Issue 7 (March 2019)

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March 28, 2019

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Flow pgs. 10-14

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OF SPILLED INK This year we are celebrating the 100th year of Spilled Ink by looking back at some interesting clips from past editions of the paper and comparing them to today’s culture and events.

Smoking has been a substantial part of society for some time now, originally something that classy and rich men would do and becoming something used by all because of its cheap and worldwide nature.

In 1940, approximately 40 percent of high schoolers smoked cigarettes according to collegeboard.org. This large number could be closely linked to the occurrence of World

War II, as well as the popularity of smoking and the recent social shift that made smoking acceptable for women as well. However, this large number cannot be linked to ignorance of how cigarettes affect a person’s health and ties to future deadly smoking-related illnesses. Although this information wasn’t as conspicuous as it is today, it can be seen in this 1941 Spilled Ink satire piece that students were well aware of the negative effects cigarettes were having on them, and simply didn’t care.

According to cdc.gov, as of 2018, 8.1 percent of high schoolers still smoke cigarettes, but now there is a new hazard: e-cigarettes.

E-cigarettes, while less harmful to an individual’s health than traditional cigarettes, still deliver many harmful chemicals

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McDonald’s opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, California.

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The attack on Pearl Harbor occurs.

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to the body and still contain nicotine, which is extremely addictive and is coupled with harsh withdrawal symptoms. They are also just as addictive as traditional cigarettes.

This issue conveys that many problems we face today are very similar to issues faced by people in past generations.

Though the negative effects of using is evident and has been for decades, many seem to ignore science and facts for

When many think of World War II, they think of the Holocaust and Nazi Germany. What is often overlooked is that the war had consequences for American citizens as well, even high schoolers in towns like Fort Collins.

In this article, writer Sally Thompson discusses how the war is affecting FCHS students directly. Students and their families had to ration their food in order to provide enough to feed troops, while the amount of people farming was much smaller than it needed to be, making food even more scarce.

Additionally, gas was intensely rationed, meaning students had inadequate transportation methods. Many couldn’t afford to buy gas for their cars, and trains and buses were severely limited.

However, students were actively trying to help out their country, which can be seen through the way the article prompts those graduating to serve in the armed forces or �ind other job opportunities that help the nation as a whole.

The mindset that students

simple pleasures, even though ultimately it is extremely detrimental to their well-being.

Despite intensive research on the consequences of smoking both traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes, we have still not found the right way to deter 1941 people from using these harmful products.

themselves can help the world on a large scale is still prevalent today. Although it is not in�luenced by a war like in the 1940s, students have found that they can make their actions and words matter, and many are politically active.

In the past two years, there have been two city-wide walkouts for high school students, including one advocating for stricter gun laws after a school shooting and one asking politicians to not disregard climate change. When thinking about what de�ines our generation, it is not a war, but a series of social movements.

Despite the fact that most high school students are not able to vote yet, they are still actively working to make America a better place, just as students in the 1940’s were doing whatever they could to help their nation progress.

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Walt Disney’s animated movie “Bambi” is released.

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Hitler declares total war.

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The German army is defeated in the Battle of the Bulge.

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President Roosevelt dies.

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Winston Churchill delivers his “Iron Curtain” speech.

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Jackie Robinson is the first black athlete in MLB.

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President Truman ends racial segregation in the U.S. military.

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Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty, establishing NATO.

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Hidden Side of Teachers News pg. 3

Music of the Month A&E pg. 8

Corrections: Spilled Ink has no corrections to report.

Thirst Project In Depth pg. 14

Spring Training Sports pg. 18

Support Hate Crime Victims Perspectives pg. 21

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Teacher �inds classroom methods through sports Sadie Buggle

NHS to hold Easter Carnival on April 13 Hannah Blagg

Staff Writer

NHS will host the Easter Carnival on April 13 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the commons, courtyard and the spine.

“It’s a lot of fun,” senior Reilly Nugent, one of the event organizers, said. “It’s a great way to start Easter week. It’s also a really good cause.”

Admission to the carnival is $4 per person with a maximum cost of $10 per family. Attendees may also choose to pay with two cans of food per person.

Proceeds will bene�it the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the cans will be donated to the Food Bank of Larimer County.

The activities are open to kids up to 9 years old but older family members are welcome to accompany them.

Students can campaign for StuCo Elections Rebekah De Priest

Perspectives Editor

Applications to campaign for Student Council elections for the 2019-2020 school year are due March 29 and can be submitted online. Anyone in the student body attending FCHS can run in the elections.

“It’s pretty neat that in Student Council you’re the �irst to hear about everything and you experience opportunities that the normal student wouldn’t,” Ashley Acuff, Student Council adviser, said.

After all applications have been received, elections will occur April 1-5.

During that week, students will campaign through putting up posters, handing out buttons, and advertising on social media.

That week, students will be able to vote for their grade level’s representatives and senior candidates for Student Body representatives by using the link sent to their student emails.

Testing to change bell schedule April 1-11 Alex Ellmer

Staff writer

A two-week testing schedule starts on April 1 with a mandatory junior meeting and will continue until April 11 with the PSAT for freshmen and the CMAS Science for juniors.

Tuesday, April 9, is the mandatory SAT for all juniors and Wednesday, April 10, is the PSAT for sophomores.

“Students are expected to show up to classes after the testing to continue with the day and prepare for the tests throughout the week and can go to the front of�ice for more questions,” Assistant Principle Rob Larson said.

More information is available on the school website under the bell schedule tab in the left column. To �inish the week off, there will be no classes on Friday, April 12.

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The white walls of classroom P200 stretch high to meet the ceiling. Sunlight pours in through the windows, shading the carpet in a layer of warmth. A small handful of students sit at the tables arranged near the front of the room, chattering lightly while working on homework.

In the corner of the large room sits a singular, angled desk, belonging to science teacher Mike Steinle, who spends his fifth period during the second semester in the Mind Center helping students. But most of Steinle’s classes take places in L hall, where he teaches earth systems science, physics, and AP physics.

However, not all of Steinle’s time is spent in classrooms.

Physical activities, as well as the outdoors, are significant to Steinle. Coaching and participating in sports has helped him form relationships, discover new areas of the country, and even learn the teaching style that works for him.

Steinle has been at FCHS for 19 years, and for 16 of them he coached the boy’s football team. He liked doing it because of the relationships he created, and the way he could see students in a different light and area of life while on the field.

“The best part was definitely working with the players and the coaches. I got along with everyone easily,” he said. “I really enjoyed seeing students in a different setting. I really enjoyed the coaches I worked with as well.”

Coaching football for such a long time taught Steinle many of the teaching methods he now applies in his science classes, such as always deliberately searching for

Steinle sits at his desk holding a football and displaying an old FCHS football helmet from his coaching days. Photo by Molly Lubbers basics and the answers to smaller yet important questions that guide students toward big questions.

“There are a surprising number of similarities between teaching and coaching football. Football coaches usually start with people that know very little about certain skills. It’s just like teaching in a classroom, it’s just in a different environment,” he said. “When you are running a play, those players need the basic fundamentals and it’s the same thing in the classroom.

In science you can’t solve these big problems until you’ve broken them up and done little pieces of them.”

Football is not the only physical activity that has pushed and changed Steinle. An essential part of his life is his love for biking. Steinle takes three long bike rides every year, including the largest organized bike ride in the world, which stretches across Iowa and is a total of 450 miles in a week. Steinle has a deep passion for biking for numerous reasons.

“First of all, it’s something that

you can do with other people, especially with your kids. Secondly, it gets you outside and thirdly, you get to see other places. Finally, on these long bike rides you meet the coolest people,” he said.

Overall, much of Steinle’s love for physical activity can be traced back to his love for connecting with people, whether that be with his friends and family or with coaches and players, and this passion for relationships is a large factor in why he is a good and compassionate teacher.

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Woman proved crucial to Fort Collins archive Molly Lubbers

Editor-in-Chief

I laid on the �loor of my bedroom, listening to a �low of voices emanating from my computer: thirty-�ive minutes of an interviewer and Dan Beattie talking about Fort Collins. Periodically, I wrote notes on what Beattie was saying for my Aggie Archives piece about his impact, then I sunk back into the story of the past.

At the time, I was focused on Beattie, but there was something about the gentle voice of the interviewer that was familiar to me from my past researching. I looked next to “Contributors” and there was her name: Charlene Tresner.

And she would keep popping up, again and again through my years of writing this column.

There’s a reason for that: Tresner actually changed the preservation of history in Fort Collins, making it �itting for her to be covered during Women’s History Month. Tresner led most of the archival efforts in Fort Collins, meaning her dedication impacts everyone who wishes to learn more about the town.

Tresner was born over a century ago in 1918, but her legacy lives on.

She started in humble beginnings; as a young girl, Tresner grew up on a farm.

By 1927, her family moved to Fort Collins; this is where Tresner would

�ind her home, a place she would come back to even after years away.

In high school, Tresner was an assistant editor for Spilled Ink; she had a love of journalism that followed her throughout her life. After graduating, she went to Colorado A&M, where she reported for The Collegian and joined Alpha Chi Alpha, which was a sorority for women in journalism.

However, Tresner actually studied home economics, which she would teach for a year after college.

It was at this time that she moved away from Fort Collins to Durango, where she was a columnist for the Durango Herald. Unfortunately, there are few records of what she did when she left Fort Collins, except that she married Forrest Conley, with whom she raised three children. She spent over 20 years away, then, she moved back to Fort Collins in 1971.

After she’d spent so much time elsewhere, the changes Fort Collins

went through in her absence must have been startling. She remembered the town in the 1920s-1940s, not the city it was becoming in the 1970s.

With so much transformation, there was bound to be history lost.

Tresner threw herself back into Fort Collins and played a key role to make sure that didn’t happen.

Tresner worked to get a state grant of $15,000, which she used to create a local history section at the library. Now, that section is �illed with her work, ranging from oral histories she conducted to old photographs she collected. She took the stories of the city and preserved them to be experienced, even when it meant keeping her collection under her bed until she was able to provide it to the public. Just �ive years after her return to Fort Collins, she was working fulltime at the archive she established.

Tresner also encouraged elementary schools to teach Fort Collins history, which has helped develop a love of this city in so many children, including me.

Now, after writing this column for three years, I still stumble across stories and pockets of our history that fascinate me. The wealth of information I have access to is in large part due to Tresner, and I’m grateful. I’ve written so many stories supported by her work, and it only feels right for me to write one about her.

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(P)SAT Prep Tips 1. Focus on your weaknesses. Though it may seem like the best idea to just take a bunch of practice tests, it’s important to drill down to your mistakes to figure out why you are making them, and then focus on the sections that you are the weakest at.

2. Practice your timing. You don’t want to be caught off guard by the time limit during the SAT. While practicing each section, time yourself to see how long on average you should be spending on each question.

3. Pay attention to context and connotation. During the reading section, don’t only read the line that the question refers to, read the lines surrounding it as well in order to get some context. Watch for contrast words and connotations in order to eliminate possibilities.

4. When reading, engage yourself withthe passages. Annotate by underlining important details and writing thoughts in the margins. Being able to see what you were thinking when you initially read it will save time during the exam.

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Eliminate obviously wrong answers.

Use the process of elimination for the other answers.

Always move on if you’re confused and answer the questions you know first.

Look at the context.

Usually, the most specific answer is correct.

Any answer is better than no answer.

It’s usually best to stick to your first choice. Most of the time your gut instinct is correct.

Photos and information gathered by Sadie Buggle

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Show Your Cards

During a meeting on March 27, members junior Xavier Camarena and freshman Alondera Balderas play the card game based on the popular anime “Yu-Gi-Oh!.” They meet Wednesdays 3-4 p.m. in M109. Photo by Italia Caro.

Q&A with Yu-Gi-Oh! club members junior Xavier Camarena and freshman Alondera Balderas Camarena’s answers to the questions asked will be prefaced by the letter “C” and Baldera’s answers by the letter “B.”

Q: What is Yu-Gi-Oh? C: “Yu-Gi-Oh is a strategy game where Japanese made these cards from an anime they made and made actual cards for it.

Basically, you use strategy with these cards to defeat your opponent by its health points.”

Q: When did you get interested in playing?

C: “I got interested when I was a freshman. I just liked anime, and I started to like Yu-Gi-Oh because when I watched [my friends] playing the card game, it was very addictive, so I tried to buy my own deck and that’s when I got these.”

B: “I started watching this show in 6th grade. I was interested in dueling when I �irst realized that the cards were real and cool. It feels like these cards come to life, they’re just different.”

Q: How long does a game usually last?

C: “t takes time, but you can’t rush. There’s no use in rushing because you will mess up the strategy. It takes a couple minutes depending how long. Sometimes it will go back and forth from attacking, from main phase, phase 1, phase 2, battle phase and from saving each other from using a spell and stuff like that, so probably a couple minutes or more.”

B: “Yeah, more like an hour.”

C: “Probably an hour.”

Information gathered by Italia Caro

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Senior �inds inspiration through art, focuses primarily on sculptures, 3D Rebekah De Priest Perspectives Editor

Students can audition for graduation music Seraphina Discoe

Staff Writer

Auditions to earn a spot performing at graduation will be held Thursday, April 18 from 3-4 p.m. in the band room. Sign-up sheets will hang outside the music of�ices prior to auditions.

“We encourage all students to audition, not just music students,” Director of Choirs Kaitlin Miles said. “We would love to see people around the school audition.”

Those interested must pick a �iveminute slot in which to audition and may perform any song of their choice.

Organizers are looking speci�ically for senior performers; however, mixed groups have performed in the past.

Tower dance placed during �irst competition Hannah Blagg

Staff Writer

Tower Dance competed at the BRAVO Dance Competition on Sunday, March 3, in Longmont at the Vance Brand Auditorium and brought back several awards.

“It was really cool,” sophomore Gwen Rodriguez said. “It was nice to see that our hard work paid off.”

Among the awards received, the senior group placed 1st in Contemporary Dance, the jazz group placed 3rd, and Phoebe Anderson placed 4th in her solo dance. In addition, both groups were ranked Elite High Gold, the second-highest possible rating, by the judges.

This was the Tower Dance team’s �irst competition and they are working toward becoming a CHSAA-recognized competitive dance team next year.

The next dance performance will be held Friday, April 5, in McNeal Auditorium at 7 p.m.

Regional Choir Festival to occur from April 3-4 Alex Ellmer

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Staff Writer

The regional choir festival will take place on April, 3-4 throughout both the school days in McNeal Auditorium.

“Many groups from Northern Colorado including Longmont, Windsor, Loveland, and PSD consisting of both middle and high school choirs will be singing and performing,” Choir Director Kaitlin Miles said.

Groups are given a 30-minute time slot for their performance where they are judged by three clinicians from CSU, CU, and UW. After their performance they will be brought into a room and get a clinic with one of the three professors.

Students are welcome to sit in and watch the choirs perform in the auditorium. For more information students can talk to William Ecker or Kaitlin Miles to learn more or visit the website to view the schedule.

The musty aroma of paint rose within the still atmosphere of the room. The only sounds erupting were the sharp and rhythmic scratches upon a now dark-red canvas. Young Rosie Maino watched diligently as her grandmother’s aged, yet skilled hands used a tool to cut through the wet paint to create a beautifully simple work of art.

Maino, now a senior, has been interested and involved in art for as long as she is able to remember, taking in�luence from her grandmother’s artistic tendencies. She began taking classes in elementary school, and experimented with 3D design in middle school.

“I �irst did sculptures in sixth or seventh grade, and that was one of the �irst opportunities I had to take a class that wasn’t based on twodimensional artwork,” Maino said. “I loved it from the start.”

Over the years, she has developed her own style.

“I really like making simple pieces that are just elegant in nature, but I also really like doing more creative and interesting little sculptures that just catch your eye,” Maino said.

As she shapes her art, her art also shapes her.

“I think I have learned to appreciate different materials for what they are, and different

methods of art. I think that’s helped me improve just because I get to try so many new things,” she said.

While being a great aid in teaching her many new ideas, art has been a form of therapy during Maino’s dif�icult times.

“It’s always helped me as a reason to keep doing what I’m doing with the rest of my life and a way to continue even when I’m taking harder classes,” she said. “For a long time, it kept me in school because I hated the rest of school so much that art was the only reason I bothered to show up.”

Even though Maino is grateful for what art has brought her, she doesn’t plan to pursue it as an occupation.

Still, she wants to minor in art in college because she wants to keep growing as a person and through the work she puts out.

To those who may be looking into the possibilities of art themselves, Maino suggests it is important to continue trying and not give up.

“I think for most people, including myself, it’s not something you’re good at when you start. It does take time and dedication and really just continually practicing to really get better at it,” Maino said. “I would also say to continue learning even when you are an expert and give yourself the opportunity to be creative and see what comes.”

Tiny art gives stress-free experience Roland Tomsic

Managing Editor

Instagram pops out new trends almost weekly. In the past few years we have seen the rise and fall of many. Lately, tiny art has gained attention.

However, this form of art has been around for a little over a thousand years and many museums display such miniature creations. The trend we are seeing today focuses on painting, drawing, engraving, and sculpture.

For this issue’s staff review we chose painting and drawing, diving right in to try our hands at making our own mini-masterpieces.

We started by cutting 1.5-by1.5-inch squares of watercolor paper, setting out pens and paint, and gathering our staff.

Our only guidelines were each staff member should make at least one piece of art on one of the little canvases.

As we began to put our ideas onto paper, a discussion about how dif�icult it was to keep brushes and pens under control sparked. After a while the conversation settled, and the room felt heavy with silence.

Head Graphic Artist Jack Hunter and Managing Editor Roland Tomsic work on their tiny art paintings on March 11. Photos by Molly Lubbers

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We all worked quietly for about �ive minutes until we acknowledged it and began talking again.

Our little works took �ive to ten stress-free minutes to complete.

Many staff members mentioned how making a mistake wasn’t that big of a deal because it could be easily �ixed with a single brush stroke.

Head graphic artist Jack Hunter enjoyed how little time they took because it removed the frustration aspect of creating a larger piece.

The small space was initially limiting but once we got used to the lack of canvas, making the

art became therapeutic, daily stressors seemed to dissolve away, and our full focus was on what we were making.

Overall, an overwhelming majority of our staff enjoyed themselves and the art they were making. The smaller canvas made the intimidation factor less of an issue and made people more comfortable putting their ideas down.

Art isn’t always about making big extravagant pieces to share with the world. It can be an outlet to help forget about stressors and take a few minutes and that’s all that is needed to make a mini-masterpiece.

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Music in Town

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Magic Rat

Downtown Artery

A home to both music and food lovers, this restaurant is perfect for low-key artists and well-known artists. With live music and fresh food, Magic Rat promises a good time for all who attend and hosts a wide spectrum of audiences.

A music studio, art gallery, and school, the Downtown Artery is perfect for those looking for a learning experience or to get their names out there. Not only does it provide the opportunity for artists to share their work through multiple platforms, but it also allows a clean space for those looking for their new “thing.”

Aggie Theater If someone’s looking for bigger names in a bigger space, the Aggie Theatre is the place to go. From a furniture store to a movie theater to a live music venue, this place has been making giant leaps since it was first built. And it gives FoCo people the chance to leap into the crowd of national tours and shows.

Music District Rather than stay confined to a single building, share the love of music throughout an entire area of town!

The music district is a place where music lovers of all kinds can gather to hone their skills and cultivate their knowledge. Not only is it a great place to listen to jams, but it also gives artists and recording studios the opportunity for something new.

Information gathered by Kelly Warden.

Graphics by Jack Hunter and Kelly Warden

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A&E Stuffed & Ready Cherry Glazerr

MUSIC OF THE MONTH

New Release

While Cherry Glazerr hasn’t leaned into their sharper punk sound I was hoping for more of with “Stuffed & Ready,” this album does reinvent the band’s style in a Jack Hunter refreshing and intriguing way.

Head Graphic Artist The �irst few songs kick off with great energy: the largerthan-life instrumentation is borderline shoegaze-y, and Playlist though the sparsity between arrangements varies, thick Wasted Nun – Cherry Glazerr bass and roaring, heavy guitars make up the bulk of the Slide –Lomelda sound. This is a sonically heavy Nosferatu Man – Slint record. Frontwoman Clementine Creevy’s vocals are the Giga Dance – Deerhoof consistent exception, carrying along the often-dense mix Spikes – Death Grips with a subtle, crispy distortion Evil Son – Coachwhips that brings a crystalline sheen to level out the mix.

Nothing Makes Sense – Sin 34 My main problem with this Psycho Nightmare – Daniel Johnston record is some select great moments overshadow just about No, No, No! – Parquet Courts everything else. The energetic and varied performances Creevy Snake Eyes – Powerplant gives on tracks like “Stupid Fish” Believe E.S.P. – Deerhoof and “Wasted Nun” are absent on other cuts, and while I enjoy the Beast Monster Thing – Car Seat Headrest instrumentation, it’s easy to be worked into a lull when it drones on Fishing For Fishies – King Gizzard & The Lizard for too long without new elements Devil Music – The Men to break up the monotony. While the album is decent, individual have a good one – thanks for coming songs are hit-or-miss in this way.

Though not all the risks the band takes here pan out, it’s nonetheless exciting to see an indie To access the playlist digitally, open the Spotify app band move in this direction with on your phone, and click the “Search” button on the their sound. When we hear about bottom of the screen. Then, click the camera icon in the next Cherry Glazerr project, the upper right of the screen, the band will have my attention. and point your camera at the Spotify code to the left.

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Lomelda’s latest album harkens back to frontwoman Hannah Read’s singer-songwriter roots, as she constructs a series of songs that are one-dimensional but quietly compelling.

With 11 songs stretched across the 15-minute runtime, the album comes across like several brief meditations. Read’s voice wavers ever so slightly as she sings: clear, resonating, and high, but almost impossibly quiet, on the verge of breaking. Words are stretched out so long sentences become songs; it sometimes takes sustained, conscious effort to piece together her thoughts.

The instrumentation, though simple, complements Read in a beautiful way. Her familiar, expressive acoustic guitar is still the core aspect of the sound, but as the album progresses, different elements fall into place: cascading piano melodies, slide-style electric guitar, and humming synth melodies.

Though the album has little in the way of an overarching story, the subtle introduction of these sounds provides some semblance of progression throughout.

This record’s identity is scattered but endearing. A complete listen feels like peering into the mind of a stranger staring out the window of the bus at night, and watching her greet instances of sadness one by one as they pass through her mind. It’s lacking in substance and clarity, but “M for Empathy” reckons with what it needs to, then moves on.

Slint Spiderland Throwback

“Spiderland” remains one of the only albums that has shaken me to my core. This record crawls down your throat into your gut and seeps in and out of brooding, eerie stillness and raging, tortuous energy. The stripped-back, grating, and dismal atmosphere is enveloping, with expert care taken to build up and release tension in incredibly satisfying ways. This unique form of pacing and song anatomy, in tandem with the unusual and unsettling instrumentation, came together to create one of the most in�luential rock albums of all time.

Though its instrumental makeup is engrossing, the true heart of “Spiderland” comes through in lead singer Brian McMahon’s outstanding delivery. Whether he’s at his quietest whisper or most deafening yell, he carries his voice with palpable earnest and honesty. Lyrically, McMahon explores themes of isolation without falling into teenage selfpity and whininess by structuring songs as stories, and often turns to spoken word to develop his narratives. The characters de�ine the pulse of this record, and the cast rotates with every song before eventually sinking into the genuinely chilling closing track.

Leaking out between the sonic gaps of this record, lurking in the background between jawclenching silence and pulsepounding discord, is a feeling I’ve never felt anywhere else in music.

“Spiderland” is a web of darkness well worth being ensnared by.

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Sophomore develops love for dancing Italia Caro

heels pound out a Sports Editor rhythm on the stage �loor.

Bejarano’s love for dance started Sophomore Kendra Bejarano stands three years ago and developed over under the blinding stage lights, her time as she learned different forms hair braided, her makeup done and of dance and danced with others. her dress swaying as she waits for the However, her interest and passion music. The bright, unmistakable sound in dance came well before that. of a mariachi echoes out of the speakers “I found about this dance group and and Bejarano lifts her face, smiling my sister took me for the �irst time and brilliantly at the crowd as she moves to the �irst time I went I knew I was going to the beat. The vivid colors on her skirt be really into it,” Bejarano said. spin around, up and down as her black

Mexican Folkloric Ballet

Bejarano was �irst introduced to Baile Folkórico Mexicano when she began dancing and it became her preferred type of dance as it teaches multiple types of dance.

“We get to learn different dances from different regions in Mexico, taking back to like pre-Hispanic dances, such as Aztec dances, we do some Aztec dancing and we basically capture the essence of a region or a state in Mexico through dance,” Bejarano said.

Throughout her three years as a dancer, Bejarano has learned many types of dance. One type of dance that surprised her was lyrical.

“I never thought about doing [it] before. Lyrical is more of an emotional type of dance, it’s very – you have to have a lot of physical agility b e c a u s e it’s r e a l l y

Mexican folk dances originated as a ritual to please deities by the Mayans and Aztecs.

The dance also has Spanish influences; when colonizers came in the 16th century, they brought dances like ballet, the waltz, and more.

Mexican folk dances are primarily performed at celebrations, ranging from festivals, parties, and religious ceremonies. Including folkloric ballet, these dances aim to honor Mexican heritage, culture, and life.

graceful and it’s a lot of �loorwork, so you’re doing a lot of things on the �loor, up and down. You have to be �lexible and it’s all about the emotion in the dance,” Bejarano said.

Lyrical was one of the dance forms used at the Bravo Dance Competition in Longmont on March 3 by Bejarano and her fellow Tower Dancers. Among the duets and solos performed by Tower Dance, they did two group performances. One was a lyrical piece called “Angel by the Wings” and a jazz piece called “Beats.”

At the competition, Bejarano grew in con�idence, as did the rest of the team.

“I feel like we didn’t believe in ourselves enough, we didn’t enough con�idence in ourselves. But when we got there, and we were competing against all those professional dance studios, we realized that we could be as good as them, we could win that title. That kind of just bonded us together as a team and gave us more con�idence in ourselves,” Bejarano said.

Bejarano’s interest in dance isn’t de�ined by her willingness to win. It comes from the deep signi�icance it has to her.

“Dance is kind of an escape for me, even though sometimes it’s really mentally and physically challenging at the same time. It’s kind of nice to go, because it’s something I like doing, sometimes it’s like you don’t want to go to practice because there are so many other things you could be doing but when I’m there at practice and practicing, it’s kind of like you forget about everything else and you focus on dance,” Bejarano said.

It’s not just an escape for Bejarano; to her it requires more than physical abilities.

“In dance, it’s a lot about movement, but sometimes it’s about listening,” Bejarano explained. “You have to not only listen with your ears, but I think with your heart as well to the other people.”

People wear traditional dress while dancing, and women incorporate the movement of their skirts within the dance.

Photo and information gathered by Molly Lubbers; sources: dancepoise.com, theculturetrip.com, dance. lovetoknow.com

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Cash Flow: Teen Spending Top Restaurants Starbucks Chipolte Chick-fil-A Panera Bread Olive Garden

Food Shoes Video Games

Editor’s Note Molly Lubbers

Top Websites Amazon Nike Forever 21 eBay Victoria’s Secret Urban Outfitters Hollister Nordstrom Free People Pacsun

Electronics Cars Accessories Clothing

Top Clothing Brands Nike Forever 21 American Eagle Ralph Lauren Victoria’s Secret

Other

Information gathered by Molly Lubbers; source: businessinsider.com; Graphic by Jack Hunter

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March is a month of both calm and intensity, like an ebb and �low of a tide. While students pause and take time for themselves during spring break, this is right when school begins to amp up; not only are multiple tests fast approaching, but the end of the year is too. The quarter after spring break is the last, and everything turns to a frenzy of activity. That said, it is also when students may be feeling their laziest; it is due to this contrasting combination that we chose the word �low for this month.

Starting with page 10, we have an infographic that details teenagers’ cash �low—basically, how we spend our money. Not only does it break down the categories teens spend money on, but it also shows the trends of where we eat, what websites we online shop on, and what clothing brands we like.

Moving to page 11, we explore the life of junior Daisy Cochran, who began doing yoga about a year ago. Her body now can �low into impressive poses, and she has become an instructor for the practice. In this story, Cochran describes her experience and how yoga goes beyond just a form of exercise for her.

On the centerfold is a look into the �low of ink from tattoos. There, we gain insight into junior Corissa Gessaman, who is an aspiring tattoo artist. Additionally, Q&As with seniors Emily Sutherland and Julia Yax demonstrate why they �ind their tattoos meaningful.

Finally, on page 14, we feature the Thirst Project, a multi-school effort to bring clean water to the Kingdom of eSwatini. Key Club members have spearheaded the effort, as they feel the �low of water could change the lives of many. This story describes what they have done to fundraise $12,000 for the organization.

What do you spend most of your money on?

Lea Nielson Freshman

“Sadly, I would say I spend most of my money on food or shoes.”

Cameron Hunter Sophomore

“I probably spend most of my money on food.”

Trey Grass Junior

“I spend most of my money on electronics, like games, TVs, headsets, video game controllers, most all that.”

Conner Mikesell Senior

“I spend most of my money on food.”

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From your hands and knees, remove your knees from the floor while pushing your hips up towards the ceiling and back. Straighten your legs, making sure not to lock your knees, while bringing your body into the shape of an “A”.

Revolved Triangle

Begin standing, then turn to one side and exhale as you step your feet wide apart and turn your right foot out 90 degrees. Raise your arms shoulder height parallel to the floor. As you exhale, bend your knee until it is aligned over your front foot.

Warrior 2 Pose

Begin standing, then step your feet two to three feet apart. Reach your left arm towards the ceiling and place your right hand to the outside of your right foot as you exhale. When you exhale again, roll your right shoulder back and extend your right arm towards the ceiling.

Information gathered by Rebekah De Priest; source: yogaoutlet.com

Above: Junior Daisy Cochran does different yoga poses, including a forearm stand (left.) Photos courtesy of Daisy Cochran.

Student practices, teaches yoga Roland Tomsic

Managing Editor

Tranquil music plays as mats are rolled out and class begins. The smell of sage �loats through the air eventually dissipating. Walking around instructing when to breathe and how to move, junior Daisy Cochran teaches youth yoga classes at Windsor Yoga Family.

“I �irst started d o i n g yoga not even a year ago. I got into it because I had really bad back problems and I just loved it,” Cochran s a i d .

“They had a teacher training coming up and I was like ‘OK, let’s just do it’ and in teacher training I was like ‘No, there is no way I’m going to teach, I’m too young’ then I saw a job interview and I thought maybe just try it; I could use some money. I just kind of went for it and I got the job and I love it.”

In teacher training up-andcoming instructors learn how to keep engagement in class and how to instruct when to breathe.

“One of the main things is learning the breath-to-movement and learning

which breath should be exhale, which breath should be inhale—that mainly goes for vinyasa. Especially if you are teaching a high pace vinyasa class, it can be kind of hard because it’s like ‘inhale Warrior Two exhale Extended Side Angle’ and you have to put in cues so they know what you’re talking about because most people, especially if you are teaching beginners, don’t

the inhales and all the exhales, it can be kind of a lot sequencing a new class but actually teaching them once you get it down is great,” Cochran said.

Cochran �inds not just enjoyment in teaching classes but also practicing a yoga-based life.

“There are so many parts. It’s not just a sport it’s a whole entire life style,” Cochran explained. “While you practice you’ll have good days, and you’ll have bad days and it’s not always like ‘I have to be super �it and super � l e x i b l e .’

You don’t have to do a ny t h i n g .

It’s more a mind practice, and just bettering yourself as a person. With all the Yamas and Niyamas they are suggestions to live by and help you become a better person. It’s just great and so relaxing.”

Being in an environment where she can teach and enjoy movement has shaped Cochran’s life.

“When I’m in yoga, it’s just a place to relax, a place to just forget everything that’s going on, and a place to get exercise too,” Cochran said. “I want to have a place where other people can do that and I can guide people through that practice.”

“When I’m in yoga, it’s just a place to relax, a place to just forget everything that’s going on, and a place to get exercise too.”

—junior Daisy Cochran know what that pose exactly is so you have to tell them directly what to do and it can be a lot of talking for an hour straight,” Cochran explained.

Holding the attention of students while also instructing is another challenge for the young instructor.

“When you are sequencing classes people will get annoyed if let’s say you are teaching the same class for two weeks, if someone comes to your class a lot they are going to get sick of that and you will have to come up with a new class and especially knowing all

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Q&A with senior Emily Sutherland Q: What does your tattoo mean to you?

A: My tattoo is a mountain so, when I go hiking I suck at it and it’s really hard, but I know as soon I get to the top, I know it’s a pretty view. So kind of with the mountain scene, if I’m going through a hard time or something like that, I know it’ll suck for now, but as soon as I get over it, it’ll be good.

Q: What was your tattoo experience like?

A: My tattoo experience was a little stressful going into it, because everybody thought it was going to hurt super bad. But, it ended up being numbness pretty much, your arm goes numb from the pain.

It just feels like vibrating on your skin, for me at least.

Junior aspires to tattoo Italia Caro

Q: Would you want to be a tattoo artist?

A: I’m potentially to try going into being a tattoo artist because I draw pretty much all the time anyways and I’d like to get paid for it. Plus, most tattoos are meaningful for the person because it’s a lifelong commitment, so I like hearing people’s stories and making people happy pretty much everyday with what I do anyways.

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Even though pain has to be endured during the process of getting a tattoo, many walk away with satis�ied smiles on their faces. Colorful designs fan out, or black and white patterns starkly standing out against skin and can be a positive reminder, coming to life as the bearer of the tattoo walks around.

The tattoo artists responsible for each of the depictions on people’s skin carefully plan out each design and mark them on each customer.

Junior Corissa Gessaman plans to become one of the many tattoo artists who create such images.

“I always thought it was cool – the idea of tattoo art and the fact that it was permanent and it’s [the tattoo] walking around,” Gessaman said.

Gessaman’s interest in tattoos was generated by people who complimented her on her art. Later in eighth grade, Gessaman began to seriously consider it as a future career.

“Actually, at �irst, I wasn’t interested in the idea, but a lot of people recommended it to me like ‘Oh, you should be a tattoo artist, your art is amazing!’ and I was like ‘Oh, OK. I guess I could try that,’” Gessaman explained. “I was, like, ‘You know, I actually really might like that.’ So, yeah, it just started to grow throughout

the years and now it’s jus Her current strategy is to go straight into internships to master the already has a basic unde Gessaman doesn’t on others but also to get “I don’t want to get the sup think I really want unique art fr be pretty pricey, but I want it t And I don’t want a lot, I don but I want some tattoos that because a lot of people don Gessaman’s style of ar interest in tattoos. She in her designs and elements with her mo “I just like to push my crea and that’s why I think I should some people like the weird s The “weird” tattoos Gessam 45 minutes to �igure out the b two hours to add the color sche desired style of tattoo, Gessam differentmediumsforpractice,s Her dedication to improve deep passion for expressing pe

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March 28, 2019 Q&A with senior Julia Yax Q: What does your tattoo mean to you?

A: Mind over matter is kind of the most important thing my dad told me and taught me throughout my life, and it’s in his handwriting, so it’s super important to me. I got it about a year ago and it’s helped me through some things and I think it’ll continue to help me through some things.

Q: You’re an artist. Does that impact why you like tattoos?

A: I’m definitely going to get more tattoos, more artsy tattoos when I get older and I get the money. This first one I wanted it more personal and then I’ll go crazy art, like sleeves and everything later.

Q: Do you have any other tattoos you’d want in mind?

A: I I’m thinking about doing a sleeve based on the [art]work I’ve done this year and am continuing to do.

artist career in future

st a part of my plans.” y after high school the industry, taking e skills needed, as she erstanding of tattooing. nly want to tattoo a few tattoos herself. per simple, cheap tattoos. I rom good artists and they’d to be like ‘Wow, that’s cool.’ n’t want to cover my body, t state I support tattooing n’t,” Gessaman explained. rt also plays into her applies lots of color incorporates realistic ore surreal elements. ative boundaries a little bit d be a tattoo artist; it’s like side of it,” Gessaman said. man designs can take about basic layout and design and eme. In order to achieve the man practices often, using suchaspermanentmarkers. e is coupled by Gessaman’s ersonality through tattoos.

“I think people get them [tattoos] to represent themselves, and sometimes what I’ve heard it’s like a new stage in your life and some people are craving a change, so they go in because they want something new and different,” Gessaman said.

Along with her passion for expressing personality via tattoos, she also believes that there should be no stigma against tattoos.

“I think it’s stupid, completely. I think people should live the life they choose and trust me I’ve seen some terrible tattoos, tattoos that make me go ‘Ooh, why did you do that to yourself?’ So, like I understand why people think ‘Oh, no. Permanent body art, that’s not good.’ But I think people should live the life they wanna live. And it’s your skin! If you want to get a �lower here or your dog there, like it’s �ine,” Gessaman said.

Gessaman’s appreciation and acceptance for tattoos matches her mindset concerning her goals in tattooing.

“I just want to live a happy life. I don’t want to be the best. I want people to be proud of their tattoos and not like ‘I want to get this removed,’” Gessaman said.

Gessaman’s drive to become a tattoo artist is fueled by her fascination of tattoos.

“Just having your art permanently tattooed on somebody’s body is amazing to me,” Gessaman said, “and, to me that doesn’t compare to it up in an art museum just sitting there.”

Q What was your tattoo experience like?

A: It was really fun; I had a good time. It was kind of impulsive, so that’s kind of me in general. It didn’t hurt as bad as I thought it would, especially on my wrist. It kind of felt like how you would think it would feel, like someone writing on your skin with a needle.

Photos by Molly Lubbers and courtesy of Corissa Gessaman. Information gathered by Molly Lubbers

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Flow of Water People Served by the Thirst Project*

*Key

=15,000 people

...in 13 countries, through 2,652 projects that raised $9.7

million

Key Club members fundraise to provide clean, safe water Sadie Buggle

News Editor

There’s nothing more essential to life on Earth than water. All plants and animals must drink water to survive, and living organisms have water in all the cells, organs and tissues in their bodies that they use to regulate temperatures and maintain other bodily functions. Yet, from rural Sub-Saharan Africa to Flint, Michigan, to metropolitan cities in Asia crammed with large populations of people, 663 million people on Planet Earth don’t have access to safe, drinkable water. People are struggling to retrieve the water they need for drinking, cooking, bathing, farming, and many other purposes.

This year, Division 16 Key Club has chosen to raise money for The Thirst Project, which partners with Key Clubs around the nation in order to inform students about the water crisis.

Division 16 includes all Key Club members in Fort Collins, Loveland and Estes Park.

“At the beginning of June, I got together with all of the club board members and we decided that we wanted to implement a project to raise $12,000 for the Thirst Project,” senior Gillian Lasher, lieutenant governor of Division 16 Key Club, said. “It costs $12,000 to build a well in Swaziland, which is primarily where they work.

So far we’ve raised between $10,500 and $11,000 and we still have a few more weeks to go.”

To achieve this goal, students have raised money through many different outlets including individual projects, group-based work and schoolwide participation. A project that FCHS students engage in is called “Helping Hands,” which connects Key Club members to Kiwanis members, a form of Key Club for older volunteers. During this project, members do yard work or other chores for Kiwanis members and get paid hourly through donations to the Thirst Project. Another

activity that FCHS, FRHS and RMHS have all participated in is called “Thirsty Thirty,” in which 30 envelopes are labeled one through 30 and members draw one and must raise the amount written on their envelope.

The money raised goes toward the Thirst Project, a youth organization that educates middle school, high school and college students about the water crisis and helps students to start fundraising and making a difference. In the seven years that the Thirst Project has been operating, they have raised over $8 million and provided nearly 300,000 people with clean, safe, drinkable water. By 2022, the Thirst Project hopes to provide water and sanitation to the entire Kingdom of eSwatini, a small landlocked country in southern Africa, by 2022.

“The best part about the Thirst Project is that they make sustainable wells,” Lasher said. “They’re not like some charities that show up and build a well that dries up a short time after. They make sure that their wells will last a very, very long time, and they are constantly visiting their communities to check on the wells and the people affected by them.”

Lasher, who has been a member of Key Club since the beginning of freshman year, believes strongly in supporting the Thirst Project and those affected by the water crisis, and holds hope that they will reach their goal in time.

“You don’t realize how much you utilize water when you have it easily available, and you don’t realize how much it matters,” she said. “People that can’t easily access clean water spend a lot of their time walking to get it. We don’t take into account just how precious it is. There’s enough water in the world for everyone to have water, the problem just comes with distributing it.”

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WHERE WE STAND Varsity Baseball Ranked: 6 Wins-Losses: 7-5

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Girls Tennis

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Varsity Soccer (Girls) Ranked: 3 Wins-Losses: 0-1 Varsity Swimming (Boys) Ranked: 4 Wins-Losses: 4-2

Wins: 119 Losses: 18

Overall Win Percentage: 84.87

Varsity Track (Boys) Ranked: NA Wins-Losses: 9-1

Next Game: April 4 at Fort Collins High School

Q & A with sophomore Olivia Deines

Graphic by Jack Brecheisen and Jack Hunter

Q: What does it feel like to on a golf team, since it is mainly an individual sport?

A: It’s definitely a different feel than being on a team sport. We all practice together, and we all travel together, but in basketball you have to be really close with your team to be successful. It’s still that same team environment where you are surrounded by people who share the same interest but when you go out to play, it’s definitely on your own, focus on your own game. The difference is, in basketball, if you’re having a bad day, there’s somebody else, your team can help lift you up, whereas in golf, you have to motivate yourself and lift yourself up.

Q: Do you think there is more pressure or less pressure since it’s on your own?

A: In golf, I try not to put a lot of pressure on myself, because I know that I’m only as good as I am and I’m not the top golfer, so I don’t feel that pressure. I just try to relax and have fun with it, because I do get so overly competitive that I’ll get in my head easily. I try and take that pressure off myself, whereas in basketball I put a lot more pressure on myself to play better, because I have that feeling of wanting to play well for my team, whereas in golf, you’re playing for yourself, not really for your team.

I feel like the pressure to be is as much as you put on yourself, and I do want to be successful in both sports, so I have to kind of change my mindset to kind of fit the sport. That pressure kind of helps because it motivates me in basketball, but in golf it stresses me out more, so just changing your mindset to fit what you’re doing I think has helped me be successful.

Q: What motivated to you now to continue doing golfing?

A: I think it’s just a really fun sport. I enjoy playing, it’s one of those weird things where it’s like I can easily get frustrated and want to quit but then I finish that round and I’m ready to play again. It makes me happy, I do enjoy playing a lot and I think it’s one of those sports you can play for your entire life. In basketball, physically my time is limited, whereas golf I can play for the rest of my life. You see all the retired people playing on the golf course in summer. I’s a fun idea to think I can do the sport and keep improving my game. In the future I think it’s good; it challenges me, but I also enjoy it, so it’s not something that I’m miserable doing. It’s fun to go out and play because I’m so competitive I want to get better and I want to be the best golfer that I can so, I’m going to keep working at it until I get bored with the sport.

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Bikepacking Basics Editor’s Note: Bikepacking has recently become a trend, as more and more cyclists plan routes and embark on trips. Similar to backpacking, it involves minimalist camping in natural areas, often in the span of multiple days. However, rather than hiking, people bike with their gear and then camp. During spring break, staff writer Alex Ellmer went bikepacking, and other students can consider doing it too. Here are some tips if you want to try bikepacking!

Planning Tips

Biking Tips

Camping Tips

Gear Tips

Decide on a route that you feel comfortable doing. Consider the accessibility, mileage, elevation, and your skill level when choosing.

Slow down your speed, since you’re carrying heavier items and don’t want to tire yourself.

Practice setting up your tent at home to make sure you have all the pieces.

Use a sturdy bike suited to the terrain.

Give yourself more time to stop.

Pick a camping spot before dark, so you have light to get ready and prepare your food, too.

Find a friend to travel with, or let your emergency contacts know what you’re doing, and set up a system in case you get hurt.

Be cautionary of overdoing it.

Use different ways of gripping your handlebars if your hands feel cramped.

Take breaks to avoid fatigue; it is dangerous to bike when tired.

Pack up your food and leave it where animals can’t get to it.

Choose a dry, flat area to camp.

Panniers that carry the rest of your items can be fastened to the front or back of your bike.

Taking bike maintenance tools is crucial in case of malfunctioning.

Bring light camping gear, including a tent, sleeping bag, and items for food preparation.

Staff Writer Alex Ellmer bikepacked the Kokopelli Trail from March 16-18, and scenes along his route are above. Total, he biked 107.73 miles, 19 hours, and went through 5969 feet of elevation in the course of his trip. Photos by Alex Ellmer. Information gathered by Molly Lubbers; source: rei.com, bikepacking.com

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Unicyling encourages fun, friendship for 3 students Alex Ellmer

Staff Writer

The garage door opens, three unicycles shine as the sun hits them, the “UniBoys” hop on their one-wheeled-rides and head off to a set of stairs to play on. Three students who have become greater companions and have built relationships with each other through the art of unicycling are Kevin Conlon, James Gregory, and Cody Larson.

These students got into unicycling not too long ago, and have stuck with it as a fun hobby, sport, and nice break from the daily stress.

“Unicycling started for me in eighth grade, when I went over to my friend Ryan’s house and he had a unicycle that he taught himself how to ride and I had a unicycle that my mom tried to learn how to ride but never got to it,” junior James Gregory said. “So, then Ryan taught me how to ride it, and it took around a month for me but once I learned I fell in love with it and it was super cool.”

After getting into unicycling through friends, they have also stepped more into the trick realm of the sport.

Jumping off stair sets, ledges, and small rocks around town, they have transitioned into a more playful world.

“The unicycles we have are more speci�ically made for tricks which means they have smaller wheels and sturdier builds,” junior Kevin Conlon explained.

“Riding around isn’t all that ef�icient with the smaller wheel but we still do that every once in a while, but we de�initely like to jump off things instead.”

Although these students seem comfortable and

stable on the unicycles, the learning curve for them took a little while but has paid off.

“Learning isn’t as hard as people make it out to be,” Conlon said. “It still takes a solid 4-6 hours of just falling but then you will have a breakthrough ride and the next thing you’re taking off, riding around the neighborhood, and don’t even have to take breaks or anything.”

After learning how to ride, their friendships grew and they started riding more and more together and running together as well.

“Over breaks and weekends, we ride together a lot, but during the school week we are all busy with our other sports that it doesn’t happen as much and but is still really fun to do,” Conlon said.

“Every now and then you just have to pick it up and ride a little bit because it’s something that doesn’t take much time.”

Once past the basic learning curve, the “UniBoys” realized bene�its beyond fun and friendship.

“It also helps with coordination too, even though it’s a good mediator to help build your balance and skill with knowing where to go move your hips it also serves as a good break when I’m bored with math or something like that so it’s de�initely a win-win,” Conlon said.

The “UniBoys” use unicycling as a way to clear their head while working on homework or preparing for a big event.

“For me unicycling is a good stress reliever for sure and can be a nice break to hop on it and go for a ride to enjoy some fresh air,” junior Cody Larson said.

Over time the “UniBoys” have grown closer together through unicycling and connecting with one another within a small community, and they hope to continue this companionship after high school and in the coming years.

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Unicycle Fast Facts 1. The two common types of unicycles are giraffe and traditional.

2. When a unicyclist rocks back and forth on the unicycle it’s called “idling.”

3. The world’s tallest unicycle is 114.8 feet tall.

4. The unicycle was inspired by the pennyfarthing bicycles invented by James Stanley in 1886.

5. Other kinds of unicycles include trial, mountain and touring unicycles.

6. During the late 1980s, some extreme sportsmen took interest in unicycling and outdoor unicycling was created.

From left to right: Juniors Cody Larson, James Gregory, and Kevin Conlon smile with their arms around one another. Photo by Molly Lubbers. Graphic by Jack Hunter. Information gathered by Italia Caro; sources: bicyclehistory.net, madehow.com, kids.kiddle.co and unicycleblog.wordpress.com

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Guide to Spring Training Baseball Rookie of the Year Candidates for 2019 season American League East: Vladimir Guerrero Jr (Toronto Blue Jays)

Editor’s Note America’s national pastime; baseball. Soon the hot days will return with the sun shining down and the smell of hot dogs wafting through the air. The stadium will buzz, waiting for the crack of the bat hitting the ball. Soon the shout of the umpires “One, two, three strikes and you’re out!” will echo in the air. Honestly, I love baseball season, but the schedules can be confusing and it can get complicated. This page is to help guide through rising/key players, the Rockies opening day and facts.

American League Central: Yu Chang (Cleveland Indians) American League West: Jesus Luzardo (Oakland Athletics) National League East: Touki Toussant (Atlanta Braves)

Spring Training Standings Grapefruit League

Cactus League

1. New York Yankees

1. Kansas City Royals

National League Central: Keston Hiura (Milwaukee Brewers)

2. Houston Astros

2. Oakland Athletics

3. Washington Nationals

3. San Diego Padres

National League West: Taylor Widener (Arizona Diamondbacks)

4. Miami Marlins

4. Milwaukee Brewers

5. Minnesota Twins

5. Chicago Cubs

R O C K I E S

Top 10 Rockies Players (based off of Spring Training statistics)

Home opening day for the Rockies: April 5 at 2:10 p.m.

1. Coors Field was built in 1995.

2. Coors Field is the third oldest stadium in the National League.

3. Coors Field was the first ballpark to have a heated infield.

Grant Lavigne: First baseman Coco Montes: Infielder Scott Burchman: Shortstop LJ Hatch: Second baseman Colton Welker: Third baseman Bret Boswell: Second baseman Omar Carrizales: Center fielder Wes Rogers: Left fieldman Ryan McMahon: First baseman Alan Trejo: Shortstop

4. The first official game at Coors field occurred on April 26, 1995 (final score was Colorado Rockies: 11 to New York Mets: 9.)

F A S 5. The Rockies mascot Dinger T is a dinosaur because a dinosaur skull was found in F the stadium while it was being constructed.

A 6. The purple seats in C the 20th row are a mile T high above the stadium ground.

S 7. 303 homers were hit in Coors Field in 1999.

Graphics by Jack Hunter. Information gathered by Italia Caro and Hannah Blagg; source: mlb.com, 9news.com, aptsatdenverplace.com, kdvr.com and colorado.rockies.mlb.com

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BUTTING HEADS AP classes challenge students to think and learn at a higher level AP classes give an opportunity to earn college credit Teachers and counselors should encourage students to take AP classes

AP classes prepare students for college, offer college credit

Kelly Warden A&E Editor

Since the 1950s, college courses and exams have been offered to high school students, allowing them to get a head start on their educational careers, yet many students and parents often argue that this creates a divide between students, separating them into “smart” and “dumb” groups.

However, AP classes simply provide the opportunity for students to succeed.

Many students thrive in the challenges that AP classes offer, especially if they found other courses to be too easy. The Advanced Program promotes engaging thinking and learning at a greater speed. Although classes can be more dif�icult or stressful, they ultimately allow students to reach their full potential.

Additionally, AP classes prepare students for colleges and give them the chance to earn college credit.

By being harder than other classes, students can get used to the fast pace and higher level of dif�iculty they will face later in their education.

AP tests for college credit also are much cheaper than college classes are later—for less than $100 per

test, students can avoid paying over thousands of dollars for the same amount of credit. For students who are on the free or reduced program, the cost is even less. AP classes also demonstrate to top colleges that a student is prepared to excel at those institutions, increasing the possibility of admission for a student.

And while many students argue that AP, Pre-AP, and regular classes only serve to separate students, the various dif�iculty levels are created so every student can learn at their own pace. With that said, more people should consider if AP classes are a match for them.

AP classes can be helpful for students who may initially believe they can’t handle it. Although students should ultimately choose the class that will �it them best, some decide to take slower courses rather than an AP class because they doubt themselves.

If students talk with their teachers and are supported, they may feel readier to take on an advanced course.

Teachers and counselors should make sure to encourage students to take the class that is actually right for them, rather than allow them to take the easiest path to graduation.

Students should re�lect on taking an AP class, and staff should inspire them to do so. Before choosing the “easy A,” think about the opportunities that AP classes can give.

There are a variety of class choices for everyone, and that means all students should at least think about taking advantage of the AP program.

AP classes often are challenging without encouraging in-depth learning AP classes prioritize test preparation over better intellectual understanding AP classes should be presented accurately to students considering the courses.

AP classes’ focus on test prep creates less valuable learning

Jack Hunter Head Graphic Artist AP Classes are presented to high school students as the top of the line, classes with the most advanced concepts, classes that would apply our potential in the most effective way.

However, after having experienced the program myself, I feel this is not the case.

The challenging aspects of AP classes feel like manufactured dif�iculty. They’re often explained as “rigorous,” and they are, but not in a way that facilitates quality learning; too much AP course content comes down to memorizing de�initions and formulas. The “rigor” comes from the struggle to cram as much information into students’ heads before the test as possible. Hours of homework are just an extension of that race, with teachers providing stacks of shallow work to move the process along, often involving the recital and de�inition of endless vocabulary words, or the copying of sentences from textbooks. When the most challenging courses at a given school lack depth, something’s wrong.

AP classes should strike a better balance between teaching students how to pass a speci�ic exam and being intellectually engaging. I personally spent far too much time cranking out cookie-cutter essays and �illing out enormous packets of possible test questions to receive any semblance of valuable learning from the AP classes I took, and had AP been explained to me realistically, I doubt I would have touched the program. Though useful, thought-provoking information can be gleaned from readings attached to practice questions, the best learning experiences I had were when test prep was removed. I can’t recite exact de�initions of obscure geography terms or write a rhetorical analysis essay that checks all the boxes as I used to be able to, but I can still recall book studies and discussions that, while useless when it came to the exam, were easily the most mentally stimulating moments.

If the format of AP classes can’t be adjusted, they should at least be presented in an accurate way when students are considering them as they sign up for classes. They can certainly still be a good �it for kids seeking to get into colleges, and it’s also worth noting that AP classes can make college more affordable for lowerincome students wanting to cut down on their tuition costs. For those not planning to go to college, however, they’re exhausting wastes of time.

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Green New Deal offers unrealistic solution to climate change but drastic switch must occur

Roland Tomsic Managing Editor

The Green New Deal (GND) is a plan to tackle climate change by overhauling transportation systems, upgrading to smart power grids, and making the shift to clean energy sources.

Reversing human caused environmental changes should be the focus of the world.

However, the GND wants the shift to be made by 2030. This is unrealistic unless everyone changes their habits drastically all at once.

“I think it is a great plan, but it is a little bit too ambitious. Achieving the goals, that they want to achieve in ten years based on the government we have now is not feasible. I think it needs to maybe

take pieces of it and do that, but I think achieving all of those goals in that short amount of time would take everyone in the world changing within the next �ive years,” science teacher Enrique Blas said.

In 2014, U.S. generated greenhouse gas emissions totaled 15.1 trillion pounds, a 7 percent increase from 1990, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The amount of harmful gases we are putting out into the environment every day needs to decrease drastically. From a political

would be good for the environment and slow down global climate change and everything like that is going to have an economic cost; it’s dollars versus not destroying the planet so it’s a matter of educating people,” Blas explained.

“People have to realize that the biggest economic cost is going to be later when we are not going to be able to return to where we are with the environment and climate change will change where we are growing stuff, what we can use for fuel--it’s going to really have some ongoing repercussions.”

Consequences such as melting polar ice caps, trapped greenhouse gasses, and animal extinction will be irreversible and ruin the world for future generations. There are many things we can do to help stop them.

“We need to start getting off of fossil fuels

“We have got to change our life styles.”

—science teacher Enrique Blas point of view, this sense of urgency isn’t annunciated because the GND is seen as a subject to debate in politics and not taken as seriously as it probably should be.

These politicians are targeting the economic aspect of the deal, not the future of the planet.

“Basically, any type of change that

obviously and start using more renewable resources,” Blas explained.

“I think we need to look at a portfolio of energy where maybe we still use a little bit of coal, a little bit of natural gas, but start using more wind, more solar and ideally there is some new technology that is extremely safe. We have got to change our life styles.”

That’s exactly what the GND is a pushing toward: a cleaner, better future for the environment and that’s really what matters. But the deal is ambitious and may not be fully or adequately completed.

Sea levels have risen nearly 10

inches

since 1880.

Since 1980, Arctic sea ice has is recorded to be declining at the rate of 12.8% per decade.

An additional 250,000 deaths are expected per year between 2030 and 2050 related to Climate Change Atmospheric carbon dioxide currently measures at 411 parts per million, the highest it’s been in

650,000 years.

Top: Senior Emma Ackerly (left) signs a petition while senior Morgan Boogaerts (right) stands beside her during the Climate Strike on March 15. Middle and lower left: Signs are held up in the crowd protesting lack of action for climate change. Bottom right: Strikers, many of them students, listen to the speeches given during the event. Photos by Molly Lubbers. Graphic by Jack Hunter. Information gathered by Rebekah De Priest; sources: who.int, climate.nasa.gov

Perspectives March 28, 2019 21 People should support hate crime victims Spilled Ink

Molly Lubbers Editor-in-Chief

Actor Jussie Smollett was indicted by a grand jury on 16 felony counts earlier this month after allegedly faking a racist and homophobic hate crime and falsely reporting to police; these charges have been dropped, although some still say it was staged. Many voiced concern when Smollett originally claimed his attackers put a noose over his neck and poured a chemical substance on him, tweeting #JusticeforJussie; now, the important conversations about hate violence have ceased.

Instead, some people are now casting doubt over entire communities and their claims of hate crimes—but simply because this one case was allegedly falsi�ied does not mean the majority of them are. In fact, hate

violence is a threat that marginalized groups have to consider too often.

Hate crime instances increased 17 percent from 2016 to 2017, and it was the third year in a row that hate violence incidents rose, according to the FBI’s Hate Crime Statistics report. It’s an incredibly real problem that is only growing.

Even for those who haven’t experienced hate violence, knowing it could potentially happen is disconcerting. For LGBT people, it can stop them from living authentic lives—couples might modify their behavior in public and not express affection, and transgender and gender-nonconforming people may present in a different way due to possible repercussions.

“What it does is it promotes a lot of fear within the community. Oftentimes people feel very unsafe; it makes them feel unable to come out, and unable to truly be who they are because if they do, they might risk being attacked or might risk having family issues arise,” Spectrum president Stephanie Pagano said. “So the knowledge of hate crimes happening is a huge block of fear for a lot of people.”

Hate Crimes By the Numbers 59.6% of hate crimes were motivated by a race/ethnicity bias.

5,060 victims

reported a hate crime related to race/ ethnicity.

15.8%

of hate crime victims were targeted due their their sexual orientation.

1,338 victims reported a

hate crime related to sexual orientation.

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Additionally, the intersection of oppression for LGBT POC on the basis of both their sexuality/gender and their race puts them in even more danger. Though Smollett, who is both gay and black, allegedly faked his hate crime, LGBT POC are one of the most vulnerable populations to violence.

When we don’t trust victims, the problem is exacerbated. Although false reports sometimes occur, it is extremely rare; the California State University Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism found approximately two dozen con�irmed or suspected faked hate crimes across the nation in the past few years out of the thousands that are reported. The impulse should be to believe victims, not doubt them.

Meanwhile, though false reporting isn’t an issue, underreporting is. The FBI database estimates the number of hate crimes each year to be about 250,000, while only about 7,000 were reported in 2017. It’s important to recognize that victims of hate violence often feel pressured not to report, and a big piece of that is the fear of not being believed. That is what makes supporting and listening to victims so necessary.

Along with that, hate violence victims may feel like nothing will be done about the crime; historically, oppressed groups have been mistreated by the police. Additionally, police are not always able to deal with hate crimes effectively, whether because of less training in that area or less experience with hate crime cases.

With all of this considered, the sensationalism of the Jussie Smollett case is a mistake. Generally, victims aren’t lying, and many never see legal repercussions against their attackers.

Unlike the amount of police resources spent on Smollett’s case because of his celebrity status, most victims aren’t afforded the same treatment. Ignoring the overwhelming hate violence marginalized people face in favor of focusing on one false report is harmful.

Don’t let the Smollett case stop you from doing what’s right.

Believe and support victims of hate violence. Go beyond that by donating to organizations like the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, which works to help victims of hate violence, and work in your community to halt the myth of hate crime hoaxes.

How to Combat Hate Crimes Believe victims

The majority of people who report are telling the truth, and doubting them can make an already difficult event even harder.

Spread love, not hate Try to create a comfortable and accepting atmosphere for everyone. Marginalized groups may feel they are in danger in other situations, so providing a break from that feeling is helpful. It also helps establish to potential offenders that the community will not allow hate crimes to occur, and that their violence and rhetoric is not okay.

n i a s g t A H e ate it Information gathered by Molly Lubbers; source: ucr.�bi.com. Graphic by Jack Hunter

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Students should not throw food, instead clean up Ketch-up splatters the walls; sticky soda spreads across the �loor; crunchy crumbs grind into carpets. Recently, remnants of students’ food seem to be everywhere we look at the school.

Although it may seem funny to throw food, or it feels easier to leave a mess, those actions have consequences. For the sake of other students, custodians, and guests in the building, it is best to follow one essential rule: leave no trace.

There’s a tangible cost to throwing food in the hallways or not cleaning up after ourselves.

It actually can be expensive for our school. Not only did our building materials cost the school district initially, but there is a cost for everything to be cleaned. If we take good care of our school, some of that money can be spent elsewhere, potentially enhancing our learning experiences.

Treating our space well also means that our building will feel newer and cleaner for everyone.

Having to walk through the hallways and see food stains everywhere—the �loors, the walls, and even the ceilings—is fairly disgusting. It creates a

STAFF ED gross atmosphere that can dampen the mood of students and staff alike. If we could prevent the feeling that goes with seeing a stain and wondering where it came from, all of our lives would be better.

Furthermore, when you purposefully make a mess, or disregard one you’ve created, it doesn’t just go away—someone else has to clean it up.

It is an insult to the custodians to be so careless.

Rather than having the disrespectful attitude that cleaning is their job, remember that they are people too, and they already have a hard task; don’t make it harder for them. If you clean up after yourself, it takes only a few moments, and with so many trash cans around the school, it’s extremely easy. But when everyone’s messes compound, it means way more time and effort to the custodians.

It’s even more obnoxious when people throw food in

places that can’t be cleaned easily. There are countless food stains high up on walls, like in the secret stairs areas, that would need a ladder to be properly. The dif�iculty of doing so means that the food is left there longer, which means the stains are also deeper. This affects the school long-term, as the gross look stays.

All these consequences are enough to stop anyone from making a mess. But in the �irst place, the act of throwing food is childlike behavior that doesn’t belong at our school. It’s a rude, immature activity that doesn’t have much value. There are plenty of other ways to have fun or even gain attention that don’t involve the same detrimental effects that throwing food has.

We aim to create a welcoming and professional environment for everyone in the building; we shouldn’t turn it into an unappealing place by throwing food or refusing to clean up. Instead of partaking, consider both the monetary and social cost that comes with being so childish. Other people at FCHS have to see the repulsive impact of those choices, and custodians have to literally clean up the consequences. Choose the right decision and leave no trace of your eating.

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Student Loans By the Numbers

Editor’s Note

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Rebekah De Priest

44.2 million people in the U.S. have

student loan debt.

The total amount of debt Americans hold is estimated at

$1.52 trillion.

7 10

About in graduates of nonprofit and public colleges had student loan debt in 2015.

The average student loan debt in the U.S. is

$37,172.

Average student loan debt has increased about since 2005.

$20,000

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As April and the end of the 2018-2019 school year near, many high school seniors are preparing for graduation and the transition into college. With college edging closer, tuition and the total price of a higher education do the same. In fact, college tuition and fees have increased by about 213 percent for a four-year degree since 1988, according to cnbc.com.

College tuition has been a subject of interest to people across the country for some time as amounts reach a point too costly for many. At Colorado State University, for example, undergraduate degree programs cost nearly $500 per credit and graduate degree programs range from about $500 to $1,000 per credit before any added fees, according to online.colostate.edu. That is just an example of a public school; costs typically grow when it comes to private colleges.

This can make student loan debt staggering for many graduates of college. That said, college degrees are becoming more and more necessary for today’s job market, which means students have to choose between intense debt or a potential struggle t o get a high-paying job.

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What is one thing about you that is unique or goes against the �low?

Adriana Vargas Senior

Finnigan Catanzaro Senior

“I don’t do a lot of the popular drugs that people these days be doing, so I’d say that’s unpopular.”

Vincent Afetse Junior

“I would say that my accent makes me unique, I haven’t met any person with the same accent as me and it’s a French accent.”

Veronica Garcia Sophomore

“I love music and it’s a passion, I like writing music, creating music and learning new stuff.”

“I �ind myself like the one who’s super quiet and I only like to intervene when I know something wrong is going on. Like, I’m a very quiet person, but I’m also very observant.”

Jordan Messmer Junior

“I don’t play a musical instrument and all of my friends do.”

Josh Sommer Freshman

“Music I listen to pretty much. I listen to a lot of metal music, which is not mainstream.”

Santiago Vimeron-Leon Sophomore

“I like to draw myself because I get bored in class and it’s fun.”

Rylee McCarthy Freshman

“I’m a competitive gymnast and that’s something not most high schoolers pursue when they’re our age and it’s a pretty dif�icult sport.”

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