Issue 2 (Oct. 2018)

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YEARS 20

1998

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.

The FCHS cross country team has long excelled in training athletes for the next big level.

In 1998, the Fort Collins cross country team prepared for state. The team quali�ied seven boys and seven girls.

The con�idence was high that week after girls took �irst and boys got second at regionals the week before.

The girls had only one lost meet that season and the boys had three.

The stress and tension were high that week before state. Oct. 31, 1998, the Collins girls pulled away with 4th place and boys, 8th place after state. Senior Katie

A great way to take a trip down schoolhistory lane is to read about retired student initiated clubs. In this Dec. 3 1998 Spilled Ink article, four seniors raved over the Denver

Diversity Conference News pg. 4

May 14

Frank Sinatra died.

July 2

The book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets came out

Sept.. 4

Google was founded.

Yemm came in �irst for the 5A female division.

Twenty years later, cross country is still one of the most successful athletic programs the school has to offer. The team has racked up 15 state titles between

Broncos by creating a “Bronco Superfan Club.”

These seniors woke up every Sunday to prepare nachos, get Sprite out of the fridge, and call each other before

Drum majors A&E pg. 9

the boys and the girls and competed nine times at the Nike Cross Nationals. The crosscountry team has trained successful athletes over the years who have gone on to compete at the college level.

kickoff. Three of the four would watch the game at home while one of them had season passes (in his family since 1967) and went to every game at Mile

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1999

Apr. 20

The Columbine Tragedy occurred.

High Stadium. These superfans then would wake up early the next morning to meet in the Student Center to discuss the game before school started.

The Denver Broncos have drastically changed in the past twentytwo years. John Elway is no longer the quarterback and has been replaced with seven other quarterbacks with the current being Case Keenum. In the article, the boys predict the Broncos winning the 1999 Super Bowl, and the Broncos did take home the win. During

this time Denver voters supported an initiative to build a new stadium, and twenty-two years later the Broncos play in Broncos Stadium at Mile High.

The Bronco Superfan Club, unfortunately for those hardcore Broncos fans, has been retired.

But, if the season starts looking up, it always has the potential to be reestablished twentytwo years later.

Sept. 16

Hurricane Floyd struck the east coast of the United States.

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The New York Yankees won the World Series.

Nov. 30

World Trade Organization protests occur in Seattle.

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Roast Culture In Depth pg. 10

Athletes and Kids Sports pg. 16

Clyde Cares Perspectives pg. 23

Correction: On page 17 of Volume 100, Issue 1, Spilled Ink reported that only one freshman was on the varsity volleyball team.

Spilled Ink regrets this error.

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Gaming, supernatural give teacher new perspective Sadie Buggle

NHS to host Halloween Carnival for LLS Hannah Blagg

Staff Writer

NHS will host a Halloween Carnival on Saturday from 5-8:30 p.m. The event is a fundraiser to raise money for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society.

“It gives back to our community,” NHS Co-Sponsor Craig Rhoades said. “It’s a fun, safe way for parents to bring their kids and they know they’re going to have a good time and we do things here you’re not going to get if you just go trick-or-treating.”

Community members are welcome.

Children will be admitted with a small donation and adults are free. Stations will include face painting, bowling, a haunted hallway, and a cake walk, and various prizes will be distributed.

Turkey Roundup to begin Nov. 5 Roland Tomsic

Staff Writer

Student Council will host the annual Turkey Roundup Nov. 5-16.

The event is a fundraiser for the Larimer County Food Bank to help fund Thanksgiving dinners for families in need.

“We are so excited for this opportunity,” senior Christian Dykson, student body president, said. “It’s an opportunity to give back to the families in our community. It’s a challenge to the whole student body: let the city of Fort Collins feel your love and thankfulness.”

Student Council has set a 200-300 turkey goal. Students and staff can donate cash or checks over the two weeks of the roundup. Students can also donate turkeys to the front of�ice from Nov. 14-16.

Spilled Ink to raise funds for printing costs at Barnes & Noble Alex Ellmer

Staff Writer

Nov. 15 Spilled Ink will hold a fundraiser at Barnes and Noble on to raise funds for publication and equipment.

“This fundraiser is important for us because without raising a large amount of money we can’t put out the issues of the newspaper although we give them out for free,” senior Molly Lubbers, Editor-in-Chief, said.

Those interested in supporting the effort can stop by the store at 4045 S. College Ave. between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.

“Students can come out and buy anything from Barnes and Noble, Lubber said. “If you mention Spilled Ink or have a �lyer with our name on it we can get a portion back.”

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Colorful posters decorated with formulas, superheroes, and athletes are plastered on the walls of the desk-ridden room in lower L hall.

Eric Kohlbrand’s desk sits in the corner of the room, layered with students’ math tests and homework.

Kohlbrand has been the PreAlgebra and College Algebra teacher for 3 years. But his passions don’t end with math. As a matter of fact, math isn’t even the passion that consumes most of his time. Though Kohlbrand likes to surround himself with the strict �ield full of numbers, patterns, and logic, he also greatly enjoys the wild world of fantasy found in video games and other media.

“I’m a very, very serious gamer.

I am currently ranked in a top 100 US Guild World of Warcraft leaderboard,” Kohlbrand said, leaning forward and lacing his �ingers together comfortably, his broad smile evidence of the pride he has in his accomplishments. “I’ve also worked with professional teams with League of Legends and Starcraft 2 before.”

Kohlbrand’s love of gaming has helped him to understand and reinforce important teaching concepts, like how to successfully collaborate with others.

“The way that I game is very cooperative and collaborative. I’m in an environment with 25 to 30 people at a time. It becomes all about �inding a way to negotiate people’s egos, and at that level there are a lot of egos,” Kohlbrand said, laughing lightheartedly.

Additionally, Kohlbrand can connect the logic and strategy involved in gaming to mathematics as a whole, as both are about �inding the right strategy to use to get the correct answer

Algebra Teacher Eric Kohlbrand carefully examines his tarot cards as he completes a reading. Photo by Sadie Buggle

to �inish the game or the problem.

“When gaming, you have to �ix the problems without changing the whole formula. In that way, gaming and algebra share the same problem-solving nature,” he said.

Another topic Kohlbrand is extremely passionate about is the supernatural. This interest caused Kohlbrand to delve into the art of tarot card reading. In his desk, amid sticky notes, pens, and paper clips, sits a deck of tarot cards. His fascination with them is rooted in their meaning and their history.

“Tarot cards are associated with a 19th century cult movement called the Golden Order of the Hermetic Dawn, which is so fascinating to study,” he said. “I just love the mystical and the supernatural, and the 19th century such a fascinating time, with the dark romantic movement and transcendentalism.”

Due to Kohlbrand’s curious connection with the supernatural he often visits haunted places with his friends to attempt to experience the supernatural, and he has been to some of the most haunted hotels in America.

Though Kohlbrand is passionate about many diverse, distinct, and enthralling hobbies and subjects, his love for teaching has always prevailed.

“I love teaching because of the one-on-one interactions,” he said. “I love to help students for an hour or so and watch them begin to understand something.

They really make it worth it.”

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LGBT activism in Colorado grew throughout history Molly Lubbers

Editor-in-Chief

During National LGBT History month, I wanted to re�lect on Fort Collins’ role within the LGBT community. Unfortunately, much of it is shrouded in uncertainty. While Colorado has evidence of same-sex relations dating back to its origin, it was largely kept underground, leaving documentation surrounding the LGBT community vague. History speci�ic to Fort Collins is even harder to �ind.

However, Fort Collins was affected by statewide occurrences. Over Colorado history, there is pattern of a push forward with LGBT activism and a push back from other forces.

Though activism had been present before, it ignited in the 1960s and 1970s. Some of it helped create change—Colorado was the third state to repeal sodomy laws in 1972.

However, discrimination continued.

It got worse when the AIDS crisis hit in the early 1980s. In response, the Colorado AIDS Project was created.

Animosity toward the LGBT community contributed to the passing of Amendment 2 in Colorado’s constitution, which caused some to name Colorado the “Hate State.”

Passing with 53 percent of votes in 1992, Amendment 2 prevented any city, town, or county to take action to recognize people with “homosexual, lesbian or bisexual orientation” as a protected class.

Four years later, in Romer v.

Evans, the Supreme Court ruled that Amendment 2 violated the Equal Protections Clause.

However, homo- and transphobic sentiments still were held by many.

In fact, two years after that court case, tragedy struck. On Oct. 6, 1998, Matthew Shepard was killed in an anti-gay hate crime in Laramie, Wyoming. Two men bound his hands around a fence and beat him with the butt of a gun, leaving him to die.

When he was found the next day, he was transported to Fort Collins, where he remained in a coma for six days at Poudre Valley Hospital until his death.

Shepard became a martyr in the LGBT community, but even as his death was a call to action, it also created a wave of fear. Many worried about their own wellbeing, even after a hate-crimes law was passed in 2001, giving protection for sexual orientation and gender identity.

In 2006, another amendment restricted LGBT rights; Amendment 43 de�ined marriage in Colorado between one man and one woman.

It was only in 2013 that Colorado enacted the Colorado Civil Union Act, which allowed same-sex couples’ relationships to be legally recognized.

Today, the LGBT community has won freedoms, and there has been greater representation in government. However, others have challenged the rights of LGBT people.

As we pass the 30th Anniversary of National Coming Out Day—Oct. 11—there still are obstacles to being out. According to One Colorado, more than one third of LGBT Coloradans report experiencing homophobia or transphobia from their families within the last year and 34 percent report harassment in schools.

In addition, many LGBT people feel uncertain about their rights to public accommodations after the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission Supreme Court case. The storeowner of Masterpiece Cakeshop refused to make a cake for a same-sex couple. Though the decision has a narrow scope and does not explicitly state that storeowners can turn away LGBT people for being LGBT, some believe this will lead to storeowners doing just that.

But even with those challenges, there still is a current of activism in Colorado from various LGBT advocacy groups. One closest for students is Spectrum, FCHS’s Gay-Straight Alliance. It was just approved to be a school-sponsored just club last year, whichshowstheconstantpushforward and push back even within FCHS.

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Mosaic of Diversity

Annual conference invites students to share thoughts, experiences Kelly Warden

A&E Editor

Since the beginning, the American dream was of liberty, the freedom to be true to oneself. To the current day, that desire hasn’t left the American people. Still the history of the country hasn’t always supported the aspirations of all of its citizens.

To this day, minorities �ind their voices spoken over as if they are mere murmurs within a crowd of explosive shouting. The country struggles to address the issues these citizens face, the most expansive of such being the blind eye to diversity.

On Nov. 5. The FCHS Diversity Conference will bring the issue into the light.

Community members will gather in the McNeal Auditorium to listen to others’ experiences. Students and Alumni will present a variety of topics.

“Being American, we kind of have this mosaic. It’s not really a melting pot because we don’t �it in one pot together,” ASO’s sponsor Tiana Song said. “You have all these

little pieces that are individuals that create the whole picture and so I think the diversity conference is a great picture of a mosaic.”

The Diversity Conference is a collaboration among the multiple diversity clubs within the high school: the Asian Student Organization (ASO), African American Student Society (AASS), Latin American Student Alliance (LASA), and Spectrum. ASO is headed by Eunsoo Kim, AASS’s president is Helen Yoseph, LASA’s of�icer is Deniss Atondo Avalos, and Stephanie Pagano is Spectrum’s president. Each of these groups will highlight subjects related to their own minority experiences.

Alumnus Suraj Renganathan will be the event’s �irst speaker.

Having graduated before ASO began, his goal is to observe the changes and compare his experience at FCHS with the current day.

After Renganathan’s introduction, listeners will be excused from the auditorium to listen to

speeches from current students.

Each organization is to have its own classroom, each with four speakers.

The purpose of the conference is to educate. Not only that, but it provides students the chance to come out into the open, a chance to be themselves and feel free to share their experiences and to be true to their identity among friends.

Many of the speeches will relate past experiences, thoughts, and dreams for the future. For some, stepping onto the stage is a great risk; Spectrum’s speakers chance coming out to

unknowing parents whether by the spreading of word by peers or in front of an audience.

Despite how afraid they may be, the students’ courage is not their lack of fear, but rather their will to stand up to what terri�ies them. To the speaker, the chance to teach and help others is more important than their personal insecurities.

“It’s to be able to bring on education and knowledge and to be able to close that ignorance gap I think that we all have to some extent about something,” Song said. “There is the true purpose: to celebrate our differences, but also to educate others about our differences.”

Q&A with senior Steph Pagano, a Diversity Conference Presenter

Q: As the president of Spectrum, what do you do with everything?

A: I lead Spectrum during our club meetings and I sometimes bring up topics that we talk about. I help everyone communicate better so people who don’t necessarily feel comfortable being out have a community of people that they can talk to about themselves and about issues they face at home or things that have happened to them. Then, when it comes to the Diversity Conference, I’ve been kind of the middle man between the club and the other club leaders, so getting information that they provide to the club and getting the club to fill in the PowerPoint and get them going with that.

Q: How do you work with your speakers during this?

A: So, when it comes to getting speakers I ask first if anyone else is comfortable presenting, and I’ve had a few people say they might be depending on when that time might be. And it’s definitely about whether they’re out or whether they’re comfortable and whether they’re willing.

With Spectrum it very much can be like people aren’t necessarily sure how their family is going to react if they found out, and because other students may know them and may know their family, they don’t want to risk students telling their family before they’re ready to, and so we have to make sure that everyone’s comfortable.

Q: How stressful is that?

A: It can be a little stressful at times, but having done it last year, I know what to expect and kind of know the dynamic of the room. Everyone comes in there with this mindset of “I’m here to learn more and I’m not here to judge.” And so, it’s like I’m not stressing about people being hateful.

Information and graphic by Kelly Warden

Oct. 25, 2018

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Synesthesia Journal

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Below are journal entries composed by a former Lambkin with synesthesia. They include sketches of what she saw as she listened to songs and people and what the alphabet looked like to her.

Student Brianna Alers gestures to a sign advertising her new synesthesia research project. Photo by Sadie Buggle.

The C Major Scale

Student explores synesthesia in community through research project Sadie Buggle

News Editor

The lowercase letter E is always a light sky blue, and the number 3 is a dark maroon color. Every time jazz music is played, you see purple and smell a vibrant lavender, but the sound of country tastes like lemons and looks yellow. Tuesday is a bright orange.

These descriptions may just sound like intense imagery used to make a story more intriguing, but for 4 percent of people in America, this is a vivid reality.

Synesthesia is a perceptual condition in which the senses are “blended”; more speci�ically, the stimulation of one sense triggers an automatic experience in another.

This can occur between just about any combination of senses. There are more than 60 different types, but the most common forms are Color-Grapheme (seeing stable colors for letters, numbers and other characters) and seeing colors when thinking of weekdays or months.

Senior Brianna Alers has been intrigued by synesthesia since �irst learning about it in a book in elementary school.

“Synesthesia is just something that I feel really connected to,” she said. “I love superheroes, and synesthesia almost feels like a reallife superpower to me. It’s like a fantasy portion to our everyday lives.”

Aler’s connection and interest in synesthesia fueled her choice to start a research project studying synesthesia in the community as a capstone to her Senior Colloquial Research GT class. She plans to run a focus group and look for similarities in students’ descriptions of their experiences. She also hopes her research will teach non-synesthetes the truth about synesthesia, and disprove some of the misconceptions.

“Asking a synesthete what it’s like to have synesthesia is like a blind person asking us what it’s like to see all of the time. Though it seems crazy and overwhelming, it’s just a part of their everyday lives,” Alers said.

So far, Alers has had 4 students with synesthesia reach out to her wanting to help. One of these students is senior Catherine Smith, who has a form of synesthesia in which she matches colors with letters, numbers, and days of the week. Additionally, she sees 3D maps when she thinks of number

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sequences and days of the week.

However, her favorite part of having synesthesia is that when she hears music, she can see 3D, abstract art.

Smith only recently discovered that what she was perceiving was unique.

“I remember listening to music years ago and seeing different layers of shapes and stuff when I listen to it. I just thought that it was a normal thing,” she said. “It wasn’t until this summer that I found out that it isn’t.”

Alers hopes to �ind others like Catherine who have unique experiences with their synesthesia, and hear their diverse yet intertwined stories. She believes synesthesia affects everyone to some extent, because connections are an important aspect of life, and that this makes it an essential concept to study.

“Synesthesia is an interesting topic that we can all connect to because all of us are prone to making random connections and connotations,” she said. “It’s how we function. We’re always blending the things that we perceive.”

Those interested in participating in the research study can contact Brianna Alers at 43397@psdschools.org.

1. Synesthesia is defined as a blending of the senses.

2. The most common forms of synesthesia are two color-grapheme and seeing colors in weekdays and months.

3. PET scans, fMRI scans, transcranial magnetic stimulation and other brain scans have been used to document the way synesthesia operates in the brain.

4. A synesthesia battery is a collection of tests, providing a standard set of questions, tests and scoring to determine whether someone has synesthesia and, if so, what kind of synesthesia someone has and to what degree.

5. Synesthesia batteries measure consistency and can test reaction times.

6. Synesthesia batteries can be used to identify synesthetes and learn about their perceptions.

7. Musicians who have synesthesia typically have chromesthesia (sound-to-color synesthesia).

8. Lady Gaga has chromesthesia.

9. Billy Joel has grapheme-color synesthesia and chromesthesia.

Information gathered by Italia Caro from

Brianna Alers’ 2017 Synesthesia presentation

Beethoven’s Symphony 7 Movement 1 3:26-4:18

The alphabet seen through a synesthete’s eyes

The sound of “ambient” crowd noise before a concert

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Oct. 25, 2018

‘Puppet Master’ teaches himself, others to create puppets from scratch Andrea Roush

‘Avenue Q’ to run in the Black Box Theater Nov. 1-4 Kristina Howard

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Black box will host four musical performances of “Avenue Q” Nov. 1-4 with evening shows Thursday through Sunday, and Saturday and Sunday matinees.

“It’s like ‘Sesame Street’ if everyone was depressed and sad, trying to �igure out what they were supposed to do with their lives,” Theater Director Jason Tyler said.

Over 90 student technicians designed the costumes, sets, and color scheme for the show, and a team of students worked to make unique puppets from scratch.

To purchase tickets, visit http :// w w w. f c h s p e r f o r m i n g a r t s . c o m / .

Symphonic band, orchestra to perform on Nov. 12 Rebekah De Priest

Staff Writer

The Symphonic band and Symphony orchestra will perform Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. in McNeal Auditorium.

“Symphonic band and symphony orchestra are absolutely fabulous,” John Hermanson, director of orchestras, said. “They’re both just excellent ensembles, so if you’d like to hear great music, you should come.”

Symphony orchestra will play “Orpheus and the Underworld” by Jaques Offenbach, which is an overture to the opera “Orpheus and The Overture.” They will also play a strings piece called “Incantations.” Symphonic Band will play two pieces. One of them is called “a movement for Rosa,” which is a piece about Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights movement.

Tower Theatre to hold musical auditions on Nov. 12 Hannah Blagg

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Tower Theatre will host musical auditions for Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” on Nov. 12 starting at 3 p.m.

Those interested can �ill out an application online and sign up on the callboard.

The website and the callboard will also provide information about the song and monologue auditioners will need to prepare.

“Go for it even if you are scared because you might be better than you think,” Theater Director Jason Tyler said.

Tyler also explained that auditioners do not have to have the monologue and song completely memorized, though it does show dedication.

For more information visit w w w. f c h s p e r f o r m i n g a r t s . c o m .

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Up and down, over and under, �irst the Puppet crew for “Avenue Q” makes the skulls of the puppets out of a thin type of foam, sewing the pieces together. They cut fabric into rectangles and pin it to the skulls to make the faces. The body and arms are made of different sized tubes. Hands are sculpted and attached to the arms. The hair is made from strands of yarn sewn into the scalp. The eyes and eyelids are made from rigid foam balls. All this and so much more to bring the characters Trekkie Monster, Kate monster, Nicky and Rod, and all the other puppets to life.

Head of the puppet crew, junior Zach Pickerel is working with a team of seven to create the puppets for the upcoming Black Box musical “Avenue Q.” Their creations will come to life in the hands of the actors when the curtain goes up on opening night Nov. 1.

Puppet making became a passion for Pickerel when he was in the fourth grade.

It started with a close friend of his who ordered a puppet from the internet.

Over time puppet making became a hobby for Pickerel.

Having a history with the craft gave him the con�idence to take on a show like “Avenue Q.” “I knew how to do it (make

puppets) previously, so it felt like I was capable of doing this in a large capacity.”

The crew has to make seven puppets that are about the size of a human torso.

When tech crew started working on the show, Pickerel was the only person on the team of seven who knew how to make the puppets.

He had to teach his crew how to make these puppets and really bring them to life.

Since “Avenue Q” is a riff on the children’s television program “Sesame Street,” he was inspired to make the puppets look like the characters from the beloved TV show.

Sometimes the job is a struggle, but the crew is working hard and coming together, according to Pickerel.

“The short time constraint is a challenge, but, honestly, it pushes us harder and it gives us the ability to bond,” he said.

Joining Pickerel on the crew, junior Haley Foerster was taught everything she knows about puppet making.

“It’s fun. There’s a lot of joking around and fun times, while still getting tons of work done,” she said. “He’s a really good leader. Since the people on puppets are all so fun and nice, the stress of deadlines become a lot more bearable.”

To see the puppets in action, tickets for the show can be purchased at showtix4u.com.

Mobile game sets Oct. mood Roland Tomsic

Staff Writer

A dark piano tune �ills the air as a detective’s footsteps echo through a small, quiet room. You arrive at a an icon reading “Read Diary start game,” click on it, and gameplay begins. This is how the horror video game “Identity V” kicks off.

When initially entering the game, your character is a detective with powers to see memories of others, going to investigate a disappearance.

A paper-airplane with a journal entry written on it falls from a light.

This airplane is your �irst clue to �inding the missing person. You pick up the note and begin reading and your �irst �lashback begins.

In the same house you trade bodies with a character they call the Lucky Guy. You wander around and get to the basement where an evil clown is waiting, and you have to escape. Soon after you return to the detective’s point of view, go into a room to rest, explore a little, and �ind many diaries that let you view different past events that happened to the characters.

These events all happen in the tutorial of the game which takes 10-20 minutes to complete.

Once the tutorial is complete, the room becomes a navigable

Molly Lubbers and Sadie Buggle play “Identity V.” Photo by Kelly Warden

Staff Review

menu, the bookshelf being where you start gameplay.

In the game you become either a survivor or a hunter.

Survivors are people who at one point escaped the hunter. Lucky Guy, The Doctor, The Lawyer, The Thief, The Gardener, The Forward, and many more unlocked further in the game work on a team of four to decode ciphers and eventually escape a walled-off area while being hunted by The Hunter. If your survivor escapes, you win.

The Hunter is a single player trying to harm, catch, and ultimately kill the survivors. If you as The Hunter catch two of the four survivors, you win.

As a horror game, “Identity V” isn’t as scary as our staff expected. We found it to be more suspenseful. The controls are a little confusing due to the sheer number of them. In a few cases, they glitched and didn’t really work at all.

The graphics were pretty high qualityforamobilegameandreminded us of the movie Caroline because the survivors have buttons as eyes.

The audio was great. As a hunter gets close to you, the music crescendos and so does your heartbeat.

It truly adds to the suspense.

We all found that, overall, it’s a pretty good game for a free mobile app.

It could use a little work on controls and it takes a long time to download, but its quite engaging if you are looking for a good way to kill some time and get in a spooky Halloween mood.

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Inktober Gallery

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Last Issue Spilled Ink challenged readers to participate in Inktober. Here are some of the submissions. Top left and middle right: Using the official Inktober calendar, senior Cameron Velez drew the top left image for Day seven’s prompt (exhausted) and the middle right image for Day three’s prompt (roasted.) Bottom left: Sophomore Emily Park used Spilled Ink’s calendar to draw Day eight’s prompt (irrational fear.)

Art exhibit demonstrates cultural signi�icance Khanga holds Italia Caro

Sports Editor

The Khanga holds cultural signi�icance for many women in Africa. A three-and-a-half by �ive-foot piece of cloth, the Khanga is used as a form of expression, so women who can’t express themselves verbally or emotionally in public can display their thoughts on their Khanga.

Printed on the Jina, a spot on the Khanga speci�ically left blank.

Messages can be life advice, expressions of love or romance, political messages or proverbs.

On display at the old Fort Collins High School, “Armed with Proverbs: Khanga Clothing in Africa,” highlights these expressions. The free exhibit will be up until Jan. 18, 2019, and it is open to the public on weekdays, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The exhibit explains the cultural signi�icance of the Khanga, its uses and history. The word Khanga is Kiswahili for guinea fowl as the bird had similar coloring to the early Khanga. In colonial times, the Khanga was produced in other countries, but when the African

countries were their own, they produced the Khanga themselves.

In South Africa, purchasing a Khanga is an important social act to many communities. The Khanga appears in many important life events, such as wrapping a newborn baby, expressing love for a signi�icant other, electing important of�icials and more. The Khanga also has multiple uses. It can be used as a sling for babies, a towel and house décor. The Khanga can be used as clothing, some women wear it as a hijab, shawl, and headwrap. However, the main use for a Khanga is expression.

Multiple proverbs or sayings can be put on a Khanga. The exhibit displays multiple Khanga with powerful proverbs or sayings. One reads, “Furaha Na Amani Pambo La Nyumba,” which translates to English as “Happiness and peace are the beauty of a home.” Another saying printed on Khanga is “Usinitolee Macho Kilichondani Si Chako” – Do not judge me by my looks.

The Khanga is so much more than a piece of cloth. It represents the culture and importance of words in many African communities.

Graphic depicting different ways to wear a Khanga by Jack Hunter

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Oct. 25, 2018

A&E Time ‘n’ Place

by Kero Kero Bonito

MUSIC OF THE MONTH

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I didn’t like Kero Kero Bonito’s last record. I Jack Hunter appreciate the effort Head Graphic Artist put forth by the band to practice reckless optimism in a music landscape saturated with sad and angsty artists, but “Bonito Generation” was too Playlist sickly sweet, and their MIDI-heavy fusion of Only Acting - Kero Kero Bonito J-pop and Electropop, too over-the-top. I tuned Bridge Crossers - Ron Gallo out of their activities Jellybones - The Unicorns until September, when they signed to Polyvinyl.

Can I Get The Real Stuff - Guerilla Toss I’ve been a fan of many of the indie rock/indie Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) - Talking Heads pop bands on the Polyvinyl Asking You to Stay - Big Eyes roster, and hoped Kero Kero Bonito would change their sound Harness Your Hopes - b-side to better �it the pro�ile of the label.

On “Time ‘n’ Place,” that’s what Goldfish - The Crimson Curse they’ve done. Instead of laptopNo Selling- Open Mike Eagle production, drum kit, guitar, and bass lay the groundwork Skulls - Blackblack for this album. The band has Gay Disco - Guerilla Toss incorporated new sounds to great effect—rumbling and bubbly Holland, 1945 - Neutral Milk Hotel basses, crushing and delicate guitars, warped solos, pitch-bent Loose Sutures - Fuzz screams—and the best part is, they all make sense, giving a genuine A Lingering - German Error Message feel missing in their earlier work. jungle - thanks for coming “Only Acting” distorts and glitches out as the narrator spins out of control, and “Rest Stop” sonically represents the eerie and romantic quality of a To access the playlist digitally, open the Spotify app deserted rest stop. Every track on your phone, and click the “Search” button on the has character and personality, bottom of the screen. Then, click the camera icon in but they all have the feeling of the upper right of the screen, being part of a greater whole. and point your camera at the Spotify code to the left.

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by Ron Gallo New Release

Ron Gallo has carved out a space in the indie music scene as one of the most dynamic and recognizable vocalists, and an author of dense and philosophical songs.

While I liked what I heard of his band’s first LP, “Heavy Meta,” I was unable to listen to it without giving the album my full attention, and ultimately didn’t have the patience for it.

“Stardust Birthday Party” marks a new era for the band, and while this release is more accessible, it also comes with a new set of shortcomings— the biggest of which are its spoken-word passages.

When spoken-word is done right, it can lend to an album, but Gallo does it in a way that leaves me baffled. If the band was unable to explore the topics in a fulllength song, why include them?

Some of the traditionallystructured songs fall short as well. “’You’ Are The Problem” is somewhat confrontational, and “I Wanna Die (Before I Die)” is borderline nonsensical.

Still, the highs on this album are almost great enough to redeem it. I love the treble-y punk style on tracks like “It’s All Gonna Be OK,” the funky and stilted grooves on “Love Supreme (Work Together!),” and the song “Bridge Crossers,” one of the most endearing love songs I’ve heard this year. Considering the album’s low points, however, I can’t help but feel a sense of loss while enjoying what’s good.

Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone? by The Unicorns Throwback

The Unicorns’ story isn’t just the rise and fall of a quirky indie band; it’s theatrical, it’s dramatic, it’s legendary. It’s the story of how a group of artists with clashing ideas came together for just one full-length album before breaking up—an album that stands as one of my favorites of all time.

The sound of the record makes it immediately memorable. I love the varied synth sounds, the understated but complex bass lines, and the twangy guitars.

The production has edge, and though the performances are certainly skillful, the occasional application of grainy and unkempt distortion and tapemachine-type �ilters do wonders for the album’s personality.

The vocal performances also shine—Two primary vocalists harmonize and trade off through every song, with similarly soft, airy, and almost boyish styles that lend well to the mixes.

This album constantly hits listeners with new instrumental and structural ideas—every song feels like a puzzle, with so many parts and pieces coming together to paint a vibrant picture.

It begins with a drawn breath and ends with a death rattle; analyzed as a story of someone’s life �lashing before their eyes, the whole record becomes a series of slice-of-life moments, like a stained-glass sculpture re�lecting and refracting in gorgeous splendor. This album is a masterpiece, and that’s not just my opinion—it’s an objective fact.

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New drum majors learn leadership Jack Hunter

Head Graphic Artist

Standing tall above the crowd, they command the attention of hundreds of people, keeping the music in time and the band in line. They facilitate rehearsals, acting as role models for their peers.

They make many, many copies.

They are the drum majors.

Being the select few chosen to act as the band’s leaders for the marching season, pep band, and the school musical, drum majors certainly have a great deal on their plate and a tough enough job as it is. However, this year’s newly appointed drum majors had a bigger challenge than usual to face: they were all new to the job.

Because the drum majors play such vital roles in the band, care is usually taken to ensure that at least one of the three members is not a senior. That way, when they graduate at the end of the year, someone is left to teach the following year’s incoming drum majors about the job and to ease them into their new positions. Unfortunately, something went wrong last year, and all three appointed drum majors were seniors.

This meant that after trying out and being selected for the position during band camp this year, junior Corinne Tallman, along with seniors Rachel Weiss and Lincoln Brandt, were left without a mentor to help them out for the upcoming season. Brandt was appointed as an assistant drum major last year, but explained that it mostly meant he �illed in for of�icial drum majors if they couldn’t make it to an event.

Excluding Brandt’s limited experience, they had to learn how to effectively do the job on their own,

rarely receiving outside help—even from the band director, David Miles.

“He would sometimes give us tips, but it is just kind of learning on the �ly,” Weiss said.

Also challenging for the trio was the task of balancing an authoritative presence with normal peer relationships.

Being loud enough to catch the attention and give orders effectively to a full band was a struggle shared by all three drum majors, but especially Tallman.

“One big thing I’ve struggled with as a junior drum major is having a feeling of authority,” Tallman said. “Leading your peers is an extremely dif�icult thing to do. You still want to be a friend, but you also have to enforce the rules.”

Despite the higher-than-usual hurdles they had to jump over to be successful, the three expressed pride in the band as they re�lected on the season they’re about to wrap up.

“All of our sections in general have matured a lot this year, and I feel like we’ve really stepped it up,” Tallman said.

“Given the amount of time that we had, I think we really pulled through,” Weiss said, echoing the sentiment.

As the three take on their pep band and musical theater duties, they will also be working to ensure next year’s new drum majors have an easier time than they did, planning to host a music leadership crash course after school next semester. Tallman will head up this effort.

“It’s going to hurt a lot to see Rachel and Lincoln go,” she said as she considered the job ahead of her.

However, she was optimistic. “You can always look for the best in next year; I think it’s going to be good.”

All: Conducting the pep band, the new drum majors lead their classmates through various music pieces. Upper left and right: Senior Lincoln Brandt conducts; Middle left and right: Junior Corinne Tallman conducts; Lower left and right: Senior Rachel Weiss conducts. Photos by Kristina Howard and Kelly Warden

Conducting Hand Motions

This is used during a general off-beat.

This signals to the musicians to stop.

This is used during a general on-beat.

This is used during a diminuendo in the music to signal the musicians to get quieter.

Information gathered by Kelly Warden and Italia Caro. Graphic by Jack Hunter

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Roast culture goes beyond humor Rebekah De Priest

Staff Writer

The bell rings loudly as students gather their things and �lood into the hallways to �ind their next class. The �low of high schoolers is interrupted as people begin to gather in a circle around two students. Phones are out all around, capturing every foul joke and insult to leave the students’ lips. Tension begins to rise, and faces redden as teachers step in to set all observing back on track.

Roast culture is de�ined as an event in which one person is joked about and made fun of by his or her peers, usually in front of an audience and for comedic purpose. As this trend is on the rise, it has created an acceptance of judgmental attitude and bullying within the culture of today’s society.

According to the National Bullying Prevention Center(NBPC), one out of every four students is bullied each year. While roasting may not seem to most like bullying in the moment, things can become serious when, as reported by the NBPC, students who are bullied by their classmates are 3.3 times more likely to commit suicide.

Freshman Danielle Juarez has seen her fair share

of roast culture. She has witnessed it everywhere, from the classroom to after school activities. However, she has never made the choice to roast someone. “I honestly don’t �ind following trends like roasting—I personally don’t think it’s fun,” Juarez said.

She says the negatives of the situation include peer pressure and low feelings of self-worth. “They just work out all the things somebody says— like if somebody roasted them about their body type—they’re going to feel insecure about everything now,” Juarez said.

The popularity of roast culture, according to Juarez, seems to arise from large social media in�luences.

“Big stars showing a younger audience this—like let’s say Shane Dawson does a roast video—and then that other person does a roast video, and then it’s just going to continue in an endless cycle until it becomes something that people don’t think is going to be cool anymore,” she said.

Looking in from a teacher’s perspective on the situation, Mitch Schneider, language arts teacher, says roast culture is something that can be taken in and used as a teaching point for students in the community.

He understands and

sees the possible negativity and misunderstanding roast culture holds but works to �lip it on its head.

“I think it would be a good learning opportunity. Some students need to learn how to correctly punctuate a sentence, some students need to learn how to correctly interact with another human being,” Schneider said.

Schneider says roast culture isn’t just a thought up trend either. He sees roast culture as a form of communication today’s society has developed in a way to connect to another person through humor. He hopes, however, that this form of communication between people can be learned from to improve the way teens socialize with peers. “I hope to see people in their initial interaction with someone, opting for a positive interaction over a negative roast,” Schneider said.

Sweeping through schools across the nation, roast culture has �lourished in the minds of teens. But while a trend may be on the rise, it’s not always something bene�icial to follow. According to Thomas Ford and Mark Ferguson, two psychological professors, “The danger of these malicious jokes isn’t that they increase prejudice in people, but rather they create a social environment more accepting of prejudiced forms of e x p r e s s i o n .”

What is your opinion on roast culture?

Isabel Anderson Freshman

“I think its really stupid. I get the overwhelming urge to tell someone what they are doing wrong when you don’t like that they are doing it, but you can say it nicely.”

Ryan Bode Sophomore “I think that in a light-hearted manner it can be fun and an interesting way to express yourself, but I think that it can go too personal and too deep.

As long as it’s done in a fun, playful way, then it’s alright.”

Maddy Stroik Junior “I don’t mind it. It can be funny, but only when it’s all in good nature. You shouldn’t do it to bully someone.”

Editor’s Note Sadie Buggle

News Editor Autumn �irst appears in the orange leaves, bright and crisp, clinging to the branches of trees like they are afraid of the drop.

The world, tinted in hues of red, orange and yellow, looks a�ire.

This atmosphere inspired this month’s In-Depth topic: burn.

This issue is about positives and negatives, �illed with personal contemplation and world events.

From playful teasing among friends in the hallway to popular YouTube personalities encouraging subscribers to poke fun at and even bully peers, Page 10 offers insight into roast culture and its possible detrimental effects.

Like a phoenix rising and proudly resting on the ashes of her past, senior Emma Schade burns down her walls. On Page 11 as she opens up about struggles with mental health and loss, the conversation shifts to how she is eliminating her obstacles by �inding newfound passions for work, school, and plans for her future.

In Christian tradition, the seven deadly sins must be avoided to prevent burning in hell. On Pages 12 and 13, students who have dealt with one of the “seven deadly sins of high school” discuss �irsthand experiences gaining control over dif�iculties, learning, and improving for the future.

To wrap up the section, we delve into the current issue of global warming. Due to the collection of air pollutants in the atmosphere, the earth is beginning to burn as the overall temperature rises. The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently published a special report on climate change, addressing how humans can work to help the earth stay under the climate threshold. Page 14 provides a summary of the report with possible methods to reduce the impacts of global warming.

Andrew Archineque Senior “So, I feel like roasting is all in good fun, as long as everyone else knows that it’s all in good fun.”

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Senior improves life after dif�icult past Molly Lubbers

Editor-in-Chief

She’s willing to be vulnerable, to lay herself bare. It’s rare to witness, especially among the hustle. The people surrounding her in the library are chatting loudly, scribbling out homework answers, and sharing jokes. But sitting across the table, she’s all focus and totally open.

Her face oscillates between a distinct sadness and lit-up, �iery passion, and she doesn’t hide any of it. It’s a completely different image than what she paints of herself a few years ago.

Now she’s like a phoenix; she burned all her barriers down and she’s sitting proudly upon the ashes of her past, �lames whipping around her. The �ire isn’t painful, but cleansing, and everyone around her can feel her warmth.

Senior Emma Schade’s past has been everything but easy. However, she’s risen through her challenges and recently improved her life.

According to Schade, her life changed when her mom left nearly two years ago.

“I fell into a very harsh pit of depression, so I started going to the doctor to be put on medications, and I started to have a medication problem,” Schade said. “It was kind of a really weird experience because my mom had that problem too, she had a pill problem, and then I got

it. Being on so many different medications within that small of a time span made me really sick and it messed with my immune system and my digestive system. I was sick all the time and I was out of school a lot, and I fell behind.”

As she dealt with her mom and started taking pills, Schade began feeling empty.

She had trouble getting up in the morning, and she lost the feeling of being truly happy.

“Going through the drug thing, I just felt so numb for so long, and it was numbness and emptiness at the same time,” Schade described. “I always just felt like I was carrying 100 pounds on my back and I wasn’t able to let it go.”

All of this led to her grades falling, which frustrated her.

“I always was looked at as the student who didn’t try, the student who never showed up, but nobody ever knew why,” Schade said. “Everybody just assumed I was lazy or didn’t want to, so that’s why I never opened up to anybody.”

Her turning point came second semester of her junior year, when she went through an intense break-up. According to Schade, she felt alone, but understood she was the only person who could help herself. She realized she wanted to have a future, which led to her getting help for her drug problem, starting therapy, and changing her life for the better.

She started by getting her grades up. Currently, she has no off period, and she works hard every day to get her homework done and study.

“It makes me feel a lot more independent and it makes me feel a lot stronger than I was,” Schade said. “Looking back to how I was junior year versus now makes me

Risen from the Ashes

feel a lot more con�ident with myself.”

Schade has also found bene�its in the form of work.

“Working at Sonic has helped me become more of an extrovert because I have always been somewhat introverted and I still kind of am, but it’s really nice having that second family, because that’s what they are to me,” Schade said.

“They’ve helped me through so much stuff.”

Recently, she experienced another hardship; last month, she lost one of her best friends to a car accident.

“I want to be a mechanic for cars. Since I grew up with my dad, he always took me to car shows and stuff and I always found that stuff so interesting, and I’ve always wanted to expand my knowledge on it,” Schade said. “Just seeing cars and knowing some things about cars that other people don’t makes me feel good.”

As she works toward her future, Schade tries to turn her dif�icult experiences into something positive.

“I think it’s changed me for the better honestly, because if you’ve had everything in your life handed to you, good for you, but sometimes, you need to go through some things to realize that you need to work for some things and you need to do certain things to help yourself,” Schade said.

“Everybody’s gotta go through something harsh in your life at least o n c e .”

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Seven Deadly Sin

Q: What ha experience with procr

Q: What has your experience been with drama?

Q: What was your experience with a stigma surrounding not getting all As?

A: I think that it just makes your friends feel really bad about themselves. They don’t know why it happened to them. They’re just like “Why me, why is everybody talking about me and saying all these bad things about me?”

They just didn’t have a lot of self esteem after that.

A: I definitely felt that there was a lot of pressure to get all As, but I felt like throughout, I wanted to strive for As but it wasn’t the end of the world if I didn’t achieve as long as I was working my hardest.

Q: How has this shaped you today in terms of your learning experience?

A: I think it shaped my learning experience because there was obviously pressure to perform well but as I grew, I definitely learned that, yes, this is important, but it’s not the only thing. If you’re struggling so hard to get all As like you’re not doing well mentally, then it’s not worth it.

Focus on yourself.

Q: What is your advice to others for this?

A: You should decide what your best effort is. Understand that your best isn’t good enough to get an A but it’s OK and you need to overcome it and it definitely is not the end of the world.

Heather Tran Junior

Q: What’s your advice to others?

A: They shouldn’t listen to those rumors or bullying—like, they know themselves best.

Like what I told my friend I told her, “You know you know yourself best. Don’t let people get to you, don’t let that in because that’s not true. Clearly that’s a part of high school but just love yourself, accept yourself. Just understand that you know you best, you’re not that person.

Don’t let it get to you.”

Q: What was your experience with a bad relationship?

A: I mostly blame myself for it, because I’m a really shut-out person, emotionally.

But, I’m terrible with other people having emotions and I was in a relationship where she had a lot of emotions. So I just really didn’t have a good time because I always felt like it was my fault or I should be doing something and I didn’t know how to, because I don’t know how to.

Q: How did past it?

Q: How did you get past it?

A: I broke up, and then kind of shut her out completely, and then said we can’t be friends anymore because of that.

Q: How has this shaped you today?

A: It shaped me into a better person. I’m not even messing with relationships until I’m out of high school because that was such a stressful experience that made me hate middle school. So, yeah, just not staying around it.

Sloth: Procrastination

Q: What was the impact of that?

Wrath: Gossip and Drama

Greed: Pressue to get all As

Amelia Welch Senior

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Bradie Strang Sophomore

Lust: Unhealthy Relationships

A: With rumors, I have not been a part of a lot of it but my friends have and I see the effect on them. It’s really bad because they start to believe those rumors about them, too, and it really hurts them. I think that in high school we don’t have anything better to do but talk about rumors and spread them and it’s just very unnecessary. It’s kind of an inevitable part of high school.

A: Rather tha things the da I’ve learned t mornings, so have my fun afternoons a I want in the I wake up ea mornings—a beginning, it it scared me no one want up in the mo but you get u once you sta it. I’ll wake u as 4 a.m. som and you’ll ha make yourse and do what I can do wha want in the a to sacrifice th hours of slee what I need t and if I need time than th can build tim afternoons.

Q: What’s your advice to others?

A: I’d personally say wait. But if you’re trying to recover, you gotta move past it and believe that if you move on, they’re eventually going to move on too. And if they don’t, then you just got to pretend they did.

Parker Heis Junior

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A: Well I think in some ways, I want be like her because I want things like her like straight As and like being really involved and I really want to do that like her.

But at the same time, I want to kind of do things differently so it’s not exactly like her.

A: School is kind of set up in a certain system that doesn’t really work for your learning style.

It’s really difficult to get extra help and feel like you have to learn the way that you’re taught.

It’s really difficult and sometimes teachers don’t understand that you need extra time, but once I started getting it, it was really helpful.

Q: What advice would you give to others?

Envy: Jealously

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Q: What has your experience been with not getting help?

A: Do what you want to do, and kind of try to push it to the side. If it helps motivate you, use it, but don’t make it overtake you.

Preeya Siripachana Sophomore

Q: Are there any negative connotations with the relationship to your sister?

A: I think that if I don’t get a grade in a class that my sister had and she did really good in, sometimes the teacher will joke like ‘Oh, not as good as your sister’ or something like that.

That’s not too negative though.

Q: Are you pressured by teachers to be like her?

A: Sometimes I feel like there’s a standard you have to do to get that grade or get that score but I think for the most part they’re pretty open about it, so not really.

Ethan Fang Senior

Q: What has your experience been with working too hard?

A: I probably have in the past for sure, but I’ve kind of taken a step back and in high school, thinking about what I really wanted out of life and why do I work hard and why do I care in school. To me, it was like I wanted to be happy, I wanted to have a good life or have a good future for my future children, and I know that’s not going to happen if I just work hard and it’s hard work that I don’t want to do. But if it’s something that I choose to do, then I have no problem with it.

Q: How has that impacted you?

A: I still always do all the work, but now I don’t have to spend hours on a thing that I could get done in like 30 minutes and still get the same grade on. At the end of the day, I still want to make sure I’m learning just as much, but if I can do it in a simpler, more efficient way, then I’ll do that instead.

Q: What’s your advice to others?

A: Just think about what you want out of your life, and what’s important to you because if working hard is something that you really enjoy, if it’s something that you’re really passionate about, then it doesn’t really feel like hard work.

Siena Barstad Junior

Pride: Not asking for help

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Q: How does being compared to your sister affect you?

Gluttony: Working too Hard

as your e been like rastination?

Q: Did you feel like you had to fight to get help?

A: At the start it was more like do you really need it, like do you have specific conditions that result in getting extra help and I did at first when I was younger – they thought that I didn’t really need anything. Once I proved it to them that I did, I eventually didn’t need to fight anymore.

Q: How’d you get past it?

A: It’s really helpful to talk to your teachers or your parents, or just that support system really helps to say they know what’s going on, and you know what’s going on.

So just make sure that you’re not afraid to talk to your teachers and get that extra help.

A: Information gathered by Molly Lubbers, Kelly Warden, and Italia Caro

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Burning down the Earth: A Quick Look at 1 the IPCC’s Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius

Basic Information on the Report

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) created the report. The IPCC was formed in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP.) It was made after 195 countries’ leaders endorsed the Paris Agreement, which pledged to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, with a stricter goal of 1.5 degrees.

The report used about 6,000 scientific studies.

It drew from 133 authors.

More than 1,000 scientists reviewed the findings.

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The world has already reached 1 degree Celsius above preindustrial levels, and with the present state of greenhouse gas emissions, we will reach 1.5 degrees by 2040.

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To limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius...

The global economy must be carbon neutral by 2050, which means global greenhouse emissions should be 45 percent below 2010 levels by 2030.

Carbon dioxide emission needs to peak by 2020, then decline quickly.

The world cannot emit more than 550 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide; with current levels, we would emit that in 14 years.

Tropical fisheries will no longer function.

Coal use would need to decrease from 28 percent to between 1 and 7 percent.

Thus, limiting it to 1.5 degrees is still possible, but it requires intense change.

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Pathways to Limit Global Temperature to only rising 1.5 degrees Celcius...

One way hinges on future technologies that could decrease energy needs.

Another way depends on an intensive decrease in consumption habits.

Other ways use negative carbon methods like reforestation, biofuels, or direct carbon capture.

If temperature rises past 1.5 degrees Celcius to 2 degrees...

Heatwaves in the northern atmosphere that typically occur once every century would be 50 percent more likely.

50 percent of the energy we use would need to change to renewable sources.

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6 If countries follow only the promises set by the Paris Agreement, then it will rise about 3 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.

Most coral reefs will die.

Species loss will continue.

Ocean levels will rise by 12 meters.

Staple food crops will have 10-15 percent lower yields and nutrition levels.

The difference between 1.5 and 2 degrees is drastic, but the report says “there is no documented historic precedent” for what would need to occur to limit it to 1.5 degrees.

Information gathered by Molly Lubbers; sources: phys.org, vox.com, ipcc.ch, washingtonpost.com

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WHERE WE STAND Varsity Soccer

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Ranked: 9 Wins-Losses: 8-3

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Varsity Cross Country (Boys) Ranked: 5 Wins-Losses: 4-4

Varsity Tennis (Boys) Ranked: 4 Wins-Losses: 5-3

Points for: 118 Points against: 146

Win Percentage: .429

Varsity Volleyball Ranked: 2 Wins-Losses: 9-1

Next Game: Oct. 25 at French Field Graphic by Jack Brecheisen and Jack Hunter

Rugby team bonds over unique situation Roland Tomsic

Staff Writer

Traditionally rugby is played with thirty players, �ifteen on each side, over an 80-minute period. The Fort Collins Hammers women’s rugby team plays a less conventional version called rugby sevens. This take on the game is designed to pack the same amount of action as an 80-minute game into 14 minutes with seven players from each team on the �ield.

The Hammers women’s team is the only one in northern Colorado.

This makes them unique—not only do they drive to Denver every weekend to play against other teams around the state, but the team is made up of people from different high schools. Even though these may be perceived as dif�iculties, they’ve only strengthened the team.

The dynamic of the team has been charged for the better by the fact members are from Loveland, Poudre, Rocky, Mountain View, and Fort Collins high schools.

While junior Finola Doyle eyes a pass at rugby practice on Oct. 15, junior Katie Stern runs behind her. Photo by Roland Tomsic “We’re all from different schools, and different backgrounds and we just kind of get to come together to do something that we all love,” junior Katie Stern said. “I don’t get to see all of my team mates at school every day so I’m excited to go to practice, and I’m excited to see my team mates and hangout with them, and I think that it honestly

makes our team stronger because we are all from different places and we all have different school pride but then we come together for this.”

The girls have bonded over the past month and have state championships coming up Nov. 10. They have been practicing hard for state and providing each other with constructive criticism

to

help them succeed.

“The team is just so supportive and just so nice to each other, and if you are doing something wrong they will tell you,” junior Finola Doyle said. “They will say ‘Do this next time.’ They won’t ignore that you did something wrong they will help you out.”

The team’s constructive criticism creates a tight

bond of trust and friendship.

“All of the girls are super, super welcoming and really sweet,” Stern said. “Even though it’s a really aggressive sport, off the �ield everybody is super nice to each other and I really appreciate that because I feel like everybody has a really good bond with each other and we work really well together as a team.”

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Teen coaches work to inspire next generation of athletes Alex Ellmer

Staff Writer

When senior Ethan Nelson was five, he watched his cousin who was in the National Hockey League (NHL) playing as a goalie for St. Louis, and he just knew he had to do that. Encouraged by his cousin, he joined a youth program, and his passion for hockey continued for years to come.

Getting into a sport young can be the key to achievement in the sport, which would not be possible without coaches to guide athletes as they start out. Now, Nelson is one of many FCHS students who coach younger children in their sports, giving back to organizations that led them to success.

These students get into their sports and coaching fields for many reasons, whether they were inspired by family members, passion for the activity, or a burning interest in helping their local communities.

Nelson began coaching youth hockey at age 14 to help the program that helped him.

“The Learn to Skate program was very short staffed and once I became old enough I joined in,” Nelson explained.

“The kids are also so fun to work with.”

The next generation of athletes inspires the coaches in return.

Sophomore Gabriella Adler, who has been dancing most of her life, finds joy and motivation in teaching the youth to improve in dance.

“Watching the kids learning and seeing what they need to improve on helps me improve in my dance,” she said. “Coaching inspires me in my own dance because by seeing the things

that other dancers need to work on, it helps me know what to work on and makes me want to work even harder. Also, by knowing there are young dancers who are looking up to me, it holds me at a higher standard to keep creating and being a role model for them.”

These coaches work with many different kids in multiple age groups throughout their sport. “The Learn to Skate program is kids three to fourteen years old, and the summer camps I coach are anywhere from ten to fourteen years old,” Nelson said.

Sometimes Adler works with dancers her own age. “Teaching your peers is much different from teaching younger kids,” she explained.

“Instead of viewing them as your friends, you have to establish some sort of higher position.”

Also, having a minimal age gap between the player and coach can help the players feel more comfortable with the coaches, leading to more respect. On occasion, it is difficult to coach kids because they can be energetic and harder to calm down.

Both Nelson and Adler get enough out of coaching to keep the possibility of continuing to do it in the future open.

“I think I would consider going into some sort of degree for coaching in college,” Nelson said. “I enjoy it quite a lot.”

For Adler, it may also be a way to continue her own dance life. “Dance careers don’t last you very long,” she explained. “Dance is extremely hard and damaging to your body. So, when most dancers retire or can’t dance as much, they turn to teaching other dancers. Teaching is hard, so when you start teaching early on, it’s helpful to yourself in the future and it looks good on applications.”

Upper left and bottom left: Senior Ethan Nelson teaches kids to skate and hold a hockey stick correctly; Middle left and bottom right: Sophomore Gabriella Adler talks with her dance students and performs with them in a recital. Photos courtesy of Ethan Nelson and Gabriella Adler.

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Senior strives to overcome life challenges Kelly Warden

A&E Editor Sun-kissed, weathered fingers graze the crumpled side of a sliver of paper, mindlessly toying with its frayed edges.

He needs to keep his hands occupied.

Senior Andrew “Frandy” Van Orden seems to be a workaholic.

As captain of the football team, an Eagle Scout, participant in the Barbershop Quartet, member of Science National Honor society, Math National Honor Society, African American Student Society, Bioscience Career Academy, National Honor Society, and Rugby player, Van Orden works long and hard 13-hour days.

A master of time management, he does his homework at any available moment while keeping up with his extracurriculars, including his devotion to his religion. Being captain of the football team, Van Orden struggles to balance that stress with everything else.

“When I feel really tired and like I don’t want to do it anymore I just think about the other guys—how it’s not about me, it’s about the team. Just think of what I can do for them,” he said.

“I want everyone to have a good experience when they come through here and high school’s tough. I want to help people get through that as I’m getting through my senior year myself.”

—Senior Andrew Van Orden

Within his time as a football player, Van Orden has received multiple injuries: a concussion, hyper-extension of the elbow, and a sprained ankle. Despite the impairments, he didn’t let them stop him. He had to keep going for his team.

“I’m a really emotional guy,” Van Orden explained. “I really care about those who are close to me and those that aren’t really. I want everyone to have a good experience when they come through here and high school’s tough. I want to help people get through that as I’m getting through my senior year myself.”

In fact, Van Orden’s passion is the people he surrounds himself with.

Growing up with a loud, charismatic family taught him to be a people person.

However, his friendliness and extroverted tendencies don’t mean he has the perfect life. With parents in a tense relationship, a three-year-old niece, and a best friend with a hard life, Van Orden has worked through a lot of pain.

“Hard times will pass but you have to do something about it,” he explained. “You have to keep going.

You can’t just wait for something to pass because if you don’t do anything about it, nothing’s going to happen and that can be really hard at times, but the more you do the quicker your

hard time will pass. Just keeping a positive outlook on your situation is going to help you through it.”

Getting through the tough times, Van Orden has experienced hallway talk about him circulating throughout the school his entire four years. From streaking to stealing the show from an opposing football team’s homecoming royalty, Van Orden has built a reputation.

“There’s been a lot of rumors about me my whole high school career,” he said. And I just kind of learned that it doesn’t really matter what other people think of you as long as you know your true character and you know what you’re about. You know you a lot better than anyone who spread a rumor does and so it doesn’t really matter what they think.”

Van Orden has learned to focus on what matters most to him. He is often seen at sports games and concerts with a laugh bursting from his grinning lips. He just keeps a smile on his face and looks forward to the future.

“The conclusion I’ve come to is we were put here to have experiences and try new things,” Van Orden said.

“Might as well make the most of it.”

Top left: On the sidelines, football captain Andrew “Frandy” Van Orden talks with lineman Josh Leone. Top right: Van Orden winks for the camera Above: The offensive line lines up before a play. Photos by Kelly Warden

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Softball co-captain finishes season, reflects Cassia Oaks

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The words “Go Mason” fill the stands as she walks out onto the field. The last game of her last high school season has begun. This game marks four years on varsity, her last game as captain, the last game she’d get to play with the girls she’s closest to. A loud clang rings out as the softball bat hits the ball. The energy of the cheering audience rises in anticipation as the dirt picks up under her feet. First base down, she slides into second.

The season has come to an end.

Senior Mason Togher was an exemplary softball player, not just in the way she played and her skill, but the way she conducted herself around the team, according to coach Keith Aragon.

“I nominated her captain out of respect,” Aragon said.

“Mason leads by example.

She’s really sweet. She’s not that senior that the freshmen dread, she’s a very sweet girl.”

After four years of being on the varsity softball team for FCHS, Togher got a chance to be a role model for the girls

that she cares so much about.

“Being captain means that you get to help others and others look up to you and I think that’s really cool for my senior year—that I get to help these younger players become the best they can be,” she said.

Now that this season is over, however, Togher must now look at her next biggest obstacle: college. She knows she would like to attend college to study elementary education and work toward becoming a teacher. She also knows she wants to continue playing softball, but she is unsure where she would like to attend and play.

It makes sense that Togher would continue to play throughout college since she has been playing since she was 6 or 7 years old, running the bases runs in the family, and she had the talent to make varsity in her freshman year.

“She had good skills coming up,” Aragon explained.

“She was on travel ball teams and I’ve known her since she was a little kid.

Her dad was a division one baseball player—she kinda took after him a little bit.”

Even though Togher is relatively quiet at practice, according to Aragon, she is clearly very passionate.

“You know, around me, she’s real quiet but sweet, and in the games—not that she was vocal—but you could tell that she had steam coming out of her ear’s. She’s real competitive,” he described.

As she advanced through the years, she became a stronger player. She worked hard to improve in 0-hour weights class, and she played with teams over summers to get better. She also became a better teammate.

“I definitely got more comfortable with the girls and they are my best friends now,” Togher said. “I was more shy then (freshman year). I have become more vocal and met more friends, and that makes you a better player when you are playing with your best friends.”

When Togher’s final high-school game came to an end, the team had, unfortunately, lost to RMHS 11-1, but Togher is excited for what comes next, and where softball will take her.

Above right: Softball team captains Mason Togher and Emmy Anderson congratulate each other ; Bottom: The softball team rallies before a game.

Background: Mason Togher swings away in an at-bat. Photos courtesy of Mason Togher

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BUTTING HEADS -Kahoot assist students in reviewing -Students stay engaged -Kahoot is an entertaining game -Kahoot provides an opportunity for an educational brain break

-Kahoot is not suited to all classes -Kahoot is not challenging -Students get rowdy while playing -Kahoot heightens student anxiety and may reduce intrinsic motivation to learn

Popular learning game does Because it is fun, bene�icial Kahoot should be played more not always achieve goals

Hannah Blagg Staff Writer

When students hear the familiar music of Kahoot, they know it is time to play a Kahoot game. They grab their computers or phones and log on to kahoot.com, punch in a code, then their names to get ready to play against their friends. Their faces are happy and bursting with joy.

Because Kahoot is helpful and fun, more teachers should use it in the classroom.

One way it is helpful for me is it assists me in reviewing for tests or quizzes. For example, we played Kahoot in Catering for our Serv Safe Quiz. Playing the game helped me focus on the important ideas and I was able to get important feedback from my teacher while doing it because she went over most of the answers with us.

In addition, in a class period that is 90 minutes long, students and teachers need to take a break and play a fun game to relax our minds.

In fact, research suggest giving the brain a break is beneficial. According to Responsive Classroom, “Students’

cognitive abilities strengthen as they form mental pictures, make quick decisions, or follow motion or word patterns.” So Kahoot can actually make it easier for students to learn.

Not only is it educational, but Kahoot is always fun because you get to see the smiling faces on your friends’ faces when they get the correct answers. For example, when I played Kahoot in my Biology class last year, there were many smiling faces in the classroom.

Other students find it fun and beneficial as well. “I like the intensity,” junior Ben Tollison said. “It encourages students to do better and get right answers. It has a very competitive vibe that ultimately helps me learn.”

In my case, I also love that the game is color-coded so you are not looking at just one color; you are, instead, looking at 4 different colors. With white walls all around, Kahoot brings life to the classroom.

Overall, Kahoot is a fun game that should be played in class to give students a break and recharge their minds. More teachers should use it, especially on block days.

Seraphina Discoe Staff Writer

Though Kahoot may be a class favorite as a way to escape a teacher’s lecture, it can still be an interactive way to engage students and review the knowledge they should have retained in a given unit. However, this isn’t exactly effective, most students fool around during Kahoot matches or cheat off of students sitting around them. Kahoot should be taken out of the daily regimen inside high school, even if it is helpful within the classroom periodically.

Not all teachers use this tool as it does not always �it into the cramped schedules in more advanced classes such as AP. Language arts teacher Tiana Song uses Kahoot in her pre-AP English class to help with the memorization of vocabulary or to test whether the students read how they were asked to read, but for other classes, tests over these basic contents do not often come up, in turn not

giving the opportunity for Kahoot.

“Kahoot is just not a tool I’d prefer to use in AP Lang,” Song said.

“It doesn’t correspond to the class and there are better tools I can use.”

In addition to falling short of the challenge necessary, Kahoot can also feed the competitive nature of adolescence. Kids screaming that their friend got the answer correct and not them, can be downright tiring to both the teacher and students, especially those in rowdier classes. These types of behaviors are a huge distraction to children who want to bene�it from Kahoot.

Distraction is not the only problem with activities like Kahoot. According to Transformative Classroom Management by John Shindler, “If we compare the potential bene�its of competition to the potential costs, we �ind there are a number of reasons to be cautious. While competition can instantly infuse fun and drama into the equation, there is a cost.”

He argues competition can heighten the level of anxiety for students and weaken intrinsic motivation.

Kahoot’s features such as a time limit and it being a test type in general causes anxiety or overall stress.

Classrooms need to stop the use of Kahoot. It isn’t bene�icial enough to be positive and adds to the stress of students inside the school system.

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Social media education helps teenagers stay safe online

Ayra Ra�iq Staff Writer

On a given day, Snapchat reaches 41 percent of 18 to 34-year-olds in the U.S. Every day 72 percent of teens use Instagram. The average daily total of tweets sent is 500 million. People from every generation have social media, but it especially impacts teens as teens are the people who use social media the most and take the comments seen on social media platforms to heart.

However, though they are usually familiar with these platforms, not every teenager knows how to stay safe online. Teenagers should be educated in online safety and be careful on the internet because of many dangers they may confront.

Many teens feel like if they put something

online, it isn’t as harmful as if it would be in real life. This form of thinking often results in cyberbullying. It’s important to think before posting something cruel or inappropriate online.

“The biggest most simple thing is that if you wouldn’t do it in person, then don’t do it over social media—whether that’s things you’re saying to someone else or sending to someone else,” School Resource Of�icer Cole Zempel said.

Being in a high school for �ive days a week and six hours a day has allowed Zempel to witness some interesting online situations.

“In my job I have seen lots of inappropriate things sent back and forth. Whether its pictures of themselves or just inappropriate things like telling someone to go kill themselves, you would never tell someone that to their face. I wouldn’t imagine many would. It happens all the time through social media and through text messages,” Zempel explained.

Senior Ani Florian has experience with online harassment.

“In middle school I was severely cyber bullied, and part of it was that I put too much information online. People could use the information that I put on social media against me, in person and on social

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media,” she said. “I have just learned how much cyber bullying and social media affects someone in a negative way, because it really put me in a bad place.”

Florian recommends everyone �ind professional help if they are experiencing cyberbullying especially if it makes them feel sad or scared to do everyday things in life.

As in any other area of life, it is wise to make sure you do not publicize too much personal information online. It’s important people only share information they are comfortable with everyone knowing, so social media users should not post something they may regret.

Beyond cyberbullying, other dangers can arise when using social media since it is never known who is on the other side of the screen.

According to wane.com, human traf�ickers online target users who claim on social media they are sad or depressed. To avoid this danger, it is suggested teens to make their account private.

Though social media is an outlet for people to express themselves and it can be a novelty, it can be detrimental at the same time. Be mindful of what is posted or shared on social media and the experience that comes with that caution can be much more positive.

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Young people should vote in midterms

Molly Lubbers Editor-in-Chief

Only about 40 percent of eligible voters have voted in recent midterm elections, compared to the 60 percent typically seen during presidential election years, according to fairvote.org. Furthermore, the U.S.’s voter turnout is low by international standards, Pew Research Center reports.

Those trends are alarming, because voting is one of the best ways citizens can have their voice heard in the democratic process, yet so many don’t do it. The signi�icant drop in turnout between presidential elections and midterms is also harmful to citizens and democracy. Often, local politics have more impact on individuals than the federal government has, yet fewer people cast their vote to determine the issues closest to them.

Low voter turnout is caused by a variety of reasons, ranging from systematic problems of voter suppression to the negativity of parties, or simply people being too busy, according to government teacher Chris Tholl.

Not voting can be understandable in some cases—it isn’t the fault of an individual if they are prevented from voting because of discrimination. However, those who have access to voting should make it a priority in their life.

Luckily, Colorado’s voting policies make it relatively easy to vote; it is one of only three states that allows a vote-by-mail system for all elections, according to ballotpedia.org. Other legislation lets residents register to vote online, which can take lessthan10minutes.Coloradoalsoallowspeople to register at the polls on election day. With all those freedoms, voting shouldn’t be a burden.

“It’s really easy to vote,” Tholl said. “It’s free, and you �ind as much information as you need just browsing the web.”

Voting is just as easy to do in the midterms as it is during presidential elections, and it is even more vital.

“I don’t think a lot of people know that midterms determine their local elections, which is why there’s sometimes not as much as a turnout for those, but those are really the most in�luential from day to day life and anything that will in�luence your community,” senior Quinn Kane said. “I think those are also the most important to vote in because they impact you day-to-day.”

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and governmental of�icials that make policies that affect us directly, but individuals can also vote on ballot initiatives. For those disillusioned by political parties or representation, they should at least vote on the speci�ic issues that matter to them.

“Even if they skip some parts of the ballot, that’s �ine,” Tholl said. “If you �ind one thing on the ballot that means something to you and you vote on it then that’s really important.”

That said, sometimes the wording of initiatives can be confusing, and ballots also don’t give information on candidate’s policy ideas. Because of thoseobstacles,it’simportanttoreadupontheissues and candidates before voting, according to Tholl.

Young people especially should be making those educated votes. Unfortunately, they rarely take advantage of this right.

“I think its most important for us to vote because we are the future and we are going to be voting in the rest of the elections that we can,” Kane said. “I think it’s important that we start now and really start exercising that right and practice it just so we are heard. Plus we are the biggest voting bloc so I think we have the most power and the most in�luence over the policies can be made.”

If students who are eligible to vote begin now, the impact will be immense. Students should make sure their opinions are in�luencing the policies on the ballot if they can, because those issues and candidates will affect them later whether they cast their vote or not.

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Halloween should be made legal holiday

Andrea Roush Guest Writer

All Hallows’ Eve is and always has been a very popular holiday with approximately 158 million participants just in America. But it’s not a real holiday and it should become one, a legal one.

Most people who don’t celebrate Halloween say it’s because it is a night to worship Satan and participate in occult practices , according to a Biblical Truths article. In reality, Halloween is just a night to have fun and be yourself—it has nothing to do with the devil or religion.

This holiday has its roots in the Celtic festival Samhain (pronounced sow-in).

Samhain is the festival of the dead during which the Celtic people would celebrate the end of the harvest and the beginning of the coldest part of the year. Originating in Europe, and evolving through many stages, Samhain or Halloween is now celebrated worldwide and has been celebrated for almost 2,000 years.

Even though almost 60 percent of the world’s population celebrates this holiday, kids still are required to go to school and employees are still required to A in to work.

Yet, holidays such as Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and Thanksgiving get long breaks and days off. Why not Halloween? Halloween should be a legal holiday especially because you don’t need any specific religion to be able to participate in the activities.

In addition, Halloween is amazing. You get to dress up, go to spooky parties, go to Haunted houses and corn mazes. You can carve pumpkins, go trick-or-treating, binge watch horror movies, decorate your house, and so much more! Very few holidays have this many activities to participate in. Despite all these

activities, Halloween is not a legal holiday.

Part of the problem is that Halloween is viewed as a childish activity and when you get older, it is supposedly inappropriate to participate. Yet, legal holidays such as Christmas and Thanksgiving are celebrated by people of all ages. Some people may argue that Halloween should remain as an activity rather than a legal holiday because it is for children, but nobody is too old to dress up and get some free candy. Besides, who sets the standard for how old or young you have to be to be able to have some fun? Think of it like this: you should be happy that these kids are doing something fun and legal, instead of something they shouldn’t be doing.

What’s not to love about Halloween?

There are fun activities, costumes, free candy, scary movies, parties, and so much more! Even if you don’t want to dress up and go get candy, you can still participate in all the amazing activities that come with Halloween. Even better you can hand out candy to all the trick-or-treaters and see the adorable smiles on their faces when they thank you.

So, let’s work together and make this holiday a legal holiday.

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To eradicate sexual assault begin by believing victims Eight minutes, roughly the time it takes to make your bed or scroll through your phone, seems like an insigni�icant number. But, every eight minutes, child protective services �inds evidence for a claim of child sexual abuse, according to rainn.org.

Sexual assault should not be taken lightly, and age is not a determining factor of the importance of a case. Whether a teenager or child is the abused or the perpetrator, the gravity of the issue should not change.

The recent con�irmation of Brett Kavanaugh and the controversy surrounding sexual assault allegations made against him sparked a debate concerning how society treats sexual assault.

Christine Blasey Ford testi�ied to Kavanaugh’s sexually assaulting her during high school, and some people argued that because it happened in high school, Kavanaugh’s career shouldn’t be affected years later. They questioned whether what Kavanaugh did in high school mattered if Supreme Court nominees normally were judged on their legal experience.

As high schoolers ourselves, we want to say that it does matter whether or not he sexually assaulted someone in high school, and his age at the time does not excuse his behavior.

According to nsopw.ogv, 35.8 of perpetrators

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of sexual assault are between 12 and 18 years old. When people question whether allegations like those made against Kavanaugh should be brought forward, they trivialize the experiences of victims whose perpetrators were minors.

A misconception that some have about sexual assault is that minors are not at as much fault if they are charged with abuse. A victim is a victim regardless of the age of the assaulter. If the assaulter is under age 18, they should be as accountable as an adult. The legal consequence should be equal for an offender of any age.

It is up to the offender to control his or her actions to prevent any assault, no matter their age.

To hold perpetrators accountable, victims must also come forward. When victims share their stories, it educates the population on the relevance of the subject. However, many feel scared to share their stories because they are often blamed or accused of creating the situation for attention. If signi�icant time has passed since the attack, many disbelievers also

question why the victim waited so long before telling his or her story, though this is often because they don’t feel comfortable being public with their assault.

Not only will sharing stories help educate the public on the topic of sexual assault, but it can help people learn how to prevent future cases. In addition to this, people can become more understanding of sexual assault victims if they know what the victim has been through.

Some of what prevents victims from speaking can be attributed to reactions of other who do not believe them. In reality, only 2 to 8 percent of rapes are falsely reported, according to ourresilience.org. The majority of victims are not lying and are simply trying to spread awareness, so others don’t have to experience the pain that they have been through, and are also seeking to better their own mental health by being able to talk about the situation instead of hiding it.

Within the time it has taken you to read this, it is likely another phone call has been made to the national sexual assault hotline reporting another case of child sexual abuse. Be aware of what is happening around you, and if you or anyone you know needs help, the national sexual assault hotline, 800-656-HOPE, accepts calls 24 hours, a day.

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People should believe sexual assault survivors

Miles Rodriguez In-Depth Editor At the end of the con�irmation process for a seat in the highest court of the land, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was accused of sexually assaulting Christine Blasey Ford while they were in high school thirty-six years ago, and suddenly my classrooms and social media feeds were �looded with intense discussions of sexual assault and questions of why Ford waited decades to report the incident.

I don’t claim to know to know what happened the night of Ford’s assault, nor am I claiming to know the exact turmoil she has been going through since, but as a survivor of sexual abuse myself, I understand why one might wait years to report what happened—if they choose to report it at all—and I deeply wish others could understand just as easily even if they themselves haven’t experienced any amount of sexual trauma.

After what I went through, I was left feeling terri�ied, humiliated, and, most of all, alone. I didn’t feel as though I could reach out for help because I feared I would be doubted, shamed, or even blamed and verbally punished for what happened to me.

In a world of Why were you there? and But are you sure it was really rape?, my 12-year-old self was led to believe I was better off never talking about my experiences because no matter what, my trauma would never be taken seriously.

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I was left believing I had nowhere to go, so instead of bringing awareness to what happened to me, I kept silence all throughout the rest of my middle school years and for the majority of my time in high school.

But now I’m here, and my silence is being broken roughly �ive years later.

In times of #metoo and powerful testimonies presented to the Senate Judiciary Committee making news, it’s important for people to realize we must believe, listen to, and support all who reach out if we want to create an environment in which survivors feel comfortable and safe enough to tell others what happened to them much sooner.

The effects of sexual violence on one’s psychological, emotional, and physical health are not always easy to deal with, especially without proper support and non-judgmental understanding from peers—something that is one of the many crucial factors in determining how the healing processes of those affected by sexual trauma will go.

Disclosing trauma can be a frightening experience for any survivor, and I commend Ford and all those who have come forward to share what happened to them for the courage and bravery it took to have their stories heard.

People can and do survive after an assault. If you or someone you know may be wanting support, call the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 800-656HOPE (4673). Help is always available whenever you feel you are ready for it, and you are not alone.

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Oct. 25, 2018

The Backside

Spilled Ink

What is a burning issue you care about right now and why?

Sam Hammock Senior

“The stock market right now. Trump’s not focusing on the tax de�icits. It’s just going to keep increasing the tax debt and also the stock market is crashing again—it’s resurrecting itself or transitioning into this bare market in a way.”

Peter O’Hare Junior

“When it comes to immigration, citizenship is segregation.”

Holly Harmon Sophomore

“Kindness in general.”

Katherine Bridgwater Senior

“I am going to say sexual harassment and the workplace and people learning the behaviors of how to respectfully treat others.”

Julia Thorbjornsen Junior

“Bullying. You see it in the halls and you just hear people say, ‘Kill yourself’ or, ‘You’re not good enough,’ and it gets to you.”

Branden Vega Sophomore

“I think status.”

Annie Archibeque Freshman

Sebastian Carmen Freshman

“The environment. I “I care about the burning think pollution and rising houses and the �ires that temperatures are a big are happening because it’s problem, we should do unfair to those people. I something about it before care because it can cause a the planet becomes lot of deaths.” uninhabitable.

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