North Pointe Vol. 48, Issue 9- Feb. 10, 2016

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NORTH POINTEWEDNESDAY, FEB. 10, 2016

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SPORTSPAGE 11

Left: Boys and girls varsity hock-ey teams are hosting a joint game

to benefit children’s cancer re-search. Read more on page 11.

“We need more stories featuring people of all colors, genders and sexual orienta-tions. More importantly, we need to see them being awarded for their talent.”

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VOLUME 48 | ISSUE 9Calendar | 2 News | 3

On Campus | 4 Life | 5-6

Reviews | 7 On Pointe| 8

Editorial | 9 Sports | 10-11

PTB | 12

The dance team will be hosting a kids clinic on Wednesday, Feb. 10. Read more on page 3.

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interpret and retain information.”

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LESLIE GENEST

Co-op program allows students to work during schoolBy Anu SubramaniumEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Early morning coffee, cars that need gas, friends that like to go out, pending college expenses and off-campus lunch-es add up. Many students often subsidize the full high school experience with a part-time job that can range from two to 40 hours a week.

Following the Great Recession, jobs for teenagers became more and more com-petitive. For millennials, job competition is higher than when they were born, and is only predicted to get worse. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Sta-tistics, 52.7 percent of teenagers ages 16-24 are employed as of 2015. July is usually the peak season for youth employment as not having school frees up teens’ sched-ule. When school resumes, many working teens take a pay cut, but for senior Emily Harder, taking co-op has helped her get closer to her summer wage. Harder works for Alexander & Polen Meat Market on Mack Avenue.

“You’re not at school for straight seven hours, and you’re making more money than you are having to work at school sit-ting at a desk,” Harder said.

Co-op is a program run by business teacher Michelle Davis that gives stu-dents the opportunity to maintain a part-time job while still attending school. Students split their day between school and work, which allows them to get more hours in than if they were just working after school. A co-op student must turn in their schedule to Davis and at the end of each quarter, they receive an evalua-tion from their employer.

Students in co-op are involved in vari-ous jobs including working at doctors’ of-fices, lawyers’ offices, landscaping com-panies, etc.

“I believe the opportunity to work in the community offers more than just a paycheck for students,” Davis said. “It provides them with a chance to see how things work in the real world and can connect the curriculum presented in their classes to hands-on experience.”

However, because co-op is only avail-able for seniors, juniors like Trent Lac-roix are only able to work after school. Lacroix cashiers and cleans at Woods Wholesale Wine and can work anywhere between 8-40 hours a week depending on his sports schedule and whether or not he is in school.

Lacroix began working to start making his own money. He finds his job suited to his goal and appropriate for a high schooler.

“They are very f lexible with my sched-ule, they know I play sports and am very busy with school so they basically let me pick the certain times that I can work,” Lacroix said. “Disadvantages would be that sometimes the days go by very slow.”

The United States Bureau of Labor Sta-tistics does not take teenagers who babysit or tutor into account for its statistics. Stu-dents who cannot accommodate a part-time job into their schedule often turn to other means of making money, such as summer jobs, tutoring or babysitting.

Junior Ben Sliwinski lifeguards dur-ing the summer and tutors during the school year. Though he finds both jobs are good ways to make money, he feels tutoring is more rewarding.

“Overall, I like lifeguarding better be-

cause the hours are more dependable. I can work up to 40 hours a week in the summer versus two during the school year when I have a busier schedule,” Sli-winski said. “I think (tutoring is) one of the best ways to make money, especially when you’re tutoring younger kids … you get to see your own effort manifest in something, like the kid’s grade, so it’s a lit-tle more rewarding in that aspect. At the same time it’s less physical labor which is always a plus to me.”

One advantage of tutoring or babysit-ting is that taxes are not deducted from one’s paycheck. Junior Lauren Miller saw babysitting as a good job opportunity in eighth grade and has been able to capital-

ize on the opportunity.“I started out working a few times a

month, but now I work about 15-25 hours a week, depending on when I’m needed. My pay is usually between $8-$15 an hour, depending on the family and how many kids they have,” Miller said. “This is the perfect job to make money, espe-cially because you don’t need to take out taxes, it’s all cash. Advantages of being a babysitter (are) you get to choose when you want to work and it’s always nice to have some extra cash.”

According to The Washington Post, stu-dent job opportunities are the “leftovers.” The amount of teenagers with a job has decreased starting in the early 90s, lead-

ing to today’s highest teenage unemploy-ment rate. Many experts associate this to the demanding nature of college ad-missions that doesn’t leave much time to make extra cash, and to the economy which now consists of mostly older adults working minimum wage jobs.

For the students that do have jobs, Davis believes that they enjoy the extra cash, but most of them are saving for college. Hard-er took the opportunity for more hours to help save up before she went to college.

“I knew a lot of my friends from the pre-vious year had done it and they said it was really good to get money before college and basically kind of break up your day a little bit,” Harder said.

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Shakespeare class plans trip to ChicagoBy Michal Ruprecht & Montana PatonSTAFF REPORTERS

A trip to Chicago opened new opportuni-ties for Shakespeare students to expand their knowledge outside the classroom. The trip will be March 18-20, and for just under $300, stu-dents will get the chance to learn more about Shakespeare and his plays. English teachers Jonathan Byrne and Geoffrey Young will chap-erone the trip.

The main purpose is for students to see Othello, a Shakespearean play they read in class, at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Students will also see a comedic play set in 1879 called The Explorer’s Club.

Senior Ingrid Carabulea is eager to see a dif-ferent interpretation of the play she read in class.

“I’m excited to see Othello because we saw the film, but we’ve never seen it live so I’m ex-cited to see it live,” she said. “I think it may help us get a different interpretation of it (and) learn how other people may decide to direct the play from Shakespeare’s writing of the scrips.”

Senior Matt Hilu is looking forward to the trip because of his love for Chicago and the class. He hopes a different interpretation of the plays will help him understand Shake-speare more.

“I just love the city of Chicago, there’s so much to do there,” Hilu said. “The first reason I wanted to go on the trip was because I really enjoy the class. I enjoyed Shakespeare, I enjoyed reading the plays (and) Mr. Byrne is one of my

favorite teachers in the school.”In addition to the two performances, the

group will also visit the Art Institute of Chicago, Lincoln Park Zoo and Newberry Library, which houses Shakespeare’s first quarto material.

After Byrne began teaching the class, he tweaked the trip to his liking by adding an architectural tour of Chicago to showcase a unique view of the city.

Byrne hopes the trip will give students a dramatic taste of Shakespeare and that it will further their understanding of the per-forming arts.

“Students will get the chance to see one di-rector’s view of how the play could be produced, but I think it will also open their appreciation to the study of drama,” Byrne said.

Young believes that being exposed to a city full of culture will help the students grasp a new perspective that will last years outside of the class.

“It’s an excellent cultural experience. Previ-ous students who took the course and went on the trip still remember it and talk about it. Some of them were students in the class over 10 years ago,” he said. “When they come back to North to visit, they still want to talk about the trip like it was yesterday.”

Byrne hopes this trip will provide the stu-dents with a cultural and literary experience. He also hopes it gives them a foundation for their future studies of live theatre and drama.

“I think just studying Shakespeare and theatre in general is a worthwhile pursuit,” he said. “It helps students grow both academi-cally in their English skills, but also culturally, and so I think that’s important in teaching the whole student.”

Carabulea believes today’s fast-paced lifestyle hinders students’ understanding of culture.

“I think many of us, myself included, lack knowledge of culture, especially considering this rushed life,” Carabulea said. “As Chicago is a city thriving in culture, spending time there for a few days will expose us to more of the di-versity and history that surrounds us and hope-fully offer some new sights and experiences for us to grow upon.”

Senior Andrew Nurmi originally took the class knowing little about Shakespeare, but he believes he has taken a lot from the class and hopes that the trip will further his knowledge.

“I learned a lot of really cool things in the class. I learned that Shakespeare is a really cool author. Going into the class, I thought that Shakespeare was just old fashioned and boring, but I learned really cool things about his writ-ing, and he’s really fascinating,” he said. “It’s probably something I’ll be really interested in for the rest of my life.”

Carabulea feels that her attendance will further her understanding of Shake-speare’s works.

“We’ve read about it in class how it’s so uni-versal, how everyone reads it still and you see references to it everywhere,” she said. “And so I think seeing it live will help solidify that.”

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School Board and Michigan officials re-ject Public Act 269By Lindsey Ramsdell & Tommy TeftsisASSISTANT EDITOR & STAFF REPORTER

When senior Josh Lupo turned 18 earlier this year, his voting eligibility was something he looked forward to. But a bill passed last month has him worried about making unin-formed decisions.

Passed on Jan. 6, Public Act 269 states that public officials cannot use public funds or resources for communicating about a ballot through radio, television, mail or phone 60 days in advance of the question appearing on a ballot.

This concerns Lupo.“I would want to be fully informed before I made any kind

of decision, especially when it deals with money being pro-vided to our school system,” Lupo said.

It also concerned members of the School Board. At their Jan. 25 meeting, they took the first step in seeking reform of

the law when they unanimously adopted a resolution which denounces the act and will be sent to the governor and state congress. In so doing, they joined 100 municipalities across the state to form a coalition against the act.

Some members of the Michigan Congress were wary of the act’s implications but voted yes, hoping that it would be revised soon. It was signed by Governor Rick Snyder, and re-visions have not followed as many had hoped. With spring elections approaching in March, the act has caught the at-tention of local and state officials.

“It’s an act that the Senate and House put in place for a millage or bond issue,” school board president Judy Gafa said. “(Public officials are) not allowed to use any taxpayer funds to promote the bond or millage which was already a law, and you cannot talk about it if you’re not an elected of-ficial. The superintendent, administration and staff cannot talk about it 60 days prior to the election.”

This particular section was hastily tacked on to Senate Bill 571 as it was being sent through Congress. According to supporting legislators, the addition creating confusion was designed to prevent local governments from using taxpayer money to support ballot acts to raise taxes.

Before Public Act 269 went into effect, public officials were only allowed to provide factual information about a propos-al. This way they could not try to persuade voters one way or another. Now, they aren’t even able to provide factual infor-

mation within those 60 days before the vote. A few state offi-cials in Michigan have determined this act unconstitutional and have taken measures against it.

“Eighteen people around the state have filed a class action suit against the state, claiming that it violates their right to share information,” social studies teacher Dan Quinn said. “The superintendent in Warren Consolidated (Schools), and I think the mayor of Warren are two of the people involved in the lawsuit.”

They argue that the law contradicts the First Amendment by prohibiting the free flow of neutral, core political speech, according to the U.S. Eastern District Court. By asking for a temporary restraining order on the act, they aim to return to normal campaigning for the spring election until the Public Act 269 can be officially revised.

Quinn feels although the law was passed so officials could not use tax funded resources to advocate for bond issues, it deprives families and community members of useful infor-mation. Without being able to easily receive facts during a crucial time of the elections, the act could leave some voters unaware of how to vote in order to best suit their needs.

As a soon-to-be voter himself, Lupo agrees with the lawsuit.“The law is unconstitutional,” he said. “It purposefully

withholds information from the public which breaks our freedom of speech and the right to knowledge.”

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ABOVE: Shakespeare students will be view-ing an interpretation of Othello at the Chi-cago Shakespeare Theater during their class trip in March.

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Jimmy John’s sponsors athlete of the week

North athletes now have the chance to receive something priceless when they deliver their A-game. With help from Jimmy John’s, coaches can nominate a player from their team for Athlete of the Week. Honorees will receive a free sub card. The first winners were senior basketball play-ers Mitchell Zacharias and Emily McPharlin.

Zacharias found out about the news from a friend and was excited to be one of the first winners.

“I think it’s a great idea,” Zacharias said. “It’ll get people to play better, play well. Now they have something to look forward to after the games are over. So, I think it’s a great idea.”

The Jimmy John’s logo can be seen on the turf’s scoreboard during some fall games. Now, the company is in the gym to promote its subs during win-ter sports, too.

“(Jimmy John’s) are a sponsor for us on our scoreboards, and so they look for other opportunities to sponsor our school, and this was the idea they came up with,” Athletic Director Brian Shelson said.

Shelson is working on putting a bulletin board by the gym. Jimmy John’s will be contributing to its backdrop that will showcase the current Athlete of the Week as well as smaller photos of the athletes that have received it throughout the year.

Coach Ron Kochan chose Zacharias because of his demonstrated leader-ship and his ability to watch the ball in tough situations.

“Well, I mean, first of all, he’s averaging 20 points a game on the season,” Kochan said. “He’s shooting a very high percentage.”

Kochan believes that this new weekly reward gives more than just motiva-tion to athletes.

“It’s a good way to recognize all athletes for all their hard work they put in,” he said. “I mean they put in so much time and effort into what they’re doing, and it’s a good way to give recognition.”

By Emma Brock

Dance team holds kids clinic The varsity dance team will be hosting a kids clinic on Wednesday, Feb.

10. The children who attend the clinic will learn a dance that they will per-form during the North vs. Roseville High School basketball game Friday, Feb. 12.

The idea to host a clinic was inspired by Coach Leslie Genest’s previous coaching experiences. She put the responsibility of running it on the team so they can earn the money themselves. Genest sees the clinic as benefitting the team in two ways.

“It’s a really great fundraiser for the team. It’s a great way to earn money for camp, gear and potentially competitions if the team wants to compete,” she said. “It’s also a good way to engage in other potential future dancers for the dance team and again the idea of being a role model for the community.”

With her years of dance experience, sophomore and second-year team member Fiona Byrne will be choreographing the dance for the children.

“I like working with kids a lot so it will be really fun to get to teach them

and kind of be silly but also teach them something fun, and hopefully they have a good time,” Byrne said.

Freshman Shella McNamara is excited for the clinic because of her love for youngsters. She is looking forward to working with them and gaining teaching skills.

“(I) like working with kids and seeing how much they can pick up from (the team) trying to teach somebody else the dance,” McNamara said.

Byrne hopes the clinic will expand the dance team for the future. “I hope that the kids really just have fun and hopefully some of the mid-

dle schoolers—especially the eighth graders—will consider trying out for dance team next year,” Byrne said.

The dance team will teach the children to do basic dance moves and skills like leaps and turns. They will get experience performing for an audi-ence while they dance.

“The best part is when the little ones actually go out and perform,” Gen-est said. “They are so excited and proud to dance in front of the crowd.”

By Allison Lackner & Caitlin Bush

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FIGURE SKATING

Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. at

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Home on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 5:30 p.m. against Regina

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Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. at Romeo High

BASKETBALL GAME

Home against Roseville High

School on Friday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m.

ABOVE: The Jimmy John’s Feaky Fast Athlete of the Week poster feauturing Senior Emily McPharlin and Senior Mitchell Zacharias.

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Journalism and enviromental programs recieve grants

The journalism and environmental science programs have each been selected to receive $1,000 from Michigan State University’s Knight Foundation, a program aimed at student news-papers to help them learn how to properly cover the outside world.

“We wrote a proposal back a few months ago to see if students in environmental science and journalism program can work more collabora-tively with studying water quality of the Great

Lakes Watershed and disseminating the results in a more effective fashion,” environmental science teacher Christopher Skowronski said. “Water quality is a central topic to society and is a cornerstone of the environmental science cur-riculum. We asked the Knight (Foundation) for the grant to assist with resource acquisition.”

The foundation only grants the money to three high schools throughout the state. An-other goal of the foundation is to help promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) learning. The grant the foundation gives is a way to simultaneously encourage en-vironmental awareness and improve communi-cation throughout high school publications.

Journalism students will work with two mentors, Nancy Hanus, the director of digital strategy at Crain’s Detroit Business and Mi-chael Happy, the digital director at Fox Sports Detroit’s website.

“The money should be used to see through the ideas put forth in the proposal that earned Grosse Pointe North the grant,” Hanus said. “So whether it’s to facilitate trips to do water testing or to access reports or to pay for an in-teractive platform to present the data that is gathered—it should be something that goes to-ward the project.”

Senior Olyvia Shimko, an officer of Students Against Environmental Violations (SAVE) looks forward to getting additional funding.

“I think that the grant is great, and this grant is going to be very profitable and we’re gonna get a very round idea of what environmental sci-ence is,” Shimko said. “I hope that they would utilize that (the grant) in having labs and show students a new perspective in learning.”

By Erin Kaled & Asia Simmons

4 – North Pointe – Wed., Feb. 10, 2016

FACES IN THE CROWD

ON CAMPUS

By Billy MoinEDITOR

When she’s not grading essays and teaching vocab, long-term substitute Allison Dunn is navigating her way around the bow and arrow.

Dunn recently took up archery and has been taking beginner-level les-sons at the War Memorial sponsored by Our Global Kids.

“I never went to a summer camp, so I feel like I really missed out on the classic horseback riding, archery sort of thing,” Dunn said. “It seems like everyone has done it in their life, and I have never done it, and it just seemed different.”

For Dunn, there are several appeal-ing aspects to archery.

“I like that (it) is not typical, and not a lot of people do it, so I feel kind of like I am doing something unique to me,” Dunn said. “I like that it is a sport, but I can catch my breath during it, and I like that it is really easy and simple to see how quickly you are advancing. When you have a target you can see every single time, you can see if you are getting better and closer and it is not just baby steps.”

After about a month’s worth of

weekly lessons, Dunn said she is confident she could already teach the sport to someone else. However, that does not mean archery is easy.

“There are so many things you have to keep track of at once,” Dunn said. “You kind of have to remind yourself to maybe practice two or three things before you take on more ... because if you adjust your hands half an inch, it is going to change the (path of the) arrow by like five inches, and so you have to be very precise in that situation.”

At the moment, Dunn’s class is fo-cusing on having consistency in their sets, or the groups of arrows they shoot. Their goal is keep their three shots within a small grouping, aiming for precision instead of the bullseye. According to Dunn, attaining consis-tency is crucial before trying to shoot for the middle.

As she is still new to the sport, Dunn isn’t sure how capable she will be. However, she hopes to stick with it.

“I basically like to try new things until my beginner’s luck wears off and move on to something else,” Dunn said. “I hope eventually, even though my beginner’s luck runs out, that ac-tual talent kicks in.”

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ABOVE: English teacher Allison Dunn currently uses a compound bow but hopes to transition to a recurve bow in the future. “There is lots of different styles and the compound bow is the only one I have used,” Dunn said. “I just want to see if it is more comfortable for me to try something else.”

Long-term substitute Allison DunnDREAM VACATIONMy dream vacation is probably Patagonia – hiking in Patagonia (Argentina).

PAST JOBS My first job ever was to pass out candy canes on the Holiday Trolly that ran from the Village to the Hill — so that was pretty serious. Let’s see, I tutored the athletes at (the university of ) Michi-gan, which was pretty awesome be-cause some of them are like celebrities. And let’s see, substitute teaching that is very eclectic. I don’t know that is pretty (much) it for cool stuff.

SPECIAL TALENTSI did win the teacher dance-off at my old school. I don’t like to brag about it, but it is pretty much my only claim to fame. Oh, and I can solve a Rubik’s Cube.

Teddy ProkopBeing a member of the

Boy Scouts of America goes beyond selling popcorn and earning badges. Freshman Teddy Prokop makes a dif-ference in the community, and his goal is to become an Eagle Scout.

“Being an Eagle Scout is the last rank. It is the objective,” Prokop said. “There isn’t much difference. It’s just like a Boy Scout is trying to become an Eagle Scout. Once you’re an Eagle Scout, you’re kind of done after that.”

To earn the honor, Eagle Scouts must com-plete a certain amount of community service, including things like memorial ceremonies and food drives. Boy Scouts also keeps Prokop busy with unique events.

“We do campouts once every month of the year, and we do a week at summer camp,” he said. “There is also other camps for old-er scouts, like I am doing this 80-mile hike in New Mexico this summer with my Boy Scouts. It is a backpack trip.”

Jennifer WiederkehrAmerican’s don’t typi-

cally use malaria pills or get yellow fever or typhoid shots. But junior Jennifer Wieder had them all before her trip to Africa.

In summer of 2012, Wie-derkehr, her mom and her aunt spent two weeks in Kenya.

“My mom had always dreamed of going to Africa and stuff, like going on a safari,” Wiederkehr said.

Although the trip was an opportu-nity of a lifetime, Wiederkehr had some frightening experiences.

“There was a couple times at this one place where we had to stay in this big tent, and next to us there was a hippo at night, and it was making really weird noises,” Wie-derkehr said. “My aunt told me that is could knock down the tent, which was scary.”

Not everything was terrifying, though. Wiederkehr and her family stayed at the gi-raffe manor.

“In the morning, giraffes came through the windows, and we got to feed them and stuff.”

Hunter LevickRather than ringing in

the New Year with friends and watching the ball drop, freshman Hunter Levick spent his New Year’s Eve in surgery, get-ting his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructed.

Levick tore his ACL during his first bas-ketball game as a Norseman.

“There was like two minutes left in the game, and I did this one move,” Levick said. “After that, I just couldn’t feel my knee anymore, and that is when I knew something was up.”

As expected, Levick’s surgery came with pain.

“The three days after the surgery, that is when I felt a lot of pain. After that it was just a lot of physical therapy, and now it takes me out of baseball and basketball for a full year.”

By Trevor Mieckowski

Tech producers bring musical set to life

SPORTS WHEN YOUNGER I did track when I was in high school. I was a sprinter and a pole vaulter, and I did all the other regular stuff until I was 6 like everyone else did, and then they realize they are not going to be a professional.

ABOVE: GPPSS employee Christine Karpinski helps paint the set for the musical. “I love seeing everyone’s hard work come together as one complete show,” Karpinski said.”It’s kind of gratifying seeing everything pay off.”

ABOVE: For people interested in theatre design, Wayne State University offers an excellent program. “There are a number of people that come through here that go on to being stage managers, working in lighting design,”Ferkovich said. “Some have actually come back here to continue helping with this.”

By Sarah Wietecha ASSISTANT EDITOR

ABOVE: “We add spatter to it to add speckle marks to it, then we put it on the wall and then myself and a couple other people we go across and we put cracks in it and divots. We started this about a month ago, but we do other shows too. “

LEFT: Techie Adam Ferkovich paints bricks onto a wall for the Secret Garden set. “The theme of the Secret Garden is nature taking over the modern era. It’s a nature revolution. So, we’re going with very industrial-like themes that are slowly degrad-ing and a former glory. We’re watching nature take over as the show unfolds, lots of steel, lots of brick, but everything is very diluted. Nothing’s new. Everything’s older, a little bit past its prime, rusted and cracked.”

Students work behind the scenes to produce musical props

LIFE North Pointe - Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016– 5

Senior aids education and health in Haiti

MEGHAN MITCHELL

By Olivia AsimakisMANAGING EDITOR

Instead of waves crashing on a beach, senior Meghan Mitchell heard the pounding of a hammer during her week-long mission trip. Her first trip to the tropics was spent in Petit-Goâve, Haiti as part of an initiative with Grosse Pointe United Methodist Church.

Mitchell spent her time building a classroom for a school and volunteering at a free medical clinic. She’s participat-ed in mission trips before, but nothing at this level. Mitchell felt the experience would show her the world beyond the scope of Grosse Pointe.

“I enjoy helping people, and I thought it would be a really nice experience to see a different culture and see different people than my daily people,” she said.

Although it was her first mission trip outside of the country, she has traveled to Frakes, Kentucky to do the same type of construction work. Mitchell noticed the difference between poverty in Amer-ica and poverty in countries like Haiti.

“Even though (the city in Kentucky is) the third poorest city in America, Haiti is so much worse off than that. It kind of puts it in proportion,” Mitchell said. “So even though one city is bad, Haiti is so much worse.”

In the past, she has gone on these mis-sion trips with Reverend Dan Hart. He was the group leader on the Haiti trip, and he appreciates Mitchell’s work ethic and diligence.

“It’s great working with Meghan. I’ve helped lead youth trips before where Meghan was a participant, and I knew that she was a strong worker and a very mature person,” Hart said. “So I got to see that side of her again.”

Hart has been reassigned to a different church, so Mitchell felt the trip to Haiti was especially special because it would be their last undertaking together.

Being exposed to a new culture can be exciting, but it can also be dangerous. Mitchell’s mother, Louise, recognized this and was concerned for Meghan’s safety, but she also understood that she was in the best hands.

“I did have a bit of trepidation about it, but she likes to be involved, especial-ly in community activities and things where she can help people who aren’t as fortunate,” Louise said. “I didn’t want to discourage her from doing that.”

One of the most apparent and dras-tic differences Meghan noticed besides the poverty was politics. She witnessed a riot as a result of government corrup-tion. Meghan stayed with Reverend Jean Lesly Dorcely, who helped explain Hai-ti’s current situation.

“He says in big countries, you get to vote. In little countries, they give you your politician, and I think it’s appall-

ing,” Meghan said. “It’s a lot different to see a political campaign there than here.”

Another eye-opening experience for Meghan was her friendship with Va-landia, the group’s translator.

“I bonded with her because she was around my age. It was inspiring to me because she had learned English, and she was a translator to make money for herself, and she’s teaching her brother. She’s just really intelligent for someone who has limited resources,” Meghan said. “I ended up giving her my pair of work boots because she was our transla-tor, but she ended up working with us, kind of, and she was wearing black f lats at this work site where we’re carrying buckets of concrete up to this building, and it was just crazy.”

Besides working on construction, Meghan worked alongside Dr. Paul Thomas at the clinic. Thomas is cur-rently in his last year of residency spe-cializing in family medicine at Oak-wood Healthcare. Thomas noted that while there may be expectations of for-eign diseases running rampant in other countries, many of their health concerns are similar to ours.

“It’s a tropical country, so you may think tropical diseases, but the majority of it is really similar to what Americans come to their doctors for,” Thomas said. “They have chronic problems ... chron-ic back pain from lifting. They have to carry water from a water source to their home, and they usually do it on their heads so they can have a lot of chronic musculoskeletal pain.”

The clinic saw approximately 45 pa-tients a day, so Meghan’s help was great-ly appreciated by Thomas.

“Working with Meghan was great. She’s sharp and works hard. When she was there, she would help me take notes on the patients, what they came in with, what they were diagnosed with and what we treated them with,” Thomas said. “We try to maximize our time, so having Meghan there was essential in facilitat-ing the work f low in the clinic.”

Meghan feels that if she had not gone on this trip, she would not have had these opportunities and would not be as aware about the world.

“It was really eye-opening. It’s a com-pletely different world there. We take a lot for granted where we are, especially water, food, healthcare and voting,” Meghan said. “I would do it again, for sure. I met so many nice people, and what I really wanted was to experience a new culture and to not be stuck in the bubble of Grosse Pointe. We are all in-volved in our own lives, and I wanted to branch out and see other people. The world doesn’t revolve around us.” ABOVE: Mitchell working with children in the village. “They (the villagers) can say hello, but

really I think they felt disrespected if you were making them speak English,” she said. “You’re coming into their hometown and you’re a foreigner and they expect you to make the effort to try and communicate with them in their own language, which is reasonable.”

ABOVE: Mitchell poses for a picture alongside one of the children in the village. Her work days were long and extensive, but she enjoyed them. “We woke up around 7 a.m., and we had breakfast at 7:30, then we drove straight to the work site. Then we came back for lunch at about noon, then we went back to the work site, and then we came back around 4:30 p.m., and dinner is around 6:30 p.m., so we had a couple of hours to relax then we would do some type of evening activity together as a group,” Mitchell said.

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While most children enjoy coloring inside the lines, older audiences have now embraced what was once something meant for children—adult coloring books. Featuring intricate de-signs for those looking to relieve stress, the books harken back to a childhood hobby.

Intrigued by this new trend, many students are going out and purchasing adult books of their own. Sophomore Kate Wozniak is a part of this group.

“It really helps me relieve stress because what really helped me relieve stress when I was younger was coloring or drawing,” Wozniak said. “At the same time, it is fun to just do it.”

These adult coloring books are rapidly in-creasing in popularity because of their ability to act as a form of art therapy. The books offer an outlet for frustration.

Art is commonly used to help those suffering from anxiety, depression and other disorders such as Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

“Coloring is a quiet, still, focused activ-ity allowing the person to focus on one thing, thereby concentrating and quieting the mind,” social worker Julie Brewster said.

The activity is similar to taking time to med-itate, according to www.medicaldaily.com. The activity allows one to concentrate on coloring, rather than focusing on other diversions.

Junior Sophie O’Hara enjoys using adult col-oring books. Like Wozniak, she is drawn in by nostalgia.

“I think adult coloring books are so appeal-ing to older audiences because almost every-

one loved coloring as a kid, and as we got older the pictures became less challenging and even-tually became boring,” O’Hara said via email. “Adult coloring books are more challenging with a wider range of pictures to color.”

However, coloring books are not meant for everyone. While they can be therapeutic and relaxing, so can other activities that may be more entertaining.

“Adult coloring is a fun activity and usually easy for most people. But, like with many tools for stress relief what works for one may not for another,” Brewster said. “People who do not like art or find it stressful and would rather do mindfulness, yoga or run should do that.”

Brewster also advises that while the activity may work for some, it is not for everyone.

“Adult coloring is not therapy. There is a lot on the internet to investigate. It is not prov-en scientifically to relieve stress, though we do know that a calm mind and body reduces stress,” she said. “It is important for adults to try different things to see what works best for their personal needs.”

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When trying to lose weight, the word diet trumps all. Diet sodas are consumed to cut calorie counts and maintain healthy weights. However, re-

searchers have concluded that beverages with fewer calories are more of a damage to our diet than many may think.

While regular soda is loaded with real sugar, diet sodas are filled with artificial sugars, thus virtually no calories. These artificial sugars actually make the brain crave real sugar when the sugar in regular soda isn’t present. This can lead to more weight gain as consumers are tempted to eat foods with a higher sugar content.

According to a study from the University of Miami, 2,465 participants were asked to docu-ment what beverages they drink and how often they drink them. The results showed that nine years later, the participants were 48 percent more likely to have heart-related problems than to those who drank regular beverages.

Junior Annelise Hofmann sees the advantages and disadvantages of drinking diet beverages but prefers to not drink soda at all due to the health risks.

“I feel like that even though it doesn’t have the calories in it, it still has artificial sweeteners in it, and I don’t believe in that stuff,” Hofmann said.

In 2014, the federal Smart School Bond Act limited the amount of fat and calorie count in school-provided foods. The change in school nutrition standards resulted in banning all sugary snacks and beverages. This meant no regular sodas could be sold in school, only diet ones—de-spite the proven long-term effects diet drinks have on one’s health.

Student activities director Pat Gast expresses concern regarding her inability to sell regular sodas in the school.

“You’ll notice I can sell apple juice,” Gast said. “Yes, that’s a sugar, but they consider it to be a natural sugar.”

Restricted by the government guidelines, Gast is only allowed to sell 10-ounce portions of the juices. She also sells diet sodas.

“I used to sell regular pop, and I actually think regular pop is better for you than diet pop be-cause then you know what your calorie count is and that you’re drinking real sugar irregardless of some of the food coloring going into it or the sodium. I think you have to look at that.”

Selling these sodas has also put a strain on Gast financially. The money from the Union’s

vending machine served as Gast’s only income for things like banner paper and ink for posters. The diet alternatives have cut into this budget.

Most people might perceive diet drinks to be a healthier option because of what the name suggests. However, experiments have shown the artificial sugar in them causes an abnormally high spike in blood pressure. These sweeteners have also been linked to Type 2 diabetes and altered metabolism.

“Neither has any kind of nutritional value and come with a few pros and a lot more cons.” health teacher Ann Starinsky said via email.

However, both diet and regular pop have their drawbacks. For example, diet pop can re-duce the amount of bacteria in the stomach, making one intolerant to glucose, which can cause drowsiness, blurred vision and loss of muscle mass.

Meanwhile, in some studies, regular pop has been proven to negatively affect the chemicals in the brain that have to do with learning and memory. This is because the sugar in the product lowers the chemical brain-derived neurotrophic factor, or BDNF. Low BDNF levels cause poor performance on spatial and memory tasks according to www.livestrong.com.

“Neither has any kind of nutritional value and come with a few pros and a lot more cons,” Sta-rinsky said. “If students could adhere to the idea of ‘moderation,’ then I would feel better about them drinking either kind of soda, diet or regular. Unfortunately, most teens don’t.”

Whether diet pop is better for someone or not, the best alternative to regular soda is no soda. School vending machines also sell non-pop products that are healthier than both kinds of soft drinks.

“I have gone to the Arnold Palmer Lites because that’s low in sugar, and that’s also just tea and water and also natural lemon juice and flavoring, I believe. We had a lot of leftover Sunny D’s from the bagel sales, so I purchased the Sunny D at cost from the other classes, and I’m trying it out here,” Gast said. “I think everyone should limit the amount of sugar. I wouldn’t go for a Big Gulp or a Slurpee.”

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I am terrif ied of my future. Every day, I wake up hoping that I don’t do anything to negatively alter the successful path that I am set on. One bad grade, one forgotten assignment, one dish left in the sink instead of put in the dishwasher. All of these things feel like setbacks that I must account for.

As teenagers, we have many responsibilities to bear. Many adults seem to be under the assumption that we have nothing to stress about for the simple fact that we “have it easy,” or so they say. A large number of us do not have jobs, nor do we pay bills, therefore, we cannot complain or be tired. We can-not lie down after a long day of school and rest. We must tend to other obligations: take the garbage out, put dishes away. We must do these things without complaint.

However, I believe they misunderstand the ease of our existence. For seven hours a day our brains are expected to take in information and retain it, then are subsequently expected to be completely accurate in reciting that information. Seven classes, f ive days a week. That’s 35 hours a week of us under these conditions.

We are entit led to a certain amount of under-standing when our entire futures rest on how well our brains decide to interpret and retain informa-tion. When the fate of the prosperity of our lives —nay, the world—rests on something that we ultimately cannot control. Brains that are un-predictable, stubborn, easily distracted. Brains that are ultimately human.

So forgive me for feeling slightly overwhelmed by my current situation, but can you blame me when crucial things are missing from that mass of info? Things that modern mandatory classes do not teach me. Things such as how to balance a checkbook, how to f il l out college applications, take out a mortgage or what a mortgage even is, how to attain insurance, how to vote. I could go on for a considerable amount of this page however, for the sake of word count, I must digress.

There are many things to consider when it comes to a mind that is just coming up on voting age. There

are many responsibilities that we as an age group must take on. There are many pressures, stresses and hardships to overcome.

Despite this, the resources that are allocated to us to overcome these hardships are lacking at best and completely nonexistent at worst. At this point in time, a complete curriculum change is out of the question for our generation. However, for future generations, there needs to be a paradigm shift. More emphasis must be put on core education that attributes to real world skills and not arbitrary mathematical formu-las that teachers struggle to f ind applications for when asked how they can be useful.

If the teachers themselves do not have a full grasp of how these things they’re teaching can be useful to us, how are they ever going to expect us to have faith in this system?

However, all is not lost, do whatever you can to prepare yourself for what school has not. Talk to fam-ily, ask people who have gone through the processes to lend assistance and get pointers on how to be an adult. If worse comes to worst, use Google. Bottom line: if mandatory education will not teach critical skills then it is up to us to take charge.

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Even though Carver is miscredited for creating the recipe for peanut butter (it was actually the Aztecs), he still found creative ways to infuse the peanut into our daily lives. His methods are used to make peanut-based milk, plastics, soap, cosmetics—the list goes on and on.

In the modern world, it’s common to see artists rack in millions of sales, but in 1956, Harry Belafonte was the first single artist to sell over one million copies with his album Calypso.

In 1957, nine African American students from Little Rock, Arkansas enrolled in their local, segregated high school in an effort towards equal educational opportunities. This documentary film showcases their lives and their footprint in history. The month of February is a perfect opportunity to watch documentaries that go beyond the superficial stereotypes of black history.

Did you know that in 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first African American woman elected to the United States Congress. She served seven terms, representing New York’s twelfth Congressional District. If that’s not impressive enough, she also was the first black Presidential candidate for a major party when she ran as a Democrat in 1972.

On Oct. 16, 1995, Washington D.C. witnessed one of the largest demonstrations in American history. The Million Man March was a mosaic of over 1 million men from all religions and social classes dedicated to establishing a spirit of reflection and camaraderie among African Americans. Key note speakers included Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou and Martin Luther King III. The event assembled again in 2015 to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the first march. To see these powerful displays of human companionship, dozens of videos exist of the speeches and can be found on Google.

Based on the life of Olympic runner Jesse Owens, this movie tells the story of Owens’ heroic victories at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games and his ability to race at the highest level possible while battling stereotypes.

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Coming to join Full Fat’s loaded collection of sports game apps is Blocky Football-Endless Ar-cade Runner.

Blocky Football centers around the special teams aspect of football,

specifically the kickoff. The player’s goal is to gain as many points as possible, which can be achieved by returning kickoffs and then kick-ing extra points.

When it comes to returning kickoffs, play-ers have five lanes to move among on the way to the end-zone. As they run, they must avoid both opponents and even their own blockers, as running into either will end the return.

As a player progresses from level to level, kickoffs get longer. At the same time, enemies become faster and more plentiful, making for added obstacles along the extended path.

After returning the kickoff, you can earn the extra point. Kicking the extra point in-volves a bar with red, green and gold sections and an arrow on it, shifting from left to right. To make the kick, tap the screen when the ar-row is on either a green or gold section of the bar.

Another game feature is unlocking char-acters using keys, which can be obtained by kicking extra points when the arrow is on the gold section of the bar.

Once the player has three keys, the game presents six lockers, each with one of two dif-ferent icons inside it. In shell-game fashion, the lockers close and shift around, and it is the player’s job to pick three holding the same icon. Success will unlock a new character, while failure offers no consolation.

However, all is not lost. The game will allow players the chance to open more lockers after watching a 30 second-long advertisement.

But even then, the shell game is near im-possible to win, which makes trying to unlock characters more annoying than anything else.

Another nuisance is the intrusive advertis-ing, a common issue with free games. An ad-free version is $2, though ironically, Full Fat offers a 10-minute reprieve from watching ads in exchange for watching another.

In the end, despite its irritating ads, Blocky Football provides an entertaining challenge that is great for some cheap fun.Blocky Football - Endless Arcade Runner; Full Fat; 2016; Available for Apple & Android; Free

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Riding the suc-cess of his de-but album When the Night, St. Lu-cia (Jean-Philip Grobler) has re-leased yet another album where 80s synthpop meets modern day alter-

native music. Matter rings in an irresist-ible hybrid sound that will appeal to lis-teners of all ages.

Grobler’s distinct style sets himself apart from the countless other nostalgi-cally funky indie artists on the scene. The South Africa native knows himself, and his approach is distinct. His vibrant sound and sun-drenched style blend to-gether, manifesting his zippy appearance directly into the album.

Tracks like “The Winds of Change” and “Love Somebody” take listeners back in time with a heavily synthesized sound paired with Grobler’s swooping, affected vocals. Grobler mimics the renowned voices of the 80s, bringing big names like Tears for Fears and Duran Duran to mind.

“The Winds of Change” especially serves as a blast from the past, with an upbeat tempo juxtaposing discordant lyrics that launch into a heroic chorus.

The immediate knee-jerk reaction to the album is to write it off as just a spunky, bouncy attempt to travel back to when it would’ve been all the rage—but Matter is more than that.

Grobler’s tracks never waste a sec-ond. Every note and every run serves a purpose. They’re not self indulgent or aimless, but artful pop that is mostly designed to get listeners out on the dance f loor.

Matter has something for everyone—from the single “Dancing On Glass” that airs on the more Top 40 side, to the eclec-tic track “Help Me Run Away.” The entire album is designed to get people up and dancing, not to communicate complex messages.

Listeners in search of an album that will get them up on their feet and have a good time will find exactly what they need with Matter.

Matter; Sony Music Entertainment; iTunes; $8.99 2016

By Abbey Cadieux

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THE MAGICIANS

Syfy, the net-work that gave viewers the two ex-travagant TV series Dominion and Defi-ance, has come out with yet another: The Magicians.

This fantasy cre-ation takes place in

New York, Quentin Coldwater (Jason Ralph) and friend Julia Wicker (Stella Maeve), two struggling graduate students who suddenly get thrust in the intricate world of magic prac-titioning.

It kickstarts with a familiar twist. Instead of starting with Coldwater, the series introduces the mysterious antagonist. It also foreshadows Coldwater’s importance to the story, a recycled tactic viewers see all too often.

Once it switches to Coldwater’s point of view, The Magicians delves into his life, cre-ating a mood reminiscent of Harry Potter, but it doesn’t engage.

There’s a lack of intriguing characters, too. They don’t have backstories that get viewers invested, which makes the show drag. It can be argued that the characters’ relatable situa-tion, prior to the magic bit, outweighs the lack of viewer connectivity, but it’s not enough.

The series does have some new concepts that can overcome the slow plot. Coldwater practices real-life optical illusion magic prior to discovering Brakebills College for Magi-cal Pedagogy (cough, cough Hogwarts), the school for people to practice magic.

That ends up tying into the show’s inter-esting lore. However, viewers don’t get it all in one sitting. The lore centers around the books Coldwater and his childhood friend, Wicker, read to learn “magic” as kids.

Along with new story details, The Ma-gicians has strong graphics, but that’s ex-pected because of its magical theme. The show creates a nice balance of both in the beginning by including some real magic, like disappearing coin illusions and card tricks, with the computer-generated magic. The card tricks give the series a little reality to its completely fictional scenario.

The Magicians has some enjoyable qualities, but it seems too much like Har-ry Potter to thrive on its own. It’s a show that should be watched by viewers who are just looking for some time to kill.

The Magicians; 2015; N/A; Syfy

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Fans of clas-sic mystery and crime stories will certainly find themselves unable to put down The Naturals.

Author Jennifer Lynn Barnes goes beyond the read-

er’s expectations and creates amazing char-acters. All of the characters have interesting backstories and their own, reasons that keep them working with the FBI through-out the novel.

The main character Cassandra Hobbes’ life is interrupted when she is recruited to work alongside the FBI as part of a training program for young teenagers. She is labeled a “Natural.” A Natural is someone who is naturally talented at profiling or other skills that would come in handy for solving cases.

As a Natural, Hobbes is offered the chance to move to Washington D.C. to train with others like her. In return, she must use her skills to help solve cold cases. Her own mother’s death even comes back to haunt her.

With a cast of fully realized characters, The Naturals sets itself apart from other mysteries. Instead of accidentally stum-bling upon the case, Cassandra and her friends seek it out with the assistance of the FBI. The Naturals sets itself further aparts as the protagonists are not modeled after ev-eryday normal teenagers who are not quali-fied to chase down serial killers. Instead, each character in The Naturals has a unique skill. These talents range from being able to profile a person at a glance to being able to detect lies. Many of the teenagers even have past experience with killers.

The only noticeable problem is that the character development seems to be rushed in some parts of the book. However, this is a small problem. It does not occur that of-ten, and the plot more than makes up for it. Setting up Cassandra to solve her mother’s murder adds to the suspenseful action that takes place during the book.

With surprising revelations, readers will find themselves unable to put this book down. A real page-turner, this first book in the series is certain to entertain any fans of mystery or suspense.

The Naturals; 2013; Jennifer Lynn Barnes; 308 pgs; $9.99

By Katelynn Mulder

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One of the most popular shows of its time, Fox’s The X-Files was a

huge influence on not only the science fiction genre, but pop

culture as a whole. The original ran nine seasons, 1993-2002. With its re-

cent revival, the show manages to stick to what made it so unique while still at-

tempting to incorporate modern elements to keep it fresh. David Duchovny and Gil-

lian Anderson return in their roles as agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. They’re joined by newcomers like Joel McHale (NBC’s Community).

Years after the X-File division of the FBI was shut down, agents Mulder and Scully have moved on with their lives. That is, until they re-ceive a call from Tad O’Malley (McHale), a con-spiracy theorist who enlists their help. He gives the former agents solid evidence of a planned world takeover by the government, and the two agree to help him investigate. It’s the same over-arching plot from the original run, and there lies the problem.

Mulder is the type of character who is ex-pected to be obsessed with the idea of in-ternet surveillance, but he’s not. The show

hasn’t evolved to include modern tech-nology such as smartphones or social

media, and that may be a detraction for some. For others, it’s a breath of

fresh air, being able to experience more of what made the original show so great.

There’s also the “Monster of the Week” formula present in most of

the series (episode “Humbug,” for example) which breaks up the

main plot. Some have very in-teresting ideas, such as

telepathically linked siblings. These are enjoyable stand-alone stories, don’t include a lot of modern technology and make the show seem more dated than it really is.

The writing is strong, and the de-livery of the lines is equally strong. Through every episode, each actor does a fantastic job. By far the best written episode is the third. Written by Darin Morgan, it’s a throwback to episodes he wrote in the original series and is explicitly comedic, poking fun at the fact that Mulder comes up with with such crazy ideas and is some-how right every single time.

The music is atmospheric, but not memo-rable. There’s a lot of overlying strings to most of the pieces, but besides the main theme, none of the songs are recognizable.

In comparison to the original series, Season 10 is not as enjoyable. What was intriguing about the original nine seasons was that they played off the fears society had at the time. The new season doesn’t do that. Current top-ics today when it comes to the government are surveillance, drones and gun control. Those don’t come up more than once.

In spite of its shortcomings, this re-boot of The X-Files is acceptable. It’s a suitable send-off to one of the most in-fluential shows of the 90s, with great acting and a good script.

The truth is out there: this is a show worth watching.

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From the cover of Time magazine to the front pages of local newspapers, Flint is dominating the media. Celebrities are flocking to the poisoned city, donating thousands of dollars worth of water bottles to help remedy the city’s mistake. Rappers Wiz Khalifa, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Eminem joined up with actor Mark Wahlberg through the company AQUAhydrate to give one million bottles to the struggling city.

In addition to the press and celebrity donations, schools all over the state are hosting water bottle drives to help ease Flint’s burden. The pressure to help Flint is high, especially since the problem is so close to us. It’s hard to sit idle when children are suffering from high lead levels and are becoming ill as a result.

But it isn’t just on us to rectify the situation. The state has allocated $30 million from a surplus budget to help Flint recover. Also, residents of the state will probably see some of their tax money go towards fixing the problem over the next couple of years, if their taxes aren’t raised to help cover the overheads.

As residents of the state of Michigan, we are making a contribution to Flint, at least financially, but that shouldn’t dissuade us from helping out more. Yes, it was the state’s mistake, and yes many celebrities are helping out, but Flint has 102,000 residents who need over two million water bottles just to fuel their daily intake. The donation of water bottles in itself creates problems, as now Flint is having trouble disposing of the non-biodegradable plastic that has been flooding their city. The mag-nitude of this problem reaches city and state levels, as those are the governing bodies that contract the pipe-building company and the waste companies that deal with the new problematic plastic. Much of the situation is above us, but non-residents and Michiganders alike are doing what they can to help out.

Many people flocked to Twitter, claiming that Flint isn’t receiving the help it needs. Though the problem could have been avoided, we can only look

forward rather than thinking about what-ifs. As residents of the same state, it is our job to provide support, whatever that means. We shouldn’t feel burdened to break our piggy banks, or buy out Krogers’ water bottles to donate, but we should feel compelled to offer our support to a city that is a mere 40 minutes from us. Students Against Violations of the Environment is already on board, hosting a fundraising hat day during the week of March 6.

The problem itself seems all-consuming, and overwhelming with the way it is covered in the media and the way people are rushing to the aid of Flint residents. But we can’t let just one problem blind us from all.

As of Oct. 23, Los Angeles experienced a serious gas leak. Though it isn’t plastered all over social media, this gas leak exposed over 27,000 children to high levels of lead, already killing 10. The leak can cause far more permanent and severe environ-mental complications and could potentially be a long-term issue. People should be upset about Flint. It is a tragedy. But we shouldn’t put on blinders to the rest of the world just because we see one prob-lem. We are one state, and we are supporting them, but what about the 27,000 other children who are suffering from higher lead levels than the children in Flint—do they fall to the wayside because their state didn’t ignore the problem?

The lead levels in Flint are dangerous. No child should be exposed to those kinds of life-altering conditions. Many of our grandparents lived in houses with paint that had five times the lead con-tent, but they turned out okay, and that is what we can hope for in these natural disasters. However, as members of the Great Lakes state we turn to prob-lems close to home. Flint hits hard because of our proximity, but that doesn’t mean we ignore what is happening 2,300 miles away. We can support our fellow Michiganders, and we can raise awareness for the not-so-close Californians who are suffering the same way.

“I’m informed. The people that are in Black History Month have made a big influence on our world now.”

“Mildly (informed). I feel like it’s important because, black people are a minority, and this gives us time to appreciate them and it’s a time where black people feel empow-ered.”

“I’m informed. I don’t know a whole lot about it but I know what it stands for, like what the month means.”

“I (know) that this is Black His-tory Month. I don’t look at it as a one month kind of thing. I think we need to include it in the entire study of our history. I try to put it in all the time, not just in Black History Month.”

“Well of course. I think that society in general, we give a month of importance to a cer-tain group or a religion, race, ethnicity, whatever it may be. But I think that’s not enough. I feel like there’s more to it.”

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“Very much informed. My dad is actually involved in the commu-nity in Detroit. He is a professor at Wayne State University. But I very much do involve myself in that sort of black community in Detroit, so I do understand what’s going on right now.”

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Every year, people gather around TVs to watch the grand-est display of achievement in film: the Academy Awards. This year marks the 88th ceremony celebrating excellence in film-making and the second consec-utive year with an all-white list of nominees. Outrage over the Academy’s disregard for minor-ity talent has spurred a revival of last years hashtag #OscarsSoW-hite.

It’s disappointing that major films featuring minorities were overlooked. Creed’s success wasn’t enough to get nods for its lead actor (Michael B. Jordan) or director (Ryan Coogler), both black. Naturally, it was enough to get Sylvester Stallone one for best supporting actor. Straight Outta Compton was number one at the box office for three weeks but was snubbed in ev-ery category except best original screenplay (a product of two white screenwriters).

The Academy has made strides towards diversity, but there is still this disparity. Only 15 black actors have won Os-cars since it began handing out awards in 1929.

In 1939, Hattie McDaniels was the first minority to win, and 27 years passed before Sid-ney Poitier won best actor in 1963. The the first and only time two African Americans won the top acting categories was 2002, when Halle Berry and Denzel Washington took home best acting honors.

Nominations for other mi-norities are few and far be-tween. The only Hispanic man to win best actor was in 1950, and no Hispanic woman has ever taken home an Oscar for best actress. Only one Asian woman has ever been nominat-ed for a best actress award, and only one has won best support-ing, both happening over 50 years ago. It’s starkly clear that the Academy doesn’t reflect the real face of America. Hollywood has traditionally been very Caucasian, very male. We need more stories featuring people of all colors, genders and sexual orientations. More importantly, we need to see them being re-warded for their talent.

Some actors are calling for a boycott of this year’s award show and encouraging minori-ties to create separate venues for their own work instead of begging for recognition. But I don’t want separate. I want inclusion. If the reality is that Michael Fassbender’s perfor-mance was simply better that Michael B. Jordan’s, I can live with that.

I would rather see someone genuinely earn the honor than see the Academy turn over its reputation for choosing the best by implementing a quota sys-tem to make sure everyone is satisfied.

The underlying issue is that there simply aren’t enough proj-ects featuring minorities in Hol-lywood to choose from, and un-less it is Oscar quality, it won’t be recognized. Here’s what I think: The film industry should take a page from television’s notebook.

With shows like Jane the Vir-gin, Blackish and Fresh Off The Boat airing in prime time on major networks, executives can see shows about minorities are not only viable but popular with the mainstream. Seeing this new formula’s success, they’re that much more likely to create shows focused on minorities in the future. The same can hap-pen in film if Hollywood would simply try something new.

Watching motion pictures has long been one of America’s favorite pastimes, but there are many movie lovers who would love to see people like them-selves on the big screen and in award shows. We can’t do that if only one group is represented in our very talented melting pot.

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Going for the goalBy Anu Subramaniam & Jen KuschEDITOR-IN-CHIEF & CO-MANAGING EDITOR

At just 17, Zach Werenski had made it.On June 23, Werenski stood at the NHL draft sur-

rounded by f lashing cameras. His name was called in the first round, and the 2014 alumnus was drafted eighth overall to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

But this fulfillment was not unexpected for the hockey player.

“I told him—my sophomore year, his freshman year—‘I have a feeling you’re going to go in the first round,’” longtime friend CJ Kusch said. “I fully knew he was going to go to the NHL and get drafted. It was just a matter of where and when.”

From the first time he put on skates, it was clear that Werenski was a different breed of hockey player. His size and speed were highlighted on the ice, and he climbed through the most competitive leagues in met-ro Detroit, joining teams with players much older than him—and winning.

“(Being drafted) was probably the best moment of my hockey career and of my life so far,” Werenski said. “You know that’s ultimately my goal ... and being drafted for the NHL is just one step closer to playing in it. You know it was an exciting day. I had my fam-ily down there, my best friend Ryan Babcock made the trip, and it was a pretty fun day. Once you hear your name called, it’s pretty special, and that has to be my biggest accomplishment so far.”

Werenski didn’t sign a professional contract fol-lowing the draft. He is currently a sophomore at the University of Michigan and has been playing for Coach Arthur “Red” Berenson for two seasons. His collegiate career has garnered acclaim, with his de-fensive play earning him spots on the 2014-15 Big Ten All-Freshman Team and the All-Big Ten First Team his freshman season.

He picked the University of Michigan because of its close proximity to his family and because Berenson has had 32 years of coaching experience. Growing up in Grosse Pointe, Werenski had always been a fan of the school and graduated early so he could pursue a higher level of play.

“I wasn’t really sure where I fit in on the team at first. I was 17 at Michigan my freshman year. There were some guys that were 24 years old, so it was defi-nitely different, but I went out there and was just my-self, and the guys were great to me, and I fit right in. So you know it was different at first, but in the end, it all worked out, and the guys were great to me.”

Through hockey, Werenski has been able to trav-el and make lifelong connections. His parents and friends have supported him through the process by pushing him and helping him stay focused.

Werenski feels his older brother, Brad Werenski, is one of his biggest supporters. Werenski played with his brother and other older skaters in programs like the Grosse Pointe Bulldogs and the Little Caesars Midget Major team. He left to pursue a season on the National Team Developmental Program and skate with the U.S. National U17 and U18 teams.

These experiences challenged him and exposed We-renski to older players. Werenski also feels like his par-ents have really helped him pursue hockey, a demand-ing and time-consuming sport for all involved.

“They just tell me every day to go out there and enjoy it, and there is a lot of people, they tell me, that would like to be in my shoes and just not to take it for granted, and to work hard every day and just enjoy hockey,” We-renski said. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience, the stuff I’ve been doing, so just to take it all in and enjoy it and have as much fun as possible with it.”

In addition to playing on University of Michigan’s team, Werenski is also captain of Team USA at the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship. He was named the best defenseman at the tournament by the Inter-national Ice Hockey Federation and made the tourna-

ment’s All-Star team. Werenski is the second-youngest captain to ever be named for Team USA, only junior to his predecessor Jack Eichel of Massachusetts.

“It was a special feeling to walk into the locker room and see a C on the jersey, you know, and to be a fill-in and play for your country, be the captain of the team. That’s something you can only dream of, and it was re-ally exciting,” Werenski said.

As his sophomore season at Michigan reaches its peak, Werenski has set his sights on a career outside the walls of Michigan’s Yost Ice Arena.

While he had originally postponed a career in the NHL, Werenski feels prepared to leave Ann Arbor next year and forgo his junior year studies to pursue a pro-fessional career on the ice. His parents left the deci-sion of playing for a professional team or going back to the University of Michigan up to Werenski and feel that he made the right choice.

“He really always said that his game plan was to at least go (to college) for two years—he wants to win a National Championship with Michigan—so, he decid-ed to go back to school, and as a parent, of course you want your kid to get as much education as possible, so we were pretty happy,” Kristen Werenski, Zach’s mom, said.

Kristen feels that Zach has an old soul and leads by example, helping make him a strong leader and a strong player.

Zach was the highest draft pick to come out of the University of Michi-gan’s hockey program since 2005 when Jack Johnson was picked third overall. As a freshman, Werenski led all Big Ten defensemen with nine goa ls. He a lso led t he team w it h 59 shots blocked.

Assistant coach to the University of Mich-igan mens hockey team, Brian Wiseman has worked with Zach for two years and feels he is a stand-out player.

“I think the sky’s the limit prob-ably for Zach Werenski and hockey. I can see the Columbus Blue Jackets think that as well, as we did when we recruited Zach when he was still at Grosse Pointe North back in tenth grade,” Wise-man said. “You saw great signs of a very mature indi-vidual, and it comes from a great family and has great hockey attributes, even back in the tenth grade.”

Zach feels that with-out working hard, noth-ing he has achieved would have been pos-sible. He feels that he did a lot of growing, and that his two years helped him mature enough and prepared to leave home at 16 to pursue hockey.

Working with a top-tier coach and having team-mates like current Red Wings player Dylan Larkin has also helped Werenski grow as a player, but it was the time and effort that he put into the sport that pro-duced results.

After he finishes his sophomore year at the Univer-sity of Michigan, Werenski will play for the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team that drafted him in 2015.

“I just kind of said I’m going to put all my eggs in one basket and work really hard to get drafted high, and that’s kind of what I did,” Werenski said. “Now it’s even closer to becoming a reality, so I just keep work-ing hard every day.”

Former student, Zach Werenski, continues to pursue his dreams of reaching the NHL, while obtaining other milestione goals along the way

ABOVE: North alumnus Zach Werenski stick handles the puck while playing for Team USA.


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By Ritika SanikommuEDITOR

The battle of the sexes will be overturned as the boys and girls hockey teams join forces to benefit St. Judes Children’s Research hospital in a Skate for a Cure game Saturday, Feb.13.

Captains from the boys and girls teams chose St. Jude’s to be the beneficiary of the donations raised at the game because the money will benefit children.

Both the boys and girls teams will integrate and play against each other. The event will feature activities such as chuck-a-puck, a 50-50 drawing, a concession stand and a bake sale.

Girls team captain Elizabeth Gallagher presented the idea to boys hockey captain Andrew Tomasi. He presented the idea to his team members, and the idea met with ap-proval. The teams put out flyers to advertise the fundraiser.

Girls hockey head coach Joe Lucchese said that he did not involve himself too extensively in the organization of the fundraiser, as he wanted to allow the students to lead it.

The donations will help to derail the hospital’s daily costs. “In a pamphlet that I got it said something as to it costs $1,400 per day to run the hos-

pital per person,” Gallagher said. “So donating $500 could be half of what it takes to keep a kid healthy for a day.”

Likewise, Lucchese is hopeful for the community’s support.“I think it’s great. I think especially here in Grosse Pointe, everyone here is very fortu-

nate and blessed, and I’m a firm believer in giving back, so any time student athletes can give something back, I think that’s wonderful,” Lucchese said.

Gallagher is anticipating a successful run for the first-run event.“I think it’s going to be really successful,” Gallagher said. “I think a lot of families and

parents will come, and hopefully a lot of students.”Lucchese agrees.“I hope it’s tremendously successful,” he said. “It’s a great way for the boys and girls to

get together on something and for the parents and community to get behind it, and show their support and their generosity, and I think it’ll be very successful.”

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By Sonny Mulpuri & Billy SteigelmanS TA F F R E P O R T E R S

Adrian College runs in senior Tristin Richardson’s blood. As his senior baseball season ap-proaches, Richardson is prepar-ing to fol low in his three siblings’ footsteps by committing to play baseball at Adrian.

Richardson was intrigued by Adrian since his two older sisters and older brother attended the school to play softball and base-ball, respectively. His brother, Josh Richardson, is now going into his second year as an as-sistant coach on North’s varsity baseball team and gets to see his younger brother play ever y game.

“I get on him at t imes a l itt le more than some of the other kids just because I know he can han-dle it,” Josh said. “Sometimes, it can be harder to coach him be-cause I have to control my emo-tions more with him.”

Tristin has been on the var-sity team for three years but has known that he wanted to play in college since he was in eighth grade. Since members of Tristin’s family went to Adrian in the past, it isn’t an unfamiliar place for him to be, and he is content with his decision.

“I’ve been on the campus a lot because of them, but for me it was just where I was comfortable with,” Tristin said.

W h i le Tr ist in k new he wa nted to play col lege baseba l l since ea rly on, h is dad, Joh n R icha rd-son, d id n’t rea l i ze h is son had a f ut u re in baseba l l u nt i l h is sophomore yea r where he saw

a n improvement w it h h is bat-t ing abi l it ies.

“I think I realized in tenth grade, by the way he was hitting better pitching, that he could make it to the next level,” John said.

The biggest asset that Josh has been able to see in Tristin is his brain for the game.

“One thing I’ve seen about him is that he’s a smart baseball play-er,” Josh said. “He’s pretty intel-ligent with reads of the baseball and knows when to steal a base, which is important at higher lev-els of baseball.”

Over the years, varsity baseball coach Frank Sumbera has had many experiences helping play-ers transit ion to the collegiate level. He knows college baseball players wil l have to balance their schedule with their academ-ics and baseball while focusing equally as hard on both.

“You have to really love playing baseball and really want to work hard in season and in the off-season,” Sumbera said v ia email. “There are no pretenders at the college level.”

Sumbera has helped Tristin get his hat into the ring by submit-ting his resumé to accommodate some of the things he looks for in colleges. Tristin also considered playing at Heidelberg University, Indianapolis University and Pfei-f fer University in North Carolina.

“I sent his bio out to a l l schools that he l ikes or has an interest in academically,” Sumbera said. “The college must f it his needs and be a place that he l ikes.”

Since he witnessed his brother go through it, Trist in was already

aware of what the challenges that await him, such as the tough schedule and training regimen expected of athletes.

“I know from some people on the team that the training is dif-f icult but worth it. If it was too bad, they wouldn’t have college sports, but I’m just going to have to motivate myself to be able to do both baseball and academics,” Tristin said. “I know it wil l be harder because there aren’t any parents to push me.

Josh understands that the tran-sit ion wil l be a dif f icult one for Tristin, as college baseball l i fe is a lot dif ferent than that of a high school athlete. He believes that sacrif icing numerous hours of sleep was worth it for four years of baseball, which yielded four conference championships throughout his career there.

W hile North baseball is in the spring and summer, the college season is more t ime consuming and requires more commitment.

“Baseball-wise, just adjust-ing to the dif ferent l ifestyle. You travel a lot and spend a lot of your t ime with baseball,” Josh said.

Tristin has been able to com-prehend what the Adrian base-ball program is about for close to 10 years and has seen it grow in that t imespan. He’s been able to see the team play many t imes and knows that it’s a winning pro-gram, which is something that he has wanted to be a part of.

“It feels pretty good being able to keep the legacy going on at Adrian,” Tristin said. “I’l l be the fourth one in my family to go there.”

Living up to the legacyContinuing on a family tradition, senior Tristin Richardson will be taking his bat

and helmet to Adrian College to pursue his dream of collegiate baseball

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TRISTIN RICHARDSON

ABOVE: Senior Tristin Richardson slides into home base.BELOW: Richardson poses with his brother Josh Richardson on the field.

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By Emma Puglia WEB-EDITOR-IN-CHEIF

An underrated symbol of unbridled curiosity, the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum offers interactive exhibits explaining how each machine works.

Although the eclectic spot is geared toward kids ages 2 to 12, it serves as a throwback to the golden days of childhood, or as an opportunity to become the favorite babysitter.

Stepping inside, one is engulfed by the color displayed on the walls and laughter from overjoyed children stepping up stairs that sound like piano

keys. Museum dwellers can choose from a variety of toy-like learning ex-periences, from physical fitness to light and optics to the science behind telecommunications and the Internet.

Visitor favorites include whisper dishes,which show how sound travels from one plate to another, the Laser Harp, an instrument with laser “strings” and the Bubble Capsule, where people attempt to create a bubbles around themselves.

After building up an appetite experimenting with sound, the building’s location on Ann Street is beneficial for those looking beyond vending ma-chines, the only food the museum offers. Restaurants such as Mani Osteria and Zingerman’s Delicatessen are all nearby.

Open seven days a week, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. most days, the $12 admission price is worth a day exploring the science of the world through a child’s eyes. As the website boasts, “You are never too old to ignite your imagination.”

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If you are looking for a quieter side of Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan’s William W. Cook Law and Research Library is a great place to escape the hustle and bustle of the little downtown.

Located on Monroe Street in the heart of Ann Arbor, the law library is a part of the University of Michi-gan’s campus. A trip there is almost like taking a stroll in the wizarding world of Harry Potter, as the gothic architecture resembles that of the fictitious Hogwarts.

This theme continues inside, as the library has a very similar setup to the one in the movies. Rows of tables and rows of books fully stock halls lit by candle-laden chande-liers. The mood set is very calm, and peaceful and it’s made for studying with ample desk space, resources

and places to charge phones and laptops.

There is no need to feel intimidat-ed by the aspiring lawyers flipping through dense pages of law text-books. The library is separated into two parts—one is for law students, and one welcomes the gen-eral public.

As you venture farther back on either side of the library, it progres-sively gets quieter, almost to the point where you can hear a pin drop (except even if one did, the insulated floors would muffle the sound to help maintain the peaceful, quiet environment).

Even if you aren’t going to study, visiting the beautiful building should definitely be on your bucket list. It’s the perfect way to kill an hour, and being at the heart of the Univer-sity of Michigan’s campus opens up more opportunities to explore and really see students in action.

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If you love shopping at stores like Urban Outfitters or American Apparel but want a break from their outrageous prices, Pitaya is worth a look.

Walking into Pitaya has a simi-lar feeling to walking into Charm-ing Charlie’s—the clothes are grouped together by color, mak-ing the store aesthetically pleas-ing and products easy to find.

The boutique offers everything from basic white tank tops to next

year’s homecoming dress, all for a reasonable price. Sizes range from XS-XL, and Pitaya’s wares aren’t strictly limited to clothes. They also sell shoes and jewelry How-ever, if you’re searching for sneakers or f lats, Pitaya is not your best bet.

Items range from $6-$64, and sales cut prices even more, making it affordable, even for high schoolers.

Pitaya is the perfect place to buy a gift or gift card be-cause of the prices and va-riety of products, and it’s even just a great place to browse to escape the cold.

In addition to their South Street location, Pitaya has shops in Royal Oak and East Lansing.

The Ann Arbor boutique is open Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. -8 p.m.

After its debut in 2010 on the Discovery Channel’s Man vs Food, Tios Mexican Cafe be-came a gem right in the heart of Ann Arbor. Tios welcomes students, families, food en-thusiasts—anyone craving authentic Mexican food.

Located on Liberty Street only blocks away from Uni-versity of Michigan’s Big House, Tios is an nice place for dinner before or after a game. The restaurant’s decor feels warm and welcoming with its millennial genera-

tion looks and old Mexican taste.Tios is the place to go whether going out for a birthday, anni-

versary, post- or even pre-game in the downtown area of the Uni-versity of Michigan. The cafe has an authentic ambiance and a modern day take on Mexican cafe. It is a nice restaurant to dine at lunch or a night.

The menu is probably what makes the cafe stand out. Not only does it taste authentic, but it is made in-house, and everything comes out piping hot. With today’s modern generation of picky eaters and diners with allergies, Tios makes all of their consum-ers welcome by adjusting menu items and offering alternatives such as gluten- free chips and tortilla shells as well as a dairy-free dip.

Considering the taste, the prices are exceptional. Three classic Americano tacos cost only $7.29 and tacos, fajitas, salads and the other countless options are about the same.

Tios made the map with their in-house 5-lb. Mount Nacheesmo Challenge and for using famous Professor Payne Indeass’s Sphinc-ter Shrinker Butt Blazin’ Recipe #2 X X X-Hot Sauce. But it’s really the authentic Mexican cuisine that shouldn’t be missed.

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