T he M irror N or w ood H i gh Sch ool
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Sh o u l d C h i l d r en b e A l l ow ed t o T r i ck - o r -T r eat T h i s Year ? BY EM I LY SAUL M an y qu esti on s h ave been r ai sed th i s y ear r egar d i n g w h at sh ou l d be al l ow ed to h ap p en d u r i n g th i s ver y u n f or t u n ate p an d em i c, l i ke w h i ch p l aces of w or k sh ou l d be cl osed d ow n , sh ou l d r estau r an ts cl ose/ r eop en , sh ou l d st u d en ts be abl e to r etu r n to sch ool , et c. O n e of t h ese t h at m an y w er e h op i n g w ou l d n ot be an i ssu e i s ?Sh ou l d ch i l d r en be al l ow ed to t r i ck- or - tr eat th i s H al l ow een ?? N o on e w as h op i n g th i s w ou l d be a qu est i on , as m ost p eop l e p l an n ed on th e p an d em i c bei n g over al r ead y. H ow ever , th e v i r u s l ook s l i ke i t ?s m ad e i tsel f com f or t abl e h er e an d d oesn ?t p l an on l eav i n g ver y soon . I p er son al ly l ove f al l an d al l th at com es w i t h i t , so obv i ou sly I h ad m y h op es u p on h al l ow een p ar ti es, h au n ted h ou ses an d p u m p k i n p atch es, bu t m an y of th ese acti v i ti es h ave been can cel l ed . I f t r i ck- or - t r eati n g w er e to be can cel l ed th i s y ear , i t w ou l d n ?t h ave a h u ge ef f ect on m e, bu t t h i n k i n g of al l th e ch i l d r en w h o m ay n ot be abl e t o get to d r ess u p an d be w h oever th ey w an t an d get a ton of f r ee can d y i s u p sett i n g. T r i ck- or - tr eati n g y ear s ar e l i m i ted , so m i ssi n g ou t on a y ear i s a bi g d eal f or k i d s, esp eci al ly t h ose w h o ar e r each i n g cl ose to th ei r teen age y ear s, an d on ly h ave on e or tw o H al l ow een s l ef t
w h er e i t ?s ?soci al ly accep t abl e? t o t r i ck- or - t r eat . Som e gover n m en t of f i ci al s ar e r ecom m en d i n g sk i p p i n g t r i ck- or - t r eat i n g t h i s y ear , bu t m ost p l aces d o n ot h ave a m an d ate t h at ban s i t . T h er e ar e obv i ou s r eason s w h y t r i ck- or - t r eat i n g sh ou l d be can cel l ed , l i ke h ow ger m s ar e l i kely t o sp r ead , bu t p eop l e go so m an y p l aces ever y si n gl e d ay. M on ey i s exch an ged at st or es an d r est au r an t s, st u d en t s ar e goi n g t o sch ool , p eop l e ar e goi n g t o w or k , et c. W h en y ou t h i n k abou t al l t h e oth er ever y d ay - t h i n gs h ap p en i n g i n t h e w or l d , t r i ck- or - tr eati n g d oesn ?t seem l i ke m u ch m or e of a t h r eat. A n y on e w h o h as a com p r om i sed i m m u n e sy st em , p eop l e w h o f ace m or e of a d an ger i f t h ey con t r act t h e v i r u s, an y on e w h o f eel s u n com f or tabl e goi n g ou t as w el l as an y on e w h o d oesn ?t f eel w el l sh ou l d stay h om e an d n ot gi ve ou t an y can d y. Peop l e w h o d o go ou t an d p eop l e w h o p l an t o p ass ou t can d y sh ou l d t ake p r ecau t i on s ju st as t h ey w ou l d i n an y ot h er p u bl i c sett i n g, an d t h ey sh ou l d r egu l ar ly u se h an d san i t i zer / w ash t h ei r h an d s, w ear m ask s an d keep as m u ch d i st an ce aw ay f r om ot h er s as p ossi bl e.
C ov i d - 19 o r Fl u : W h at d o I d o ? BY AUREY BARRI OS 10 0 d egr ees, sh or t n ess of br eat h , an d l oss of t ast e an d sm el l . T h e N or w ood Ci t y Sch ool s p ol i cy f ol l ow s CD C r ecom m en d at i on s, m ean i n g st u d en t s ar e n ot su p p osed t o r et u r n t o sch ool u n t i l t h ey get a n egat i ve CO V I D - 19 t est or 10 d ay s f r om t h e f i r st sy m p t om . Teach er s an d st u d en t s ar e l i kely t o m i ss a l ot of sch ool i n t h e n am e of p u bl i c saf et y.
T h i s f al l , w i t h t h e f l u an d col d season com i n g u p , CO V I D - 19 i s goi n g t o get even m or e con f u si n g. A l ot of st u d en t s n eed t o k n ow w h en t o st ay h om e f r om sch ool or n ot . Som e m i gh t ask w h at i s t h e cr i t er i a t o st ay h om e f or t h e saf et y of ot h er st u d en t s. T h e d i st r i ct ex p er t on t h i s t op i c i s sch ool n u r se K at h y St r asser . ?St u d en t s (an d st af f ) sh ou l d n ?t com e t o sch ool i f t h ey ar e si ck- v agu e, bu t t r u e. CO V I D - 19 h as so m an y sy m p t om s t h at t h ey w ar r an t bei n g cau t i ou s,? sai d by St r asser w h en asked w h en k i d s sh ou l d st ay h om e. Accor d i n g t o t h e Cen t er s f or D i sease Con t r ol (CD C), i f a st u d en t i s si ck t h ey can r et u r n w h en : a d oct or h as d i agn osed t h em w i t h som et h i n g el se, t h ey h ave a n egat i ve t est r esu l t an d n o ex p osu r e O R t h ey h ave h ad N O sy m p t om s f or 10 d ay s, i n cl u d i n g bei n g f ever f r ee f or 24- h ou r s w i t h n o m ed i cat i on . W h i l e t h er e ar e a n u m ber of sy m p t om s t h at cou l d be con n ect ed t o a com m on col d , t h er e ar e som e t el l - t al e si gn s t o w at ch ou t f or . CO V I D - 19 of t en st ar t s w i t h a f ever over
A l t h ou gh i t 's i m p ossi bl e t o p r ed i ct t h e f u t u r e of t h i s v i r u s, p eop l e ar e p r ep ar i n g f or t h e p ossi bi l i t y of cl osu r es as f l u season com p l i cat es t h e al r ead y m essy v i r u s. N or w ood H i gh Sch ool h as a p l an i n p l ace t o go com p l et ely v i r t u al i f t h at w er e t o becom e a r eal i t y. D esp i t e al l t h e con cer n t h er e i s r eason t o h ave h op e. T h e sou t h er n h em i sp h er e h as r ep or t ed t h at t h ei r w i n t er f l u season w as n ot as bad as t h ey f ear ed at al l t h an k s t o con si st en t m ask w ear i n g i n p u bl i c p l aces. St r asser ?s ad v i ce f or st u d en t s i s t o get a f l u sh ot as soon as p ossi bl e, w ear y ou r m ask , st ay ou t of l ar ge cr ow d s, an d m ost i m p or t an t ly, w ash y ou r h an d s.
T h e 20 20 El ect i o n : A L o se- L o se Si t u at i o n BY D I LLON JON ES
(t w o) i n vesti n g i n ed u cati on , an d (t h r ee) r ebu i l d i n g r el ati on sh i p s w i t h al l i es. A l t h ou gh t h ey bot h h ave d ecen t t h i n gs abou t t h em , I f eel l i ke t h ei r bad qu al i ti es ar e l ar ger t h an t h ei r good on es.
A l t h ou gh th er e ar e p eop l e th at l ove Pr esi d en t D on al d T r u m p an d th er e ar e p eop l e th at l ove f or m er V i ce Pr esi d en t Joe B i d en , th er e ar e al so p eop l e th at h ate th e both of th em . N or m al ly T r u m p su p p or ter s w i l l h ate B i d en , an d v i ce ver sa. T h at bei n g sai d , I d on ?t l i ke ei th er . I ?ve n ever been h u ge i n to p ol i ti cs, an d th at m akes sen se becau se at th i s p oi n t , I sti l l can ?t vot e, bu t p u tti n g th at th at to th e si d e, th ey bot h alw ay s h ave d u m b th i n gs com i n g ou t of t h ei r m ou th s. W h at d o th ey each actu al ly h ave t o of f er on th e p r esi d en t i al si d e? Fr om w h at I ?ve r ead , i t seem s T r u m p h as m ad e h i stor i c tax cu ts an d d er egu l at i on . T h eol ogi an W ay n e Gr u d em say s, ¨A f ter ei gh t y ear s of h i gh u n em p l oy m en t an d m eager gr ow th u n d er Pr esi d en t O bam a?s ad m i n i str ati on , th e T r u m p tax cu t s of 20 17 an d T r u m p?s ex ten si ve can cel i n g of excessi ve gover n m en t r egu l at i on s on bu si n esses h ave gi ven a tr em en d ou s boost to th e A m er i can econ om y.¨ H e al so states, ¨U n em p l oy m en t am on g A f r i can - A m er i can an d H i sp an i c w or ker s w as th e l ow est i t h as ever been i n h i stor y.¨ N ow th at w e h ave seen som e th i n gs th at T r u m p h as d on e, w h at h as B i d en d on e? W el l , obv i ou sly w e h ave n ot seen B i d en as Pr esi d en t of t h e U n i ted States y et, so I f eel seei n g w h at h e p l an s on d oi n g m i gh t gi ve u s a l i t tl e bi t of i n si gh t i n to h ow h i s p r esi d en cy w ou l d p an ou t. T h r ee of th e bi ggest i d eas h e h as f or h i s p r esi d en cy ar e, (on e) ex p an d i n g h eal t h car e,
A si d e f r om t h e t w o m ai n can d i d at es T r u m p an d B i d en , t h er e ar e sti l l oth er op t i on s t h at m i gh t even be a bet ter ch oi ce. L i ber t ar i an can d i d at e Jo Jor gen son i s on e of t h ose can d i d at es t h at cou l d get a d ecen t am ou n t of vot es. Sh e p l an s on m ak i n g h eal th car e l ess ex p en si ve, h op es t o br i n g t r ad e back w i th cou n t r i es T r u m p h as cu t t i es w i t h , p l an s t o cr eat e m or e job op en i n gs an d r ai se w ages, an d m u ch m or e. W i t h ever y t h i n g t h at ?s goi n g on , i f I h ad t h e op p or t u n i t y t o vot e i n t h e 20 20 Pr esi d en t i al El ect i on , l i ber t ar i an Jo Jor gen son ju st m i gh t get m y vot e, an d I m i gh t even con v i n ce ot h er s t o vot e f or h er as w el l . H on est ly, com p ar i n g h er t o t h e oth er can d i d at es, i t i s n ot t oo m u ch of a r i sk t o vot e f or h er .
T r y i n g O u t t h e W h i m si cal C l o u d B r ead Reci p e BY GRACE M ERSCH f ood col or i n g, bu t I su bsti t u t ed t h i s w i th som e v an i l l a ex t r act. T h e egg w h i tes d on ?t t ech n i cal ly h ave t o be r oom t em p er at u r e, bu t t h ey t en d t o w h i p m or e ef f i ci en t ly i f t h ey ar e.
Si n ce bei n g h om e f or th e m ajor i ty of th i s y ear , I ?ve f ou n d m y sel f cook i n g at h om e m or e an d m or e of ten . To h el p f i gh t of f bor ed om , I ?ve t r i ed to cook n ew r eci p es f or as m an y i n t er esti n g f ood s as I p ossi bly cou l d . I ?ve m ad e w h i p p ed cof f ee, ex p er i m en ted w i th d i f f er en t ch i l i i n gr ed i en ts an d h ad m an y f ai l ed attem p ts at th r ee- i n gr ed i en t p an cakes (ju st to be cl ear , egg an d ban an a d oes N O T m ake a p an cake). A n d i n O ctober , w e?ve com e to cl ou d br ead - a v i r al T i kTok r eci p e con si sti n g of ju st th r ee si m p l e i n gr ed i en t s: egg w h i t es, su gar an d cor n star ch . W h i l e m i n d l essly scr ol l i n g th r ou gh T i kTok (or even I n stagr am , h on est ly ), I w ou l d see cl i p s of p eop l e tear i n g op en th i s i n cr ed i bly f l u f f y p i ece of br ead to r eveal a sof t, p i n k i n ter i or . T h e col or of th e i n ter i or i s actu al ly w h i t e, bu t m ost of th e v i d eos I w at ch ed d ep i ct ed br ead d y ed a baby p i n k or bl u e col or . I k n ew th at I ju st h ad to tr y th i s r eci p e. T h r ee i n gr ed i en ts?! A n d th i n gs I al r ead y h ave i n m y h ou se m ost of th e ti m e?! Yes, p l ease. T h e r eci p e I u sed cal l ed f or th r ee l ar ge r oom t em p er at u r e egg w h i tes, 2.5 tabl esp oon s of su gar an d on e tabl esp oon of cor n st ar ch . O p t i on al ly, y ou can ad d a f ew d r op s of an y
U si n g a h an d m i xer or st an d m i xer , y ou t h en w h i p t h e egg w h i tes u n t i l t h ey ar e f r ot h y. Som et h i n g t o be n oted : d o n ot u se a h an d w h i sk . You r ar m w i l l l i kely f al l of f bef or e t h e m i x t u r e i s d on e bei n g w h i p p ed . O n ce t h e egg w h i tes ar e f r ot h y, t h e su gar i s ad d ed on e t abl esp oon at a t i m e, con t i n u i n g t o w h i p on m ed i u m sp eed . W h en t h e su gar i s i n cor p or at ed an d t h e m i x t u r e i s f u l l of sm al l bu bbl es, t h e cor n star ch i s si f t ed i n an d an y f ood col or i n g or f l avor i n gs ar e ad d ed . W i t h t h i s l ast ad d i t i on , t h e m i x t u r e i s w h i p p ed f or f i ve or si x m or e m i n u t es u n t i l i t i s st i f f en ou gh t o st an d on i t s ow n . To t est t h i s, t ake t h e m i xer ou t of t h e bow l ; i f t h e m i x t u r e l i f t s f r om t h e bow l w i t h ou t col l ap si n g, i t i s r ead y. W h i p p ed egg w h i tes t h at ar e t h i s con si st en cy ar e k n ow n t o be at ?st i f f p eak s.? T h en , bake t h e br ead on a p ar ch m en t - l i n ed bak i n g sh eet i n a p r eh eat ed 30 0 ? oven f or 20 t o 25 m i n u t es. T h e su r f ace of t h e br ead sh ou l d be l i gh t t o m ed i u m br ow n , si m i l ar t o a t oast ed m ar sh m al l ow. T h e ex t er i or m ay be sl i gh t ly sti ck y bu t i t sh ou l d n ot be w et . I f i t i s w et , p u t t h e br ead back i n t h e oven f or a f ew m or e m i n u t es. W h at I h ad i m agi n ed t h i s br ead t o r esem bl e t h e cl osest w as an gel f ood cake. A f t er i t h ad cool ed , I r eal i zed t h at i s n ot at all w h at i t w as l i ke. T h e cl ou d br ead w as r eal ly sof t an d f l u f f y - d on ?t get m e w r on g - - bu t I w ou l d n ?t cal l i t a ?br ead .? You can d ef i n i t ely t ast e t h e egg, even i f t h er e i s v an i l l a or an oth er f l avor i n g ad d ed . Bu t i f t h at ?s y ou r t h i n g, go f or i t . I t ?s ver y l i gh t an d m el t s i n y ou r m ou t h , an d i n som e w ay s d oes t ast e si m i l ar t o a m ar sh m al l ow w i th on ly a f r act i on of t h e su gar . I d i d h ap p en t o m ess u p t h e br ead , h ow ever , so m y op i n i on m ay n ot be t h e m ost accu r at e. M y br ead w as ju st ver y sl i gh t ly u n d er baked ,
l eav i n g th e ex ter i or k i n d of sti ck y an d th e i n t er i or sl i gh tly w et i n som e p l aces. I t w as n ot h i n g th at r u i n ed th e taste or tex t u r e, bu t i t cou l d h ave ben ef i t ted f r om m ay be tw o m or e m i n u tes i n th e oven . I n t h e en d , I d i d en joy th e br ead , bu t i t w as n ot at al l w h at I ex p ected . I f I w er e to gi ve ad v i ce to som eon e w i sh i n g to tr y th i s r eci p e, I w ou l d say to d i v i d e th e m i x t u r e i n to sm al l er p i eces as op p osed to on e l ar ge p i ece of br ead
(u n l ess y ou r eal ly l i ke i t en ou gh t o eat t h e w h ol e t h i n g at on ce). A l so, ex p er i m en t w i th ad d i n g f l avor i n gs - - t h e f l avor of t h e br ead i t sel f i s p r ett y bl an d , an d t h er e i s a w h ol e w or l d of f l avor i n gs t o be t r i ed . M y r ecom m en d at i on s w ou l d be a v an i l l a ex t r act , al m on d ex t r act or even p ep p er m i n t ex t r act f or an ex t r a t w i st f or t h e h ol i d ay season ap p r oach i n g. Ju st m ake su r e t o avoi d ad d i n g t oo m u ch l i qu i d , or el se y ou m i gh t m ess u p t h e w ay i n w h i ch t h e egg w h i tes w h i p u p .
I s "T h e C h ar l i " W o r t h t h e H y p e? BY SUM M ER WARD
I nsider.com d escr i bed t h e d r i n k t ast i n g l i ke ?sw eet l ef tover cer eal m i l k .?
20 20 h as been a cr azy y ear to say th e l east . O n e th i n g th at h as kep t m ost p eop l e (esp eci al ly Gen Z ) san e i s th e r ecen t ly p op u l ar ap p T i k Tok . W i t h r ou gh ly 850 m i l l i on u ser s, m an y teen s h ave r i sen to f am e on th i s ap p . Ch ar l i D ?am el i o i s n o excep t i on .
16- y ear - ol d Ch ar l i w en t f r om bei n g a n or m al t een ager d an ci n g i n h er r oom , to d an ci n g f or h er 87 m i l l i on T i k Tok f ol l ow er s. W i th t h i s f am e, sh e h as m an y y ou n g gi r l s w h o i d ol i ze h er . Sh e cr eated h er ow n p er son al D u n k i n D on u ts i ced cof f ee cal l ed ?T h e Ch ar l i ? th at h as al l of th ese y ou n g gi r l s f i l l ed w i t h exci t em en t. T h i s d r i n k h as n ot on ly cau gh t t h e atten ti on of th ese gi r l s, bu t al m ost an y on e w h o h as T i k Tok .
I d eci d ed t o sw i t ch u p m y or d er t h i s m or n i n g on m y d ai ly v i si t t o D u n k i n . I or d er ed ?T h e Ch ar l i ? an d f ou n d ou t i t i s as si m p l e as col d br ew, w h ol e m i l k , an d car am el . I w i l l ad m i t, i t i s bett er t h an I assu m ed . I t d ef i n i tely h as a l ot of su gar i n i t , an d I d on ?t t h i n k I w ou l d w an t t o d r i n k i t as m y d ai ly i ced cof f ee. O ver t h e cou r se of m y d ay I r eal i zed t h at i t gave m e a l ot m or e en er gy t h an m y u su al cof f ee d oes, w h i ch i s a l i tt l e bi t con cer n i n g i f t h e d r i n k i s t ar get i n g 13- 14 y ear ol d gi r l s. I w ou l d n ot r ecom m en d i t i f y ou ar e n ot u sed t o d r i n k i n g cof f ee, an d d ef i n i tely w ou l d n 't r ecom m en d i t i f y ou d o n ot h ave m u ch of a sw eet t ooth . O n ce y ou get t h r ou gh t h e or i gi n al r ou n d of al l t h e su gar , i t i s a p r ett y good d r i n k . I d o n ot t h i n k i t d eser ves t h e am ou n t of h y p e i t h as n ow t h ou gh . O ver al l , ?T h e Ch ar l i ? w i l l d ef i n i tely gi ve y ou en ou gh en er gy t o ?r en egad e? al l d ay i f y ou r eal ly w an t ed t o!
T h e Per f ect Fal l St u d en t Sp o t l i gh t : Reci p e: T aco So u p I an D av i s BY EM I LY BET T S cu p s of w at er
W h at better th an a w ar m bow l of d el i ci ou s taco sou p ju st i n ti m e f or th i s ch i l ly f al l w eath er ?! T h i s r eci p e w i l l h ave y ou goi n g back f or secon d s or even t h i r d s. I d eci d ed to m ake th i s f r om th e r eci p e m y gr an d m a gave m e; I alw ay s en joy ed i t an d w an t ed to tr y i t ou t m y sel f . I l ove to m ake t h i s at l east tw o to t h r ee ti m es a m on th . St ep on e: Pr ep ar e y ou r ch i cken i n a cr ock p ot by ad d i n g a bag of T y son ch i cken t en d er s an d l et th em cook f or abou t an h ou r an d a h al f . St ep tw o: Ad d a can of each of th ese i t em s: bl ack bean s, p i n t o bean s, p eti te d i ced tom at oes, a can of cor n , an d abou t on e an d on e- h al f
St ep th r ee: Take tw o f or k s an d p u l l t h e ch i cken ap ar t on ce i t's d on e, al so sti r i t al l u p so th e ch i cken i s even ly d i st r i bu t ed th r ou gh ou t t h e sou p . St ep f ou r : L et cook f or abou t seven h ou r s, sti r agai n an d ser ve. A f t er com p l et i n g th ose step s, l et i t cook , an d y ou m ay en joy. You can p ai r th i s sou p u p w i th Fr i tos scoop s (p er son al ly m y f avor i te), tor t i l l a ch i p s or even som e f r i ed u p tor t i l l a sl i ces. T h i s sou p i s p er f ect f or t h e ch i l ly f al l w eat h er . I t w i l l keep y ou f u l l an d h ave y ou i n th e f al l sp i r i t .
W h at ar e t h r ee w o r d s t h at d escr i b e y o u ? I ?d say, ?Cu r t , easy goi n g an d en t er t ai n i n g.? W h at ?s y o u r f av o r i t e t h i n g ab o u t b ei n g a j u n i o r ? Pr obably t h e r esp ect an d au t on om y w e get f r om t h e t each er s. N ot bei n g h ou n d ed w i t h n i gh tly assi gn m en t s i s qu i t e t h e l i ber t y. I f y o u co u l d b r i n g an y o n e b ack f r o m t h e d ead an d sp en d t h e d ay w i t h , w h o w o u l d i t b e an d w h y ? I w ou l d p r obably t r y t o br i n g back an i n n ov at or l i ke Ei n st ei n or Gal i l eo, ju st t o see h ow bew i l d er i n g m od er n soci et y an d t ech n ol ogy i s t o t h em . I f y o u co u l d l i v e i n o n e p l ace i n t h e w o r l d , w h er e w o u l d i t b e an d w h y ? Red Ri ver Gor ge, Ken t u ck y. Cl ose t o m y h om et ow n , beau ti f u l h i kes an d r ock cl i m bi n g, cl ean ai r an d p l en t y of p l aces t o bu i l d a h om e an d sett l e d ow n . W h er e d o y o u see y o u r sel f i n t en y ear s? I ?d say I ?ll m ost l i kely ei t h er be a h er m i t l i v i n g i n a cabi n i n t h e f or est , t r y i n g n ot t o w or r y abou t l i ter al ly an y t h i n g m od er n , or I ?ll be t r ai n i n g t o be a m ad sci en ti st sequ est er ed aw ay i n a l ab som ew h er e, m ak i n g god - k n ow s- w h at .