I want to do with an actual major,’ so that’s when I realized that vocal performance is probably not for me.”

Central camp, the high school division, has 27 minors available. The majority of students enroll in a minor course that pertains to their major, but courses out-side of the arts are offered, such as yoga, hiking and camp crafts. A minor is optional, and if one is not chosen, then that time may be used for individual practice or resting.

Campers are intentionally ex-cluded from the inf luences of the outside world for two weeks to study with concentrated ef-fort since administrators place them in cabins without phones. The program ends with a show-case for each major that students present for family and friends.

Sophomore Alex Dean joined Blue Lake Fine Arts camp last summer for vocal music and jazz band.

“To go there you should love what you’re doing and really be into it,” Dean said. “I think that’s part of the fun is that I love sing-ing and I love music in general, and I love being around people that share the same interests as me and everything, which makes it fun because you’re with a whole group of kids that you share your passion with.”

General scholarships are awarded based on the follow-ing criteria: audition or portfolio and an arts instructor’s written recommendation. Students may audition in front of a Blue Lake representative at school or mail in an audition C.D. or portfolio.

Auditions prior to camp are essential for a scholarship con-sideration, but are not required to enroll. Tuition per two-week session runs between $1200 and $1400, depending on the major, with additional fees depending on the minor.

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