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RAISING AWARENESS WITH GREEN DOT WEEK

Cerridwyn KuykendallReporter

Green Dot Week at Sinclair is a series of events happening from Oct. 16-19 to raise awareness of personal power based violence on campus.

Kates Brommeland from Student and Community Engagement and Mat Massie coordinate the presence of Green Dot at Sinclair, and will host the three events that will happen during the week.

The week focuses on building as much awareness as possible. The program itself focuses more on training and prevention.

Green Dot is a nationally recognized bystander intervention training program to reduce and end power based violence not only on college campus but in K-12 schools.

“The Air Force has even adopted Green Dot as their prevention program,” Brommeland said.

Personal power based violence can be defined as types of violence that use the assertion of power. That covers bullying, sexual assault, domestic

violence, abuse and other related types of violence.

The program equips students and faculty with tools and knowledge to say or do something if they see something happening.

“Green Dot’s motto is ‘no one has to do everything but everyone has to do something,” Brommeland said.

Green Dot week teaches the Green Dot three D’s: direct distract and delegate, as well as what the program calls proactive green dots.

The Green Dot three D’s are for when you see something happening. To directly intervene, to distract or to call someone else to help which would be delegate.

Proactive green dots are really what Green Dot week focuses on. They build awareness and get people involved. Something as simple as wearing a Green Dot button on your backpack and answering questions people may ask or putting a Green Dot magnet on you locker would be a proactive green dot.

Student and Community Engagement run a four hour

intervention training session for Green Dot. The training goes over everything about Green Dot and goes through scenarios for intervening.

Interested students can contact the Student and Community Engagement office and after the training can be invited to help with the next Green Dot Week events in the Spring of 2018.

“It’s for someone who really really wants to be involved,” said Brommeland. “It’s a way for them to get involved as bystander trainer.”

While this Fall is the first launching of a full year for Green Dot at Sinclair, the program had a soft launch back in Spring of 2017. Brommeland and Student and Community engagement hope to raise awareness and get more people involved with the program as it grows.

Oct. 18 will be What is Your Green

Dot? The event will be an overview of all the information including the Green Dot 3 D’s. It will be held in the Building 8 stage area from 11-12 a.m.

Oct. 17 from 11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. is Green Dot Plinko, to raise awareness at the Tartan Marketplace. Plinko is a pricing game most popular

on the Price is Right. The week will end on Oct. 19 with Share a Green Dot at

11:30 a.m. on the 3rd floor of Building 11.

At Share a Green Dot, participants will write down a green dot moment on a little

piece of paper. This could be many things including a time

you intervened. The green dots will then be collected and used for a

bulletin board campaign. The goal of the campaign as well as

everything else included during Green Dot Week is to build awareness. The campaign should last until the end of November.

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Kali MacklinReporter

The first ever Student Senate is here at Sinclair Community College and is available for students who want to voice the concerns of their fellow classmates or take advantage of a leadership position that could create a lot of opportunities to better the campus.

Student Senate is a program building from the ground up. This program has been started as a student advocacy group and is meant to serve as voice of the student body. Students that serve on the Senate advocate for changes on campus and solutions to concerns brought to their attention by peers.

There are 22 senator positions available in the Student Senate. There are 11 total areas of representation with two senators for each area.

There are two senators for each career community. (STEM, business and IT, liberal arts and social sciences, creative studies, health sciences and public safety) There are also two senators for each Sinclair branch campus. (Eaton, Englewood, Huber Heights and Mason)

There are four officer positions in the senate as well including President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. This brings the total amount of positions available in the senate to 26.

The program was born last November to initiate student involvement and advocacy at Sinclair. At the moment, only three of the officer positions are

filled: President, Vice President and Secretary.

Due to this being a new program and few people knowing of it, the Senate did not run an election this year. Instead, they took applicants and are currently reviewing applications and hope to be conducting

interviews for these positions soon.Andrew Owen of Student and

Community Engagement is the advisor for this program and is there to help navigate the Student Senate.

“We’re trying to get off the ground and do good things,” Owen said.

Kyle Ashburn is the first and current President of Student Senate. He represents the business and IT community at Sinclair.

Forrest Wilson represents the STEM community and serves as the Vice President of the senate. The Mason campus representative Diamond M. Woodson also acts as the Secretary of the senate.

Their hope is to initiate change through students at the college. There is a drop box in the Student and Community Engagement office for

students to anonymously voice their suggestions to the Student Senate. There is also an online drop box.

Ashburn said this program is “to make sure students have a voice here on campus”

When asked about his hopes for the future of the Student Senate, Ashburn said “I’d like to see more student engagement.”

“It’s to give students a chance to engage with their school,” Ashburn said “Maybe students that never thought of themselves as pursuing a leadership role in their previous schooling, I think we should give them that opportunity here at Sinclair.”

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Located only 1.1 miles away from our cozy little campus is an incredible Colombian food experience you should not miss.

Arepas & Co is nothing big or flashy but boasts comforting Colombian food. Lisa Perdomo is the owner of the restaurant and her brother-in-law Mike Martin is the supervisor.

The idea for Arepas & Co was born in 2012 after Perdomo and her husband returned from his birthplace in Cartagena, Columbia.

While there they experienced incredible, traditional Colombian dishes, and learned how to make them in their own home. Once they came home, they craved those same meals they came to love but could not find them, as no one made authentic Colombian cuisine.

This inspired them to take it upon themselves to bring that experience to Dayton. They wanted to bring the

flavors from their kitchen to the public. They did so by opening the first Arepas & Co at Dayton’s

2nd Street Market. “I knew there was a market for

this food, and I saw that there was nothing like this in Dayton,” Perdomo said. “Seeing there was a vacancy of these options, I took the gamble and started Arepas & Co.”

The gamble paid off, as there are now three Arepas & Co locations in the Dayton area.

Her background as a financial aid director has prepared her for interacting with customers on a constant basis, which is a part of the job she enjoys greatly.

“My favorite part is standing up at the register talking to our customers,” Perdomo

said.Perdomo and her

staff also have plans to try to give back to the community, especially Sinclair students.

She is in the middle of talks to try and start an internship for Sinclair culinary arts students and graduates. They can come and work at the restaurant for class credit and gain

experience in a fast paced diner style.

Brandon Travis, a 2011 Sinclair graduate, is currently working at Arepas & Co.

“I really enjoy working here,” Travis said. “It is fast paced, but has a relaxed tone and theme that the owners try to instill from the culture of the food.”

Arepas & Co is steadily growing and Perdomo is thinking about the future. Options being explored include food trucks, catering, online

ordering and a delivery service.

“The food truck scene is still very young in Dayton,” Perdomo said. “It only

kicked off two years ago. We’re thinking about starting a food truck because we

cater a lot. With a truck we can bring the catering to our customers more easily.”

The 2nd Street Market Arepas & Co closed last month, with a statement from from arepasandco.us stating “We believe it is time to give someone else an opportunity to pursue her dreams by taking over our spot.”

They now have locations in Kettering, (Opened in 2014) Downtown Dayton (Opened in 2016) and a new location in Washington Township, across from the Dayton Mall. (Opened this year)

Perdomo sees that Arepas & Co is growing quickly in popularity and is excited to see where they will go in the near future. She may be uncertain on what the future holds but she knows it’s going to be delicious!

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Page 3 October 10–16, 2017Tartan Newsstudents to anonymously voice their suggestions to the Student Senate. There is also an online drop box.

Ashburn said this program is “to make sure students have a voice here on campus”

When asked about his hopes for the future of the Student Senate, Ashburn said “I’d like to see more student engagement.”

“It’s to give students a chance to engage with their school,” Ashburn said “Maybe students that never thought of themselves as pursuing a leadership role in their previous schooling, I think we should give them that opportunity here at Sinclair.”

Kelsey FitzpatrickReporter

After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on September 20, many Puerto Rican residents are left with no food or water and have seen little aid in many parts of the territory. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, (FEMA) has delayed full action, with some people having gone twelve days without seeing any help.

President Trump has visited Puerto Rico and has said, “ We have gone all out for Puerto Rico… It’s not only

dangerous, it’s expensive.” FEMA has not begun giving full

hurricane aid to Puerto Rico, but they have begun to start working on providing access to basic necessities like water, food and medical care. FEMA has been able to provide access to drinking water for 50 percent of the nation and have provided millions of meals thus far. Ninety-four percent of hospitals in Puerto Rico have been opened, as well as the extensive Department of Defense hospital ship, the USNS Comfort, that is now available for boarding and use as of October 3.

FEMA has also made available many options of transportation. One-hundred percent of all airports have been opened, and 92 percent of all ports open.

The one struggle they have yet to resolve are

the roadways. Only 20 miles of roadway are cleared, with 12 major highways open, making land travel difficult, especially when working to deliver goods to rural communities.

Other organizations are supporting these citizens including The American Red Cross, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Save the Children, The International Medical Corps and more. Many groups have picked up and tried to give help as the government figures out the best way to aid Puerto Rico further.

The American Red Cross has ensured $100,000 to aid in hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and is shipping relief supplies such as water, rice, beans, ready-to-eat meals, cleanup kits, home repair kits, tarps, trash bags, insect repellent, hand sanitizer, and work gloves, among others. Cell phone services continue to be a

problem for Puerto Rico, causing a desperate need for satellite phones, which the organization has taken on helping with.

UNICEF is sending in hurricane relief kits to children in Puerto Rico and is accepting donations via the UNICEF website. Other

various organizations are supporting by collecting clothing and money donations to send to Puerto Rico.

All over the nation, Americans have united, and begun to give as much support as possible to the Puerto Rican population affected by the hurricane, as well as those in the Virgin Islands.

Will DrewingManaging Editor

The 2017 elections are sneaking up on us with two proposed state constitutional amendments and two levies seeking renewal. Polls open October 11 for early voting and they close on election day, November 7, when polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Issue 4 is the levy renewal for Sinclair Community College’s existing $3.2 million levy, purposed for operating and capital expenses. Voting for Issue 4 will not raise taxes according to Citizens for Sinclair. A vote against Issue 4 is a vote to cut 20% of Sinclair’s budget, effectively forcing the college to make cuts to programs, faculty and staff.

The rest of the 2017 ballot is less relevant to students, but still important to Ohioans. Ballot Issue 1 concerns constitutional victims rights, Issue 2 addresses prescription costs for state run agencies and programs, and Issue 3 is a levy renewal for Montgomery County health, human and social services.

Issue 1 is an effort to repeal existing language regarding victims rights from the Ohio Constitution, and replace it with what’s commonly

referred to as Marsy’s Law. The current language in Section

10a of Article I is guaranteed by the 1994 voter passed Ohio Amendment 2. Both Amendment 2 and the proposed Marsy’s Law provide victims of crime with constitutional rights.

The Marsy’s Law influenced Issue 1 goes beyond current law. Current law requires that crime victims are given “reasonable and appropriate notice, information, access, and protection and to a meaningful role in the criminal justice process.” Marsy’s Law takes the interpretation of words like “reasonable and appropriate” from the hands of state legislatures, and writes more specific rules into the constitution.

Marsy’s Law measures have yet to be defeated as ballot initiatives, and have become law in five states beginning with California in 2008. The law is named after the UC Santa Barbara student Marsy Nicholas, who was stalked and murdered by her ex-boyfriend in 1983. Nicholas was the sister of tech billionaire Henry Nicholas, who is seen as the driving force behind Marsy’s Law.

Issue 2 is a proposal to require that state agencies not pay more than the Department of Veterans Affairs for prescription drugs. Veterans Affairs pays roughly 24% less than other customers for prescriptions, after

negotiating with drug companies. Advocates of Issue 2 claim the measure would save Ohioans hundreds of millions of tax dollars, freeing that money to be redirected to other needs.

Opponents of Issue 2 claim the issue will increase drug prices and restrict access to prescriptions for many Ohioans. Critics claim the measure will cause a “ripple effect” in Ohio’s prescription marketplace, raising prescription costs for consumers who do not benefit from the state mandate.

Ohio’s Issue 2 is nearly identical to California’s Proposition 61, which failed to win in the polls in 2016 after becoming the most expensive ballot measure of the year. Opponents of Proposition 61 spent over $109 million to defeat the measure, and supporters raised $19 million.

Supporters of Ohio’s issue 2 include Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, NAACP of Cleveland and VoteVets.org. Opponents have made a coalition of Ohio and national organizations opposed to the measure, that is largely represented by medical, veterans, and business organizations.

Issue 3 is the renewal of the $6.03 million levy for health and human or social services for Montgomery County residents. Montgomery

social services provide children services, child abuse services, job and family services, WIC program and many more programs and services designed to assure the wellbeing of Montgomery County residents. Because it’s a renewal, voting for Issue 3 will not raise taxes.

Polling locations, online voter registration, and further ballot information can be found at www.ohio.gov/government/elections/.

“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” -Abraham Lincoln

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Daniel RileyReporter

Singer, songwriter and guitarist Thomas Earl (Tom) Petty passed away Monday, Oct. 2, 2017 from cardiac arrest.

Born Oct. 20, 1950 in Gainesville, Fla. Petty found his love for Rock and Roll when he met Elvis Presley at 11 or 12. When he saw The Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show” he knew right then music was his destiny.

With one of the most iconic sounds in Rock and Roll, Tom Petty has become one of the best-selling music artists of all time with over 80 million albums sold. According to Billboard.com, Petty has charted more than two dozen songs on the Billboard Hot 100, with three of them reaching the top 10.

He has received many honors throughout his career. Some of the most prestigious include receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with his band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, in 1999; being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 and receiving the Billboard Century Award on Dec. 6, 2005.

Petty’s music career started in 1970 when he formed the band The Epics, which was quickly renamed Mudcrutch. Mudcrutch signed with Shelter Records in 1974, and had on single, “Depot Street,” in 1975 before being broken up by the record company later that year.

After Mudcrutch was broken up, Petty started his new band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Initially the band struggled to find success in the U.S. with record stores struggling to sell their first self-titled album. However they achieved great success in the UK, especially after playing

“Anything That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll” on the British show “Top of the Pops” in 1976.

They continued touring through Europe with stops in multiple countries. After coming back to the states, they had to go state-to-state trying to garner more attention. In Aug. 1977 the tide turned when they played to a packed house at The Whiskey, which was a popular venue at the time.

After starting to become more popular in the U.S., they released their second album, “You’re Gonna Get It!,” in 1978. This was their first gold record, and reached number 23 on Billboard’s Top LP’s & Tapes chart that year.

After “You’re Gonna Get It!” was released, Tom Petty got into a legal battle when ABC sold Shelter records to industry giant MCA. To fight them he filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which, according to history.com, resulted in Petty being released from his “existing contract but immediately re-signing him to a

$3 million contract with a brand-new subsidiary label created especially for this purpose.” This win by Petty ultimately changed the way contracts were done in the music industry.

While still going through the legal battle, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers worked on their next album “Damn the Torpedoes.” They had to do the recording in secret, otherwise MCA could have confiscated all of their work.

In 1979 after the legal dispute was settled, they released “Damn the Torpedoes,” which rapidly went platinum and eventually became certified Triple Platinum by the

Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). This album was a breakthrough for the band, launching them into super-stardom with hits such as “Don’t Do Me Like That,” and “Refugee.”

In 1981 Petty found himself in another battle with MCA over his next album, “Hard Promises.” MCA was

planning to raise the price of the album from the standard $8.98 to $9.98. Petty felt that this was an affront to the fans, so he threatened to either not release the album, or name it “$8.98.” He won this battle as well, which helped keep the price of records down for many years.

In the 80’s Petty continued to be extremely successful, releasing four albums as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, one as a solo album and one with The Traveling Wilburys (a supergroup you can read about on our website). This success in Petty’s career continued in the 90’s, but that success did not make him immune to problems in his personal life.

One of the struggles Petty faced in the 90’s, which only came to public light in 2015 following the release of Warren Zanes’ biography of Petty, was his addiction to heroin.

A multitude of factors led to his feeling of losing control of his life including a divorce and difficult

dialogue with his ex-wife, as well as being distant from his children. He lived in seclusion and fell into a deep depression that led him to his addiction.

Petty says in the biography: “You start losing your soul. I wanted to quit. Using heroin went against my grain. I didn’t want to be enslaved to anything. I fear that if I talk about it, people will think, ‘Well, I could do it and get off.’ But you can’t. Very few people do.”

He ended up defeating the addiction and wants to make sure others know the dangerous repercussions it can have on addicts and their families.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ final album released in 2014, called

“Hypnotic Eye,” debuting number one on the Billboard 200 charts. This was the first time it happened in the band’s career.

He continued to tour, with his last one ending just one week before his death. In an interview with Rolling Stone just after he finished touring, he said he was “thinking this may be the last trip around the country… I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was thinking this might be the last big one.” He was looking to spend more time with his children as well as his granddaughter.

Petty left behind a legacy as one of the premier American songwriters of his generation and a hard defender of artistic control and freedom.

“It was a gift I was given and what it means I don’t know,” Petty said in a 2009 interview with The Associated Press. “Johnny Cash once told me, he said, ‘it was a noble job.’ And I said, ‘Really?’ And he said, ‘Well, it makes a lot of people happy.’ ... It does. It makes a lot of people happy. You can lose sight of that. People come up to me on the street and tell me how some song played a role in their life or how it got them through a hard time or this and that and I just think, ‘Damn, that’s what it is about.’”

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“Hypnotic Eye,” debuting number one on the Billboard 200 charts. This was the first time it happened in the band’s career.

He continued to tour, with his last one ending just one week before his death. In an interview with Rolling Stone just after he finished touring, he said he was “thinking this may be the last trip around the country… I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was thinking this might be the last big one.” He was looking to spend more time with his children as well as his granddaughter.

Petty left behind a legacy as one of the premier American songwriters of his generation and a hard defender of artistic control and freedom.

“It was a gift I was given and what it means I don’t know,” Petty said in a 2009 interview with The Associated Press. “Johnny Cash once told me, he said, ‘it was a noble job.’ And I said, ‘Really?’ And he said, ‘Well, it makes a lot of people happy.’ ... It does. It makes a lot of people happy. You can lose sight of that. People come up to me on the street and tell me how some song played a role in their life or how it got them through a hard time or this and that and I just think, ‘Damn, that’s what it is about.’”

Dear Editor, Next month Ohio residents will be voting on Issue 2, a law which

supporters claim will lower the cost of prescription drugs. Students may recall petition gatherers for this movement roaming campus a few months ago asking students to sign petitions to “lower the cost of medicines.” However, it is a socialist price control scheme which will only hurt our state.

Issue 2 will require the state to pay the same amount that the US government (Veterans Administration) pays for medicine. It is built on the premise that drug manufacturers overcharge and economically rape their customers for pills. Advertisements show sick or old people choosing between food and medicines. Pictures show people in Africa buying pills for $1 which cost $150 in America. The message of Issue 2 supporters is that pharmaceutical companies are evil because they make a profit and it’s time to pass laws capping their profits.

Socialism is an evil far greater than any pharmaceutical company which ever existed. It is based on the premise that the rights of the individual are subject to the will or needs of the majority. Its servants are like ghouls who feed not on the flesh of dead men, but on the

souls of the living. Next month they seek to limit the profits of drug companies. After that, oil companies or perhaps car prices. They appeal to emotions and always cry of need, not virtue.

It is virtuous that drug companies invest hundreds of millions of dollars into ventures for new drugs which save lives. Some of these ventures fail, others succeed. The free market determines which companies survive. Some companies choose to donate medicines to third world countries, only to be criticized by socialists in America who demand to receive medications just like those in third world countries because of their needs.

This November, vote for freedom. A NO vote on issue 2 is a vote against socialism and pricing controls; A NO vote is a vote for more research, good jobs and free market opportunities.

Forest WilsonBiology StudentMember, Sinclair Student Senate

A letter to the editor: Issue 2

Will DrewingManaing Editor

Election season is upon us again. One might assume that Americans should be in dread of the coming season after enduring the chaos and emotional toll of last years elections. Yet we still live in what’s presented to us as a Democracy, in which we have the right and the duty to cast our vote to determine the future of our society.

Our ballot this year is calling on us to make decisions about our state’s constitution, and tax levies that fund programs in our immediate community. These issues might not seem as important as a presidential vote, but these small decisions influence the environment in which we live and can influence the course of our lives and the political decisions we make in the future.

This year’s election might not be on your mind. It’s less prevalent in social media and the news, and if you don’t know what the issues are you might think they don’t matter. Issue 1 is not significant to me. Issue 1 is a push for Marsy’s Law, a set of rules regarding the rights of crime victims. I’m not a crime victim. It doesn’t matter to me.

Except Ohio’s State Public Defender Tim Young says that Issue 1 would increase litigation, which would increase costs to taxpayers.

I’m a taxpayer. Let’s hear more.Tim Young also said that crime

victims are already protected by Ohio’s constitution. Young said that the resources needed to enforce these laws aren’t in place now, but could be under current law. Resourses aren’t provided by passing Issue 1, because Issue 1 doesn’t address Ohio’s liability to crime victims. Young said, “The problem in Ohio is not the absence of victims’ rights, but the lack of a remedy when the government fails to carry out duties owed to victims.”

But I would hate to experience what Marsy’s mom experienced. The woman whose murder inspired this law, Marsy Nicholas, her mom was approached by Marsy’s murderer while out grocery shopping. She wasn’t made aware that her daughter’s murderer was out on

bail. And so I’d better keep researching this ballot initiative, because this law could affect me and I don’t know enough to make an educated vote on it.

Issue 2 doesn’t affect me either. My prescriptions already come to me at the lowest cost available, because my prescriptions

come from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Well, again its supporters claim that Issue 2 will be better for the taxpayer. They say that Issue 2 can save hundreds of millions of tax dollars, and at the same time force pharmaceutical companies to lower drug prices for all Ohioans.

Its opponents say that is a lie, that Issue 2 will force pharmaceutical

companies to raise their prices for consumers to make up for what they lost from the state. So, I’d better look closer to see what I’m

voting for. Issue 2 is backed by Ohio

Taxpayers For Lower Drug Prices, a grassroots movement that is largely funded by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF). AHF’s mission statement is “To provide cutting edge medicine and advocacy regardless of ability to pay.” AHF has donated 99.99% of the $6.23 million raised for Issue 2. $1.87 million was spent collecting the 184,354 signatures need for the issue to make the ballot. That comes out to $10.13 per vote.

Issue 2 is opposed by a whole coalition of organizations. Their campaign against Issue 2 has raised $16.23 million, 100% of which was donated by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). PhRMA’s mission statement is “To conduct effective advocacy for public policies that encourage discovery of important new medicines for patients by pharmaceutical and biotechnology research companies.” Opponents spent $109 million to defeat California’s measure in 2016 which was identical to Issue 2.

Who do I believe? Both sides claim to fight for a better future. Me being me, I’ll make my decision based on what I think is right. I think that in “the greatest country in the world,” access to healthcare and education can and should be a right and a high

priority. This priority could enable our society to become “the most healthy and educated country in the world.” I think that’s a good goal, and a lot more specific than “greatest.”

I care about society as a whole.

Does this make me a socialist? Not quite. Capitalism has proven far more progressive in the advancement of technology and human rights than communism, but I do believe in balance. Balance between personal and social responsibility seems to me to be the secret for success and happiness in the lives of individuals all the way up to society as a whole.

That’s why voting for tax levies that fund Sinclair and our communities social services is a no-brainer for me. Of course I’m going to vote for what benefits the society of which I’m a part, regardless the sacrifice of my personal earnings. There are people who sacrifice a lot more than money for the benefit of American society.

Those people are who we owe for our right to vote. In honor of those who have made those sacrifices, please practice your right to, and fulfill your duty to vote for the future of our society.

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Erika BrandenburgReporter

“Love Live! Sunshine!!” returned with its second season on Oct. 7. The series continues to follow the adventures of the idol group Aqours. Experiencing failure and creating new (and recovering old) bonds have led the group further than ever and they now have their sights set on becoming the champions of the famous school idol competition known as “Love Live!”. “Love Live!” is a multimedia project started back in 2010 in a collaboration between ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki G’s Magazine, the music label Lantis, and the anime studio Sunrise. In the span of seven years, the project has gained a large following across the board of all work related to the series including the anime, live concerts, the mobile game, CDs, and books. Recently,

the mobile app “Love Live! School Idol Festival” hit 40 million players worldwide. The series began on Jan. 30, 2010 when the prologue story and character introductions for nine girls were officially released. Following that was a single called “Bokura no LIVE Kimi to no LIFE” that was released on Aug. 25, 2010 with a promotional video posted to YouTube on Sept. 9, 2010. Several more singles followed, some varying in who the main girl or “center” of the song would be. Many parts of the series were determined through fan voting, such as who some of these centers would be, the group name for these girls, and what sub-units they would be in when it came to trio songs. Following the rise of the singles and Dengeki G’s articles about them,

many of the other media presentations of the project fell into place. The original anime had 26 episodes total, split into two seasons along with a movie. The anime’s plot revolves around nine girls (later known as μ’s (Muse)) attending a school called Otonokizaka Academy, a private school on the verge of shutting down due to an insufficient amount of people taking their entrance exam. Honoka Kousaka, a second year student shocked by this announcement, came to a conclusion after arriving at the famous UTX Academy that hosted the popular school idol group A-RISE. Determined to save her beloved school from shutting down, she asked her two childhood friends Kotori Minami and Umi Sonoda to join her on a journey to become school idols. Along the way, the trio gained six more members, three first years and three third years, forming their group of nine. In 2016, however, a new group was introduced once μ’s retired. Aqours, led by Chika Takami (a second year), ended up finding herself in a similar

situation. Living in a coastal town with not as many citizens as Akihabara had landed her own school Uchiura Academy in danger of shutting down. Inspired by μ’s, who had disbanded five years prior, she convinced her best friend You Watanabe and newly gained acquaintance Riko Sakurauchi to form a trio of school idols. This was her idea to turn a zero into a one for school applications. This led Aquors and her group of nine down the road to becoming school idols.

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situation. Living in a coastal town with not as many citizens as Akihabara had landed her own school Uchiura Academy in danger of shutting down. Inspired by μ’s, who had disbanded five years prior, she convinced her best friend You Watanabe and newly gained acquaintance Riko Sakurauchi to form a trio of school idols. This was her idea to turn a zero into a one for school applications. This led Aquors and her group of nine down the road to becoming school idols.

Paige Rogers Reporter

The genre of horror films is expansive with different categories within the overarching structure of it. From slasher to paranormal, the list of horror movie sub genres is countless and has expanded the amount of films released. Every year, especially in the month of October, more horror films are added to the list, and this year is no exception.

On October 6 the movie, “Dementia 13,” is scheduled to be released. The premise of this movie is that this family is still struggling with the death of the youngest daughter. The family

wants to sell the estate that the daughter died on, and that does not settle well with other family members. During a memorial service for her, the family is attacked by a mysterious serial killer. There is also a paranormal factor involving the dead daughter.

The mother suffers from Dementia, which is where the movie title comes from. This movie warps reality as the elderly mother of the dead child claims to see her and wants to spend time with her. The ghost of the dead child is after revenge on who killed her. It is a thriller and horror as they try to escape the clutches of the serial killer and ghost of the child.

One of the more well known horror movies coming out is “Happy Death Day,” which is scheduled to come out on Friday the 13. The movie revolves around Tree Gelbman, who relives the same day over and over. Every night a mysterious person with a mask kills her and she wakes up the same morning, with full conscious of what happened the previous night. She is on a mission to discover her killer and find out why this keeps happening to her. She tries to convince others around her that she is telling the truth and to help her stop the killer.

Madea is back in the sequel horror film, “Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween.” This movie is coming out on October 20, and is perfect for the person who loves comedy and horror.

In this film, Madea and friends are back and going to a haunted campground where people were murdered. They are on a mission to rescue their niece who is going with a bunch of college friends to the campground for a Halloween party. This movie has different horror movie tropes thrown in it such as “The Grudge,” “Friday the 13,” and slasher films.

One of the gorier films to hit the theaters this month is the movie “Jigsaw.” It is the eighth installment in the “Saw” franchise and will no doubt push the limits as

this series always has. This film takes place ten years after the last film and the death of John Kramer. There has been a string of mysterious murders each with a jigsaw mark on the victims. There are clues left behind with the victims to lead the investigators to the hideout of the murderer. Will the cops get there in time to rescue more possible victims, or will they be too late to play the game? The movie hits theaters October 27.

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I would like you to take a moment to think about some of the articles and comments you have seen online. I promise I will wait a moment while you think.

Now that that is out of the way, if you think anything like me chances are you remembered at least a couple very negative comments. You know the type, “If you believe this you are part of the problem,” or “People like this are the reason society is like this,” or maybe even worse.

This could even be an article on how internet communication, not face to face, entices more criticism. However, I am going to take this a different way, and give you all another viewpoint.

Have you ever realized how similar you are to the person, or people by you? As I was sitting through a biology lecture, I was informed that all people are made up of 11 elements. Ninety-nine percent of those elements are Oxygen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Calcium, and Phosphorus. The other about

one percent are Potassium, Sulfur, Sodium, Chlorine, and Magnesium. That is all, there are no extra elements for different people, just these.

Let us indulge this train of thought even further. These elemental atoms make up cells, which make up tissues. These tissues go on to make organs. Now, I am not so ignorant to say we are all born with the same organs. While most of us are, some

are missing one or two, or may even have double.

However, one thing remains true, these organs when present carry out the same function. It is a common principle in biology

that the form dictates function, and we are no exception. If you have a heart, even if it is assisted, it beats. If you have a lung, it breathes.

I can hear the critiques now, “Jake, just because I have a heart doesn’t mean I am a copy paste of the gentlemen next to me.” You couldn’t be more correct. Researchers have noted that children are able to notice differences between themselves

and others as early as six months. These differences that children notice are mostly superficial. Her eyes are different, his skin color is different.

I am sure that this was not what you were mentioning though. I am willing to wager that we all believe we are incredibly different because of our thoughts. We all think differently, come up with different ideas, paint different pictures, and have different morals.

These different ideas come from different upbringing. I know for me, I was a young white male raised in the military, moving every year or so. I have a friend that has lived in Dayton her whole life, raised by an American father and a Filipino mother. Now I ask you another question, shouldn’t this be celebrated?

Look at how far culture and thinking has come in the past 2000 years. The print and press was invented which changed the world, Holy Books were written, the cell

was discovered, man even finally learned to fly. Perhaps one of the most notable recent happening was the ushering in of the era of information, thanks to the invention of the internet, further made better by programs like Google.

No one man or woman accomplished all of these tasks, no one nation. This was more or less the combined effort of people from all over the world. Without these differences in culture, and upbringing, how could any of these wonderful things have happened?

At the end of the day we are all made up of the same stuff. Our cells all reproduce, and we are all capable of feeling. That alone is more than enough for me to love my fellow man, and celebrate their different ideas and thoughts.

In today’s extremely diverse world, remember to appreciate the differences around you, see how similar you are to everyone else and maybe don’t leave a hateful comment on the next blog you read.

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Leo: July 23 – Aug. 22 Make plans for the future, together. Invest, budget and strategize for them. Take advantage of a lucky break. Small contributions add up with time.

Libra: Sept. 23 – Oct. 23 A project between friends takes a new direction this winter, setting the stage for new romance. Profession-al changes next summer come before a group venture reaches new heights. Follow your heart.

Scorpio: Oct. 24 – Nov. 21 Make a romantic move. The actions you take today can have long-lasting benefit. It may take a mess to create a work of art.

Sagittarius: Nov. 22 – Dec. 21 It’s a great time for making changes at home. Reorga-nize and declutter. Beautify your space. Good things come from far away.

Capricorn: Dec. 22 – Jan.19 Spin an enticing story. Handle the basics. Do what you promised, and reward yourself later. Your communications could go further than expected.

Virgo: Aug. 23 – Sept. 22 Someone attractive has your attention. Work togeth-er to resolve a mystery. Your creativity builds on another’s cleverness. What you generate has long-term potential.

Cancer: June 22 – July 22 Get out and explore a soulful curiosity. You know where you want to go. Deviations add unexpected charm. Make long-distance connections.

Gemini: May 21 – June 21 Take action now for later career benefit. You’re building something for the future. What you’re learning now pays off. You can figure out a puzzle.

Aries: March 21 – April 19 Make long-term plans, and set the wheels in motion. Make sure your infrastructure is strong enough. A mess now profits later. Rest and recharge.

Taurus: April 20 – May 20 A crazy scheme could work. Together, your team comes up with the perfect plan. Make changes, but not to your core values. Use secret resources.

Aquarius: Jan. 20 – Feb. 18 Pursue your financial goals. Actions taken now can have long-term profit. Ensure a strong foundation for what you’re building. Keep your eye on the prize.

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Paul HelmersReporter

At least 800 people in Spain were injured last week after an independence referendum vote in Catalonia resulted in massive police action and violent clashes.

The streets of Barcelona were flooded with activists last week as the region of Catalonia went on strike, including the Barcelona soccer club, to protest the Spanish police action.

The Catalan region has been autonomous since the approval of the new Spanish Constitution in 1978, and has been inching toward total independence for some time. On 9 June 2017, the Catalan government announced an independence referendum would be held on 1 Oct. 2017.

Spanish courts declared the referendum illegal, but the citizens of Catalonia held the referendum despite the court’s decision. Police action was taken against this, and violent clashes ensued.

The referendum resulted in 90 percent of voters in favor of the split, although voter turnout was only 42 percent. It should also be noted that

Spanish police confiscated more than 750,000 votes, which would bring the turnout to around 55 percent.

“With their decisions, they have systematically undermined the rules approved legally and legitimately, showing an unacceptable disloyalty towards the powers of the state – a state that represents Catalan interests,” King Felipe, the King of Spain, said in a statement.

Catalonia’s leader, Carles Puigdemont, said in an interview with BBC that his government would unilaterally declare independence by “the end of this week or the beginning of next.”

King Felipe decided to intervene after 700,000 people gathered in Barcelona, who were protesting the harsh treatment passed

out by national forces who tried to prevent the vote from taking place. The focal point of the demonstration was the Barcelona headquarters of the Spanish national police.

The protests were backed by the Catalan government and multiple labor unions, however not all companies joined in on the strike. Spain’s two largest labor unions, the UGT and CCOO groups, along with many private sector businesses did not take part. There were also no

reports of problems with big industry or the Barcelona airport, but the world’s most popular sport was affected.

The Barcelona soccer club and two other Catalan clubs in the Spanish soccer league joined in on Tuesday. None of the Barcelona pro or youth clubs were practicing and the headquarters was closed. The Girona club also shut down practice.

One player, Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, was harassed by fans when he reported to Spain’s national team training camp in Madrid last Monday. The spectators jeered, whistled and chanted at Pique to leave the team following his stand against the Spanish government. The fans also held banners carrying insults directed at him.

The team is preparing for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. This came despite his support of Catalans, and police had to intervene.

The Spanish coach Julen

Lopetugui spoke highly of Pique in a radio interview, commenting on his consistent motivation despite the harassment from fans and his commitment to the national team.

Pique has 91 caps and was a member of the squad who won the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 European Championship. He plans to retire from international play following next year’s World Cup in Russia.

He says of the backlash he’s received: “We’re footballers but we’re people too. Why can a journalist or a mechanic express themselves but not a footballer?”

Fans harass Pique after Catalonia comments

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