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Senator Claire McCaskill, Democrat of Missouri, on the cause of the then impending government shutdown on the Senate floor Monday (nytimes.com)

“It’s very hard from a distance to figure out who has lost their minds. One party, the other party, all of us, the president.”

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executive editorial board elizabeth andrews managing bente bouthier indepth leah hashagen student life madi slack sports eva yezerets copy

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maya baker andy carr allison coffey annie day tim duckworth braylynn eads caylin eaglen rachel evener lauren jines elizabeth kalill daniel larken adam leclerc lillyanne pham umar qureshi marlee reisinger isiah “sven” rudicel iris thompson sarah tran alex ventura sheana wasilewski

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photo by sarah tran Acting our an improvised scene, juniors Josh Hogan and Alex Young participate in “Thursday Night Live.” “Thursday Night Live” was held Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in the Studio Room and concluded yesterday. Auditions for the fall play, “Present Tense and Personal Effects,” will be held Oct. 22-23. See John Johnson for more details; his office is in the performing arts hallway.

multiple sources. The Triangle encourages letters to the editor, but reserves the right to reject them for reasons including he Triangle is the designated forum for student expression at but not limited to lack of space, multiple letters of the same topic Columbus North High School. The student staff chooses all content. and personal attacks contained in the letter. The Triangle will not Signed columns published in edit for content, but reserves the The Triangle express the writer’s right to ask contributors to edit for personal opinion and not the views grammar and length. Letters should of The Triangle, student body, BCSC, be submitted to room 1507 or sent administration, board of trustees or via e-mail to cnhs_triangle@bcsc. faculty of Columbus North. k12.in.us. All letters must be signed The Triangle practices ethical by all persons involved in writing the journalism by providing balanced letter, which the staff will check for and fair coverage as determined by validation. A letter sent via e-mail community standards. The Triangle must be validated with a signature strives to achieve 100 percent from the writer before The Triangle accuracy by checking sources, will publish it. If responding to a spelling and quotes and attaining

publication, letters must be turned in within one week of that publication’s distribution. In the event of a student death, The Triangle will run a standard obituary. Pertaining to work submitted via social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), The Triangle will only accept written submissions from the original poster and owner and will only publish entries with the permission of the original poster and owner. The Triangle will not edit submissions for content and reserves the right to not publish them for reasons including but not limited to lack of space, multiple submissions of the same topic, and vulgar or incendiary content. The Triangle will not publish photographs from Facebook. Posts on

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Contents

october 2013

on the cover Junior Derek Sexton stars as the Phantom in Humanities classes’ silent production of the 1920s classic “The Phantom of the Opera.”

issue 1 correction

In the first issue, we misidentified the cheerleader on the cover. She was freshman Hannah Wever. We apologize for the mistake.

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Simon Belcher, a witness at Westgate shopping mall shooting in Nairobi, Kenya. The death toll was 72 by publication date

“‘He shot them. Bam! Bam! They went down. That AK has a horrific noise. You hear the thud of bullets into flesh.”

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Senior Andy Carr illustrates the arrival of autumn in this issue’s edition of True North Graphics

healthy & happy 06

Junior Elizabeth Andrews addresses the common stresses of high school and gives several examples of how to prevent t

snap 07

This issue’s best shot features Freshman Kaemon Jiles at JV soccer game against Bloomington North

tinker v. des moines See how students can exercise their rights to protest during school established by the 1969 case Tinker v Des Moines

fantasy football Meet local fantasy football team managers, what teams they support, who their favorite players are and tips on pulling ahead in the league

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top 9 11

Get to know the top 9 things you need to know about Bull Dog sports

Junior Riku Nakajima films a scene from the Humanities’ remake of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” Three classes will adapt, film, and show three classic silent films during “A Free Night at the Cinema” Friday, Oct. 25.

17 silent films

north history 19

History teacher Dan Marsh and seven students embark on a mission to compile the history of North in a print-to-order book for their senior project

Stress. A common state of being among teens here. Sports … extracurriculars … grades … college … what’s not to be stressed about? Here are some tips and tricks on how to manage stress

can you handle...

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stressed most of the time

stressed all the time

stressed sometimes

How often do you feel

overwhelmed

by school or work? never 6stressed

81 students were surveyed about their current stress status. This was one of the most dramatically answered questions

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happy healthy

t’s really important to prevent stress,” Barbara Moser, Liscensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW), said. Moser is an outpatient mental health counselor in Columbus who specializes in working with teens. “One of the most important things is to get support.” Having a support system of family, friends, and peers can provide the comfort of knowing they are there for you in times of need. “Anxiety can cause you to think a situation is an emergency,” Moser said. Take a break from the “real world” every once in a while to catch up with a friend and set aside stressful matters. And remember: encourage yourself with positive self-talk throughout your day; it will provide comfort.

Check out these quick and easy ways to manage and ultimately avoid the stresses of your day-to-day life, according to social worker Barbara Moser

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Manage time and schoolwork wisely. By doing so, you will not have to cram which can cause unneeded stress. Take time to relax and “breathe correctly...we tend to breathe shallow,” Moser said.

Stress can be prevented easily by having a

healthy diet

and avoiding unhealthy foods like processed and fast food. Instead eat well throughout the entire day. Limit caffeine and sugars.

Exercise

reduces fatigue, improves alertness and concentration and enhances cognitive function, which can be especially helpful when stressed.

Aromatherapy

is the use of essential oils from plants for healing. Oils such as lavender, rose, orange, lemon have been shown to relieve stress and anxiety.

While meditating “focus on current things that are causing stress,” Moser said. You do not need to sit for hours; just two minutes of sound meditation can work wonders.

...the stress of it all?

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During their Sept. 3 game vs. Bloomington North, junior varsity player, freshman Kaemon Jiles takes the ball down the field. His JV Bull Dogs defeated the Cougars 4-1

at Richard Wigh Soccer Complex. “It was our best game; my team strung a lot of great passes together; we played the way we should’ve played that night,” Jiles said.

Making post season and making the soccer team have been Jiles’s biggest accomplishments with soccer. When asked if Jiles will keep playing soccer for the rest of his

high school years, he responded yes because it is a sport he has loved ever since he was young. by Alex Ventura

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righteous rights

Thanks to a middle schooler 45 years ago, your rights do not end at the schoolhouse gate

photo by maya baker Playing a board game his classmates created for their First Amendment project in Photojournalism 1, freshman Eli Chapman demonstrates his knowledge. “People think they can say whatever they want,” Chapman said, “and they rely on the First Amendment to protect them.” Photojournalism 1 and Journalism 1 just finished their study of journalism law, which included memorizing the First Amendment and being able to apply it. Media students at North aren’t the only ones with rights- every student here has rights as well.

The First Amendment

black arm band. That’s all it took for shy 13-year-old Mary Beth Tinker to be suspended from school in1965. This would lead Tinker to four years of court appearances and a monumental court decision. In support of ending the Vietnam War, Tinker and a group of students agreed to wear black arm bands to school. Their school got wind of the plan, and announced a ban on black arm bands in school. However, Dec. 16, 1965, Tinker’s group chose to wear the arm bands despite the ban. When they arrived at school, the school suspended Tinker and four others until the new year. Almost 50 years later, Tinker, a former pediatric nurse, defends her decision to protest in a recent phone interview with The Triangle. “I did it because I thought kids should have rights at school, too,” Tinker said. “We weren’t hurting anyone. We weren’t interfering with school in any way. “ Her parents then filed a suit against the school in a U.S. District Court. The court upheld the school’s decision, but the Tinkers did not abandon the case. Finally, in 1969, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Tinker. The standard this case established ensures that students’ First Amendment rights apply at school. “If the exact situation were to occur today, I believe the decision would be upheld,” Tinker said. Currently, Tinker is touring the country with Mike Hiestand, who has been an attorney at the Student Press Law Center for 20 years, on the grant-funded “Tinker Tour.” They will visit schools and talk with students across the nation about free speech and civic education five decades after the original case. “Mary Beth tells her story,” Hiestand said. “Then we like to listen to students and answer the questions of students in the media programs.” Tinker and Hiestand hope to encourage students to stay educated about their rights on their tour. “I have been speaking with students over the last 10 years while working as a pediatric nurse,” Tinker said. “I’ve noticed the overall status of teens’ and students’ voices declining.” Tinker and Hiestand would both like to see students exercise their rights more to express themselves. “We want to encourage kids to stand up and use their voices. We believe it’s an important time in history and we want kids to be part of addressing problems and how they think best to handle them.”

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

do you know your rights? On Sept. 25, 93 students were surveyed on their knowledge of the First Amendment. The correct answers are boldfaced and the precentages of students answering follow each response: 1. In an editorial in the school newspaper students are encouraged to walk out of class on a set day in support of a popular teacher who was fired. Is this constitutional? a. yes 57.5% b. no 42.5% 2. For a book report assignment on any book, a student chooses to do one on the Holy Bible. Is the student’s action constitutional? a. yes 100% b. no 0% 3. Five students come to school wearing black armbands to protest a new rule that prohibits students from wearing hats to school. Is this protest constitutional? a. yes 87.5 % b. no 12.5% 4. Administration has requested that a brochure advertising a new political club only be distributed in the cafeteria during lunch hours. Is this constitutional? a. yes 67.5% b. no 32.5%

Three of the 93 students surveyed got perfect scores To see explanations of the answers and to take an interactive quiz, go to

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tested by time

In 1965 Mary Beth Tinker protested the Vietnam War by wearing a black armband to school. Her 1969 Supreme Court case has been crucial in promoting students’ rights, but didn’t secure them 1986: Bethel v. Fraser

Student was told not to read an inappropriate speech at a school function but did so anyway and was punished. Supreme court ruled that school teaches students to be citizens in a reasonable society and the speech was not appropriate in a reasonable society.

1960

1970

1969: Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School Corporation “They took it to the Supreme Court, and they got the right to protest at school. We have rights, even when we’re at school. Our rights don’t stop at the school house door.” freshman Mackenzie Rooks

1980

1987: Desilets v. Clearview

Middle school newspaper movie reviewer had, by practice, been allowed to review R-rated movies, and the school was not allowed to pick and choose what to censor.

journalism 1 student

nine areas of unprotected speech The First Amendment does not protect all types of speech: Obscenity is anything that would be considered morbid or offensive by the community. Libel is anything that is defamatory or slanderous. Fighting words are written or spoken words, generally expressed to incite hatred or violence and to place the targets in danger of harm. Unwarranted invasions of privacy are public disclosure of private and embarrassing facts or showing someone in a false light. Clear and immediate threats to (national) security. Deceptive or misleading advertisements. Copyright violations. Expressions meant to incite imminent lawless action. (Shouting “Fire!” in a crowded movie theater) Expression on school grounds that causes a significant disruption. source: Copley Illinois First Amendment Center

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1988: Hazelwood School District v. Cathy Kuhlmeier

Newspaper staff wrote series of articles on teen problems such as pregnancy and divorce. It was deemed inappropriate and poorly written by the principal. Supreme Court ruled that schools have the right to censor under in parentis loco, in place of the “In a lot of schools the principals look over a lot of the things that the kids might write and those things can be taken out of the newspapers and such because some of the schools don’t what the kids to expose anything about the school.” sophomore Eileen Son

2005:

2004:

Dean v. Utica

Court ruled students upheld standards of good journalism and school could not censor just because an article might make the school look bad.

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Protest at North

Students displayed Confederate flags on vehicles, protesting a school policy ban. Administration allowed the protest to take place off school grounds. “A lot of the kids don’t have or don’t feel like they have the right to protest about it because it’s just the way it’s been going on for so long.” sophomore Eileen Son

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2010

voicing your opinions Yes, you have a right to your opinion, and yes, you can be an individual … Principal David Clark and other respected sources explain how the First Amendment applies to your right to express yourself

en and women persecuted for their religious beliefs. Military action taken against groups of people protesting their government. Banned internet sites, censored newscasts, and journalists sponsored by the state. This is a world without the First Amendment. In America, the First Amendment protects our right to freedom of speech, press and religion as well as the freedom of assembly and to petition the government to resolve concerns or complaints. Any violation of these rights is considered unconstitutional and can be tried in court. So, why is it so important that we, as students, know our rights? “The First Amendment is not just for school, it is anywhere,” principal David Clark said. “ If we are not allowed to share our feelings, it causes problems.” Of course, these rights have exceptions, particularly in a school setting. Even though we have freedom of speech, and the Supreme Court has ruled that students’ rights do not end at the school doors, there are limits on what you can and cannot say. Anything that causes a disturbance to the educational process is not allowed. According to Mr. Clark, a disturbance is defined as anything that “creates an environment that is not conducive to learning.”

photo from Log 2008

In 2007, as part of a protest over losing parking spaces in the west lot, students distributed shirts that read “Save the Pot Lot” and were asked by administration to change the phrase to take out the drug reference. Students complied. As part of their protest, they also held a “sit-in” in the cafeteria.

If you have a concern or complaint about something going on in school, Mr. Clark recommends that you learn the facts and talk to someone. “Select a representative; if you send a couple of people down, we will talk it out like adults,” Mr. Clark said. Professor John Krull, director of the Pulliam School of Journalism at Franklin College, says that if you want to exercise your rights in school, you should be serious about the topic.

“The First Amendment is not a frivolous thing,” Mr. Krull said. “The real reason we have a First Amendment is not so Miley Cyrus can twerk.” Frank LaMonte, executive director of the Student Press Law Center in Arlington, Virginia, says it is important for students to understand that your rights don’t just cover what you say in person; what is posted online is also protected. “Speech over social network is protected by the First Amendment,” he said. But that can still put students on somewhat shaky ground about what they can and cannot post. “It’s an entirely new means of communication, and the law hasn’t figured out how to catch up with it yet,” Mr. LaMonte said. Mr. LaMonte believes that students need to know and exercise their rights. “The most important message is that students’ First Amendment rights are under attack in the federal court right now. More and more universities have been pushing the federal court to have complete control what students write or publish,” Lamonte said. “Students need to get informed and speak out to protect their rights. The time to defend your rights is before they are violated.”

opinion celebrating our student rights ou rp oin t

Students here have rights to express themselves under certain guidelines; what are they and how far do they extend?

eligion, speech, press, assembly, petition -- the five basic freedoms guaranteed to you by the First Amendment. In a recent brainstorming session among The Triangle staff members,someone questioned why we weren’t seeing any reaction to Syria here. In other schools, students were protesting either in favor of or against taking action. Someone suggested that our students were just lazy, unmotivated or just didn’t care. But then someone else questioned if students even knew they had rights to express themselves here. You do. Thanks to Mary Beth Tinker, a 13-year-old, who was one of three students who protested the conflict in Vietnamat school, leading to the Supreme Court ruling that students “do not shed their rights at the schoolhouse gate.” Since then, though, other cases have limited students’ freedom of expression. In the most erosive case, the principal at Hazelwood East High School prevented two pages of articles covering divorce and teen pregnancy from being published in the school’s newspaper, claiming they were inappropriate for his younger students. When the Supreme Court ruled for the principal in the 1988 Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier case, the justices made it possible for principals to edit student works -- from publications to performances -- prior to distributionor presentation if they can prove it disrupts school or is contrary to educational standards. Seven states have pre-existing laws that protect student expression rights; Indiana is not one of those states. In fact, it is one of three,;the others being Wisconsin and Illinois, that have even applied the Hazelwood ruling to college student publications. So does Principal David Clark go over everything published or performed ahead of time to decide if it is appropriate or not? Are you reading this opinion because he decided you could? The answer is absolutely not. Despite the Hazelwood ruling,

our school policy supports student expression. The upholding guidelines here are so that students determine the content in publications. Even when such controversial topics as sex, drugs and alcohol were covered by The Triangle in 2011, Mr. Clark expected no prior review of the stories. In September, 2005, students wanted to have stickers on their vehicles in memory of a friend who passed away. The stickers included an image of the Confederate flag on them. However, North had a ban on the Confederate flag and other displays deemed “hate speech.” Students with the stickers organizaed a protest and came to school in August with Confederate flags on their vehicles. Understanding why the students felt their protest necessary, the school administrators permitted thier protest to take place off school grounds. The vehicles flying the flags lined along Home Avenue and dispersed when school started so class was not disrupted. Student publications were also allowed to cover the controversy and publish it. North’s policy also allows underground newspapers to exist as long as they meet the qualifications set in the “Bull Dog Handbook.” “When ideas and causes are espoused or criticized, even highly controversial ones, in a manner where evidence and logic are conspicuous, then First Amendment rights are served,” the book states. It goes on to explain the material that is not protected by the First Amendment. That means, any student could create and distribute documents, at a time and place designated by administration, as long as those documents do not disrupt class, do not go against the guidelines set forth, and all material is accurate. If our school policy restricted our rights, the principal could stop any of these stories from running or groups from performing, restricting students from the information involved and its lessons. It’s very fortunate our students have school policies that protect their rights and administrators who support them in their learning to be good citizens in a democracy.

your point

“I thought the policy was pretty laid back. I was pretty sure The Triangle and Log could write articles about whatever they wanted. “ senior shea fox

“I think our publications can write mostly what they want as long as it’s accurate and ethical.” sophomore megan henderson

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“I wouldn’t guess the policy was very strict. I don’t think our publications are very censored.” sophomore braden hammond

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read and right

eva yezerets

afety, diversity, openness: these are all factors that make this school and city an enviable place to grow up. But one of the key reasons why passed us by last week. We have the freedom to educate ourselves, and National Banned Books Week celebrates that privilege while raising awareness about the fact that it is just that: a privilege, not a right. Across the country and around the world, throughout history and even today, controversial books are challenged, banned and even burned. School officials and local governments sometimes take offense at the content, which may be explicit or provocative. Staples such as Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The

Don’t be daunted by censorship; in fact, it draws attention to the books you should read

Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald and “Animal Farm” by George Orwell have all been banned by schools or even entire countries for profanity, discussion of sexuality or scenes of “moral corruption,” according to the website of the American Library Association. More often, however, it is not the content but the thoughts and hidden meanings that are being suppressed. In the words of librarian Gretchen Knief, who fought to reverse the ban in her California community of John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath,” “Banning books is so utterly hopeless and futile. Ideas don’t die because a book is forbidden reading.” (npr.org) If a book is banned, there must be an idea there that someone cannot stand to recognize in himself. Looking in the mirror and taking off your rose-tinted shades makes the world look harsh, the character raw, the behavior primitive. And yet, this terrifying jolt of reality shocks you into discovering a truth about life. How can we cleave the wonder of Khaled Hosseini’s Afghanistan from the torture of losing it? Accompanying the hero of “The Kite Runner,” Amir, on his brutal journey to understand his broken homeland and

A leah hashagen

love crimes Indiana has proposed an amendment to the state constitution to ban gay marriage

s Americans, we have the right to force our own beliefs on others. We have the duty to fear, to hate and to hurt. Because this religion (which is the only religion in the U.S.) says so. We’ve the moral high ground to make love and happiness a crime. Gay people aren’t real people. They don’t deserve the basic rights we enjoy as citizens of the United States. Simply because they love someone else. Indiana’s ban on gay marriage makes it a felony for a samesex couples to even apply for a marriage license and a misdemeanor for a clergy member to solemnize a gay marriage. This year, the Indiana Legislature wishes to make an amendment to the Indiana Constitution that would ban all civil unions between gay couples. Governor Mike Pence and Columbus representative Milo Smith support this outrageous ban.

repair his grieving, guilty heart makes us sympathize, if not empathize, with his strong people, who lost everything. Laurie Halse Anderson’s “Speak” is an intimate look into the aftermath of rape, which is so excruciating for the victim but nearly impossible for non-victims to fully understand. When a community bans these and other books, all it accomplishes is stunting the development of responsible, caring and informed citizens. In Journalism 1, I read “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year but is no less relevant than the day it was published. A society that burns books and keeps itself ignorant by choice is doomed to fail. The value of a book, no matter how distasteful, should never be undervalued. I challenge you to read as many banned books as possible and judge them for yourself. There must be something worthwhile in them or else they wouldn’t be banned. Then, share the ideas you find with your friends. You don’t have to like the book; you don’t have to agree with the author. Just start a conversation. Make the most of your privilege to read because you never know when you will have to fight for it.

Columbus should be a community of acceptance and understanding, not a bloody crucifixion ground that produces lawmakers that think a ban like this is okay. This has nothing to do with “traditional marriage.” This is a matter of people forcing their religious beliefs on others in a country where there is supposed to be a separation of church and state. According to a recent poll by Bellwether Research, 64 percent of Hoosiers did not believe amending the

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constitution was the right way to deal with the gay marriage issue. Only 34 percent believed it was. If the amendment moves toward voters, I hope my neighbors realize this is bigotry, no matter how you paint the picture.

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sports framework of fantasy football Check out the buzz and tips from students about the online football league. Learn what it takes to make your fantasy team. Students voice their story about how they started and their techniques to choose their dream teams

Lillian Petro

fantasy facts

Who is your favorite player?

sophomore Team: Raven and Texans Experience: 2 years Petro’s whole family plays, including her parents and brother Samuel Petro. After all the hype, Petro decided to join in on the family tradition.

1 The first fantasy football

“I don’t really have favorite but one I really like is Trent Richardson. He was a rookie last year and he did really good for me and was a good pick. He was on the Cleveland Browns first which was not good. Now though, he is on the Indianapolis Colts and is going to get a lot of yardage because Andrew Luck passes the ball a lot. My favorite team though, is the Pittsburgh Steelers because they are my dads favorite.”

If you were giving someone advice to help them make a good team, what would it be? “I would try and get your favorite players, but I would also try and get a player closer to a higher ranking. Aaron Rodgers is number one, so everyone wants him. Try and get the top number; that’s what really makes your team.”

Samuel Petro

Sean Hendershot

senior Experience: 4 years

junior Experience: 2 years

Petro decided to join fantasy football because his dad’s friends played. He now plays with his friends and family.

Hendershot’s father played fantasy football for eight years, which led to his son’s participation. What advice would you give someone when making a team? “Read books about fantasy football and watch the players at games.”

What advice would you give someone when making a team? “Pick a player you like and pick a player who projects the most points for the season.”

What is the hardest step when making your team? “Picking a player I can rely on.”

Who is your favorite player and why? “Matt Forte because he plays for ‘Da’Bears’ .”

Machine 6 Shockers

2 In 2009, 12 percent of online players were women. In 2012, the number of women rose to 20 percent.

3 The average online player is 33 years old. 4 In 2012, fantasy football

made $2 billion, with the average fee being $70 per player.

5 19 percent of people playing

would give up their phones and 39 percent of players would give up beer to win the season online, according to usatoday.com.

6The most intense

participation takes place in North Dakota, Delaware and Indiana.

7 Every year, an estimated

top10 team names here 1 Mean

league was started in 1963.

$500 million is risked for fantasy prizes.

2 Bull Dogs

3 Cowboys

4 Da’Bears

7 Warriors

8 G-Men

9 Raiders

5 Steel

Curtain 10 :-)

source: usatoday.com

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need-to-know facts & figures:

fall sports

The men’s tennis team remained undefeated this season with 15 wins. A highlight of their season was beating Center Grove 3-2 for the first time in program history.

Women’s soccer, men’s tennis and women’s golf won their respected conferences. Football is ranked second in their conference and men’s soccer is undefeated in theirs, as of press time.

photo by chandler stewart

Junior Jahir Sanchez battles for the ball with a Bloomington South player Sept. 24. The women’s golf team crushed the Panthers 3-0 and are undefeated, with 11 wins and one tie. They are ranked first in the region, first in Indiana and fourth in the nation in the 2A men’s soccer division, as of press time. “Being fourth is pretty crazy,” senior Ethan Smith said. “It puts a bigger target on our backs.”

photo by sarah tran

The women’s cross country team is ranked second in Indiana and the men’s is ranked third, as of press time. “We are currently working hard every day to improve,” head coach Rick Weinheimer said.

6 The women’s golf team placed fifth at Regional. Junior Sydney Anderson shot a 74 at Regional and competed at State this morning; competition will continue tomorrow morning at 8:30 at the Legends Golf Club in Franklin.

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photo by hannah patton

The women’s volleyball team has eight wins and 14 losses for the season, as of press time. “It’s better than last year but we want more wins than losses,” junior Karen Wildemann said.

Battling a Bloomington North player, junior Clayton Johnson defends the end zone. The Bull Dogs fell to the Cougars 14-19 for their first game of the season Aug. 6. In last Friday’s game, Terre Haute North topped the Bull Dogs 49-17.

Lining up her shot, senior Lauren Backmeyer competes in a match against Bloomington South Aug. 26. The team came out on top and remained undefeated in their dual match season. They placed third of 16 in their first invitational and second of 12 in the other. The women won conference and came out on top at sectionals by two strokes over East.

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The conference game dropped them to 2-4 for the season and 2-2 in Conference Indiana where we are ranked second. They play Perry Meridian at home tonight at 7:30 in another conference game. The team is led in passing completions

Battling a Columbus East player, junior Emma Risley races after the ball. The women’s soccer team fell short and lost to the Olympians 3-2. Over 2,000 fans attended the delayed cross-town rivalry game Sept. 16. Their season has consisted of 10 wins and 4 losses, as of press time, and sectionals start on Tuesday, Oct. 8.

and passing yards by senior Michael Vogel, rushing yards by junior Josh Holt, defensive sacks by sophomore Brice McDaniel and defensive interceptions by junior Collin Ebel.

17 one book, seven seniors, 155 years Aided by social studies teacher Dan Marsh, seven seniors have embarked on a senior project that will help tell the history of North

project timeline

August

Here is a quick overview of the chronology of the project

First meeting

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Book for sale online

All photos scanned and ready to be placed

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the computer to be used in the book,” Goergen said. The book is being designed and organized by Madison Monroe, William Dorenbusch is doing historical research and Benjamin Davis is writing captions for the pictures collected. “I really enjoy design and journalism,” Monroe said. “That’s why I decided to do this part of the project.” While researching, the students have found intriguing facts. “The most interesting thing I’ve found so far is about Columbus North’s old men’s gymnastics team,” Goergen said. “I didn’t even know that they had one. Apparently, they were very proficient and won a lot.” The history book will be available for purchase to any student, teacher, or person who wishes to buy it. “We are using a company that’s going to be a ‘printto-publish’, so the plan is just to have 10 to 15 published here so we can look at them, and then you will go online to order, so that way we don’t have the cost of publishing, which is the most expensive part of this,” Marsh said. The site on which the book will be sold has yet to be decided. The history book will tell the story of North, how it used to be and how it is today. “Instead of a yearbook that focuses on one year,” Marsh said. “It’s a yearbook that is going to focus on 155 years.”

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ehind the walls of this building are decades of history; now it is being told. Seniors Mackenzie Caldwell, William Dorenbusch, Morgan Dunleavy, Josh Goergen, Darian Vedadi, Madison Monroe, and Benjamin Davis have embarked on the journey of telling Columbus North’s story with the aid of history teacher Dan Marsh. Their task is to create a book loaded with 155 years of Columbus North’s history as their senior project. “I’ve never really done anything like that - make a book from scratch,” Goergen said. “The idea sounded cool and I didn’t really have any ideas for the senior project. Then, Mr. Marsh talked about it and it sounded like a really cool idea, so I jumped on board.” The book is going to have a variety of different elements of North’s history. “The idea of the book is to just kind of look at the buildings or finding old photos of the original high schools which used to be down on Pearl Street, as well as the building here,” said Marsh. “We’re looking at doing a section on student life - looking at how kids in Columbus used to exist in the early 1800s to 1900s time period and then, also the athletic changes and that kind of stuff.” Each student has been assigned different areas of work to help complete the project. “I’ll be looking through old yearbooks and newspapers, finding pictures and scanning them into

March

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Researching at the Bartholomew County Public Library, seniors Darian Vedadi, Ben Davis, Morgan Dunleavy, Mackenzie Caldwell, Will Dorenbusch and Josh Goergen start to piece together the Columbus North History Book.

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Starring Derek Sexton as Phantom

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enior Riku Nakajima is directing the filming and editing for the minimalist adaption of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” the story of bell ringer Quasimodo. “I’ve always been really into taking pictures and videos so when this opportunity arose I thought to myself, ‘why not?’” Nakajima said. According to Nakajima, there have been no difficulties with filming. “Everyone coming together and collaborating on one project is my favorite memory so far of the production,” Nakajima said. “The experience of filming and working on the movie has been really good experience for all the cast members.” Nakajima wants to create a great film while also having a good time. “I feel the best part has been the actors and actresses enthusiasm so far,” Nakajima said. “I feel like it’s more important to have fun than persevering to make the best film possible.”

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Junior Jacob Hendricks played Harker for Nosferatu. “I chose him because Mr. Perry said from the moment I walked in the door, I reminded him of that character, “ Hendricks said. “Any compliment that cheesy deserved some action.”

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played inspector Ledoux. “I chose it because I thought it would be really fun to dress up as an inspector, mostly for the mustache,” Frey said. 3. “Harker was a fun character to play. He was goofy and it was fun to show his personality without talking,” Hendricks said.

1. Sophomore Cheyenne Doles played the character of Quasimodo although she was not orignally casted as that part. “Mr. Perry and our director Haley Hand came up to me asking if I wanted to be the new Hunchback, and I took the offer,” Doles said. 2. Sophomore Hannah Frey

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unior Emma Land carefully touched up the makeup she applied to senior Parker Broady’s face. Land is the makeup director for “Nosferatu,” the story of vampire Count Dracula, and is interested in the makeup aspect of filmmaking. 14 15 be really obvious once (Nosferatu) 16 “I didn’t13want to act and (makeup) seemed like something that would was playing,” Land said. “When I was in CARSS I thought (makeup was) what I wanted to do, so I made a whole powerpoint about it. I’ve always tried to make bruising look real.” Because putting makeup on all the characters is a large responsibility, Land has a co-makeup director, senior Katie Pennock. “We’re kind of switching off on characters,” Land said. “She’s checking mine and adding to it.” Land believes that having the characters in full makeup and costume will assist in making the production better. “It will look like a school production, but it’s going to be good.” 13

Starring Cheyenne Doles as Quasimodo

ophomore Morgan Chapman has a large role in the adaption of “Phantom of the Opera,” but will not be appearing on the big screen. Chapman is the music director for the film, which means she edits the music that will play during the film. “Music interpretation and music in general comes naturally to me, and I feel like I could contribute a lot from my past music experience into a movie because there’s no talking. There’s no any other sound besides the music and that’s the ninety-nine percent of our focus,” Chapman said. “Half of it is the actor’s’ job and half of it is the music’s job and then they just collaborate.” Chapman has created a process for selecting the music. “I’ve been watching all of the versions of “Phantom of the Opera”, like every movie that’s ever come out,” Chapman said. “It’s a long process, but I’ve been taking whichever scene I like best, whichever has the music that most matches the mood that we’re looking for and I put that version into our sound.” According to Chapman, the final product of their film will be a success, as long as all group members complete their work. “I hope it’s good, I really do. Everyone’s working really, really hard.”

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Senior Riku Nakajima was the director of filming and editing for the Senior Upasana Chakraborty played Christine Daae: the main Hunchback of Notre Dame. “ I chose this role becuase I’ve always had female lead. “I chose her because she is the protagonist. Also, I saw an interest in photography,” Nakajima said. the singer in her that I want to be,” Chakraborty said.

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With all sorts of movies like the “Thor” and “Hobbit” sequels shoving elves in our faces, I thought it best I talk about them

lves. Doesn’t matter if they are building toys or baking cookies in a tree, elves are a staple member of our culture. Elves have been around since the ancient times of the Norse and are more popular than ever as they appear in books, video games, and films. And with elves resurfacing in upcoming films such as “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” and “Thor: The Dark World,” I found that this would be an excellent time to cherish our favorite pointy-eared friends. Buddy (“Elf”): While he is not technically an elf, it’s impossible to mention elves without bringing up the greatest Christmas elf ever, Buddy. Whether he is shipping mail, singing or pouring syrup on all of creation, Will Ferrell brought to life a hilarious character that people of all ages fell in love with. Legolas (“The Lord of the Rings”): Legolas Greenleaf Prince of Mirkwood is without a doubt the most famous elf on this list. He also happens to be a one-elf army. He is basically unstoppable with amazing agility and marksmanship. Legolas will shoot two arrows and 46 orcs drop dead. Portrayed by none other than Orlando Bloom, his shining visage of gorgeous elvendom made an entire generation of women fall in love with pointy ears.

Dobby (“Harry Potter”): While this little house elf was not quite a heart-throb like Legolas, he defiantly tugged at our heart strings. I personally hated his guts in “The Chamber of Secrets. “ He actually made Harry’s life worse by dropping that cake via magic on ol’ Uncle Vernon’s boss. However, Dobby became a selfless hero in “The Deathly Hallows.” He saved Harry and the gang from certain death— then he got shanked. Needless to say folks cried. The Keebler Elves (Keebler Cookie Company): Keebler Brand Cookies. Heck, I never buy them but I know where they come from. Ernie Keebler and his posy of elves hang out at The Hollow Tree Factory for all eternity and bake cookies for droves of humans. That’s their lot in life; it’s not much, but it’s their life. Malekith (“Thor: The Dark World”): Now to the newest elf in the batch, Malekith the Accursed. This guy has some major beef with Asgardians, on account they beat the living tar out of him a couple thousand years ago and slaughtered everyone he knew. So when he comes back more powerful than ever, you can bet that there is going to be some major payback.

angle Students talk about the shows they plan to watch this fall “Duck Dynasty.”

junior Chris Hilderbrand

“Sons of Anarchy.” junior Dixie Burton

“Elementary.”

guided resource teacher Shane Teague

“Softball.” sophomore Taylor Dulong

“Basketball.”

sophomore Elizabeth East

“Switched at Birth.”

junior Donna Toddy

“Pretty Little Liars.”

freshman Hannah Weaver

“Adventure Time.”

freshman Will Kramer

“Twisted.”

freshman Madeline Romano

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Take a look at the top costume picks from Halloween Express for teens 1. 1980s Pop Singer

Senator Ted Cruz’s 21hour filibuster Sept. 24 was only the beginning of a long, unproductive disagreement between members of Congress over the new federal budget and the future of President Obama’s healthcare plan

2. Camouflage Morph Suit 3. Orange Monster 4. Scary Clown 5. Girly Skeleton 6. Iron Man Suit 7. Girly Werewolf 8. Army Ranger 9. Colorful Girly Skeleton’ 10. Wolf Man

by andy carr and adam leclerc

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