Cardinal Columns (December 2016)

CARDINAL COLUMNS

DECEMBER 2016

N I R A Y E IEW! V RE Taking A Look Back At 2016

Also Inside: President-elect Donald Trump Dakota Access Pipeline 2016-17 Hockey Season

Contents

Life on the ice pg 5-6 2016-17 Hockey Season

Starting off strong pg 7-8 Fond du Lac High school Girls Basketball takes on the year

Connect with us!

Donald Trump

pg 11-14 President-Elect Donald Trump has a new vision for America. What does this mean for every aspect of life?

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Contents

Year in review

pg 15-18 Local and international recap, Turning dreams into Memes and Best and worst entertainment of 2016

Casting a light on Trans violence

pg 23 Transgender Day of Rememberance seeks to end transgender violence and suicide

A step too far

pg 29-30 The Dakota Access Pipeline, a problem that concerns everyone

Masthead ADVISER Matthew Smith EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Robert Brown MANAGING EDITOR Noah Burdett ART DIRECTOR Austin Scott Sports Editor Donovan Katarincic CULTURE EDITOR Sydni French LOCAL EDITOR Zoe Walsh OPINION EDITOR Brianna Burgess

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NEWS AROUND FONDY Meilahn To The Rescue Officer Meilahn Saves Student From Choking

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During sixth hour lunch on Nov 10, Officer Meilahn performed the heimlich maneuver on freshman Alex, saving him from choking on a piece of fruit.

A friend of Alex had said something that made him laugh, causing the fruit to be inhaled and then getting trapped in the upper airway. Mr. Morgan had seen the student standing up and pounding on the table so he immediately radioed for assistance from a nurse.

“I was walking through the lunchroom when I heard pounding, I looked over and saw some guy who looked like he couldn’t breathe,” Kylie Burk said.

When Officer Meilahn heard the request for the nurse and didn’t hear anyone respond right away, she ran out of her office.

She saw that the student was right around the corner from the Cardinal’s Nest. That day was the first time that Meilahn has used the heimlich maneuver on someone.

Being watched by countless pairs of eyes, Officer Meilahn was under immense pressure and was nervous about whether or not she would be able to save the student. In the end, she was able to dislodge the chunk of fruit that clogged Alex’s airway.

“I was honestly fearful that it wasn’t going to work,” Meilahn said, “that was my first thought.”

For performing the heimlich maneuver on a choking freshman, Officer Meilahn was given the Health and Safety Award.

Meilahn was completely shocked when she found out that she was getting an award for doing what she thought was right.

“She does things every day to better our school,” Marian Sheridan, Coordinator of School Health and Safety Programs, said.

Sheridan believes that it is very important for everybody to learn and know how to do the heimlich. After all, you never know when knowing how to do the heimlich could be useful; it could save someone’s life one day.

-Vyla Shea, Copy Editor

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Officer Meilahan (Middle) is presented the award from Marian Sheridan (Left), the health and safety coordinator for Fondy High. Freshman Alex (Right), is the student who was saved. PHOTO COURTESY: DUNCAN CORBIN

7 Athenian Women Fond du Lac High School is putting on an original show

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et another well constructed and audience-pleasing production will be held at Fond du Lac High School during the first weekend of February.

This spring play will not be a musical but rather a comedic drama said to suprise everyone who sees it.

Seven Athenian Women was written by Liz Shipe, a former Fond du Lac High School student and the daughter of previous faculty member Mr. Shipe, who wrote this play specifically for the high school. As she is an aspiring and published playwright, director Steve Wilson was happy to support her endeavors.

There are about 20 cast members, an interesting set and interactive props--all the makings of a promising show. Audience members are warned to watch out for puppets and other rarities.

The premise of the show consists of seven athenian women being put into a labyrinth and then trying to escape. The setting is

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in ancient Greece and incorporates mythology into its plot.

Supporting this show not only supports the students but also a local artist.

Come and see an adventure-filled production to remember!

Global Scholars World Language students earn Global Certificate

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orld Language students have a chance to earn the Global Certificate when they graduate. Earning this certificate means they become a global scholar, it ‘s shown on their diploma and it helps them to be more globally aware, meaning they are able to understand other cultures. Students need to be in one language for four years, they need to have 12 activities related to something global and they need 20 hours of volunteer work with a “global thrust”.

-Nicole Pomplin, Copy Editor

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DIVING INTO LEADERSHIP Senior to lead an adventure group to Bonare this spring

by John Haas, Copy Editor

here stand the 9 student participants of the upcoming bonaire trip. PICTURED ARE: BACK ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: CODY MUELLER, CAMERYN SMITH, EVAN BLOEDORN, SAMANTHA MENGERT, MAX FLOOD, ANISTYN DREIFUERST, MEGAN CHARNESKI, FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: CALIE TASCH, DEVIN WONSER. PHOTO COURTESY: JOHN HAAS

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enior Megan Charneski has been very invested in the Fond du Lac High School Physical Education department since her freshman year. She feels she has personally received a lot from her physical education classes throughout the years, and now her efforts have been put forth to provide some of the same opportunities for other students.

“I’ve gotten a lot more adventures and a lot more trips,” Charneski said. Her hope is to allow others the same exposure.

The Adventure Education, Leadership and independent study courses in physical education have made up much of her focus, all of which for her were taught by Mrs. McCauley. Charneski continues applying her knowledge and efforts in the department by planning an adventure that will have taken almost two school years in the making.

Charneski, showing incredible promise in leadership, has organized and executed many plans to accompany a group of eight other students on an upcoming adventure trip to Bonaire, an island located in the southern Caribbean, from April 8 to April 16.

“I’m excited because I’ve never gone scuba diving before,” Charneski said.

The group will be participating in activities such as surfing, swimming, relaxing, kayaking, shopping, touring the island and scuba diving. The origin of these plans was founded during Charneski’s junior year in the Leadership physical education class with Mrs. McCauley.

The class requirements are that students complete a leadership project or log service hours, and she elected to do both.

Adventure Education teacher Mrs. McCauley went to Honduras two years ago on a trip with other students. She found it to be a lot of fun, and so she thought of Bonaire as the next place to go. McCauley presented the idea to Charneski and encouraged her to take it up.

“I got into the independent study because she wanted me to take on that role,” Charneski said. “This year is building on that. I’m more of a teacher’s aide this year. I do work for the Bonaire trip, but I help with other things as well.”

Plans for the trip were worked on

throughout the duration of the Leadership class. Then an independent study was taken second semester to continue the work of planning and organizing.

“She is consistently thinking about things that need to be done for the trip,” McCauley said. “Any plans that are made or decisions go past her.”

Charneski has been responsible for calculating trip costs, organizing fundraisers, organizing activities and recognizing a great amount of logistical concerns.

Cost has been a large factor of the process. Around $3,000 is to be paid by each student participant. Included are the travel costs and importantly the scuba diving training that will occur throughout the school year.

“We have a lot of fundraising,” Charneski said. This has included a brat fry that occurred during the summer of 2016, selling personalized bags through the gift promotions of the company Thirty-One and selling premade pizzas so as to lessen the cost burden.

“The planning aspect is sort of difficult because you have to think of all the different kinds of possibilities,” Charneski said. This involves figuring costs and their dates of payment as well as knowing how to proceed when people drop out.

Opposite of these challenges are the many things to look forward to with the trip.

Junior Anistyn Dreifuerst is one of the students who has committed to go on the adventure. Dreifuerst holds no concerns with the trip’s coming or Charneski’s leading style.

“She’s really good at actually communicating with us, and she pays attention to detail,” Dreifuerst said.

Work for the trip continues as Charneski holds meetings on the first Wednesday of each month to check in with students going on the trip, keep them informed and keep communication constant.

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LIFE ON THE ICE 2016-17 Hockey Season

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by Alyssa Keller, Reporter

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FOND DU LAC HIGHSCHOOLS HOCKEY TEAM PREPARES FOR A TOUGH GAME AGAINST XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL ON DECEMBER 8TH, 2016. WHILE AN INTENSE GAME, FONDY WAS DEFEATED WITH A SCORE OF 0-5.

PHOTO COURTESY: DUNCAN CORBIN

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he Fond du Lac Cardinals Hockey “Handle the things you can control in the team is usually always playing the best game”, Sarzin Says. teams with last year having the 3rd hard- Coaching for 13 years at Fond du Lac est playing schedule High school Coach in state. Last year was Sarazin has always somewhat of a rollerloved hockey. Playcoaster but they ended ing since he was 4 strong with an overall years old; Sarazin score of 13-12. stuck with hockey

The team’s and played at the goal this year is to University of Wismake sure to finish consin Superior and the season at the highknew while playest level they can and ing he had a pashope to make a state sion for coaching.

Mr. Sarazin appearance. Having “I always played at Fond du Lac Highschool high hopes for the a higher level and Hockey Coach season with going to I would just watch state 6 out of the 12 the coaches and alyears Sarazin has been ways picked out the coaching state is definitely a goal for the team good and the bad in coaches and after playing I this year. Having 20 Varsity players and 15 wanted to stay involved”, Sarazin says.

Junior Varsity players they always start out With a closer look at the Warbirds the game by getting mentally prepared. Girls Hockey Team; right wing Callie Tighe

"DON'T BE AFRAID TO HEAD DOWN AND GET INVOLVED IN THE CULTURE OF HOCKEY."

started playing hockey when her dad and grandpa got her into it at the age of 4. Starting her senior year she hopes her team can make it to state.

“My goal for the season is to stay out of the penalty box”, Callie says Being a coop team with Waupun, Oshkosh, Campbellsport, Springs, Kohler and Kewaskum she hopes the Warbirds will come out on top. The Warbirds are Coached by Duane Woeshnick and hope to have a season as good as last years. Last year the team was ranked #2 in state at one point in the season and won their early bird tournament this year and last year. The girls record was the best compared to previous years.

With still deciding on marketing or a dental hygienist Callie is hoping to still continue her hockey career in college with an offer to play at Concordia College.

“Don’t be afraid to head down and get involved in the culture of hockey”, Sarazin Says. “Playing hockey leaves you with a lot of memories and family friendships”, Callie says.

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STARTING OFF STRONG Fond du Lac High School Girls Basketball takes on the year

by Jensyn Ronca, Reporter

photo courtesy: Duncan Corbin

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irls Basketball started up strong for the winter, winning their first game against Catholic Memorial with an ending score of 56-38. They are expected to have a rather strong season.

“We played great defense and Ally Gietzel tied her career high scoring with 30 points,” varsity coach Jeff Bell said.

The next three games were against Beaver Dam, Kimberly and Oshkosh. Fond du Lac High School lost against Beaver Dam and Kimberly, however the team won against Oshkosh.

“This was a great team effort, awesome defense, and we held them to no scoring for ten minutes in the game,” Bell said.

“Ally Gietzel scored 17 points, Aleah Wendels 11, Carly Paulson 11 and Megan Dillie 11.”

The varsity captains this year are senior Aleah Wendels, senior Megan Dillie, 7

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IT'S LIKE TO FULLY COMMIT TO SOMETHING AND KNOWING YOU CAN'T LET ANYONE DOWN. -Lauren Wendt senior Gaia Templer and junior Ally Gietzel.

A community night was held Dec. 5 where 40 youth in the community came to the high school from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

There were different activities like climbing the rock wall, parachute games, scooter games and an obstacle course.

“My favorite thing is being with my team

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mates all of the time, and basketball has really shaped me as a person because I’ve learned what it’s like to fully commit to something and knowing you can’t let anyone down,” Junior Lauren Wendt said.

Wendt also said she thinks they’re most challenging game of the season is going to be facing off to Appleton North.

“They’re always one of the best teams and usually more of a challenge. We lost when we played them during summer at one of our camps,” Wendt said.

photo courtesy: Duncan Corbin

GRIDIRON SUCCESS!

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Fond du Lac High School football team have a good year

by Skiler Heideman, Reporter

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ccording to Coach Gnewuch, this year was the most successful year of football Fondy has had in many years.

“Most enjoyable year ever because of the seniors especially,” Gnewuch said.,“Not many players really improved specifically, it was just the fact that from freshman year to senior year a lot of players have made an impact in the game.”

Some new people had joined this year which just made the game more intense for everyone who played.

“It just goes to show that if you commit from ninth grade to 12th that you can make a difference to those younger kids who have a big passion for the game and you really symbolise Fond du Lac High School, showing that anyone can make a difference on the playing field,” Gnewuch said.

Last year was different than this year, because they started strong towards the beginning and kind of lost strength towards the end. This year they may have started more slowly, but they finished strong. The

final championship game against Kimberly was one of the most intense games of the year, the Fondy Cardinals could not bring home the win but made such a big impact on the field we have to say they gave it their all.

Mr. Gnewuch loves the seniors. Yes, he says there were some things he knows he could have changed to get the win, but he could not have asked for a better season.

PEP FOR THE PEP GRANT FDL School District will receive an elite national grant

by John Haas, Copy Editor

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he Fond du Lac School District will receive more than $1.2 million over the next three years as a result of being awarded the Carol M. White Physical Education Program Grant. The program chose only 16 recipient districts from across the country and just two districts were in Wisconsin.

The district budget outlining the usage of the grant was approved per the grant’s specifications on Nov. 11. Proposed plans include spending on an outdoor ropes course, nutrition education, a cardio facility, new equipment and new technology to be spread across the entire district for great benefit and improvement.

The Fond du Lac High School athletic director David Michalkiewicz said events will be hosted following the PEP Grant implementations.

“We’ve missed the opportunity to get out and talk to families,” Michalkiewicz said. “The goal is to find ways to help parents use the knowledge in a budgeted way.”

photo courtesy: noah burdett

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TRUMP REACTIONS STUDENT PROFILES YEAR IN REVIEW

MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN?

Brianna Burgess reporting on religion Camryn Oestreich reporting on economics Casey McKeough on social concerns Robert Brown reporting on immigration photo courtesy: creative commons by gage skidmore

President-elect Donald Trump has a new vision for America.

What does this mean for every aspect of life?

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rump has received mixed reviews regarding his stances on religion-- some praising him for his statements and others left afraid about the next four years. Some students weigh in on how their religion has affected their stance on the recent election results.

Senior Kasmira Vazquez, the leader of P7 Club, and freshman Victor Vazquez, both Apostolic Pentecostal, said Trump isn’t upholding the ideologies of their religion, which is a branch of Christianity which is biblically-based.

“I think he’s trying to do well, but it would depend on race or ethnicity,” Kasmira Vazquez said. Many people of their faith have supported him due to his pro-life stance.

While both Kasmira and Victor agree with

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his stance on abortion, they disagree with him on many other stances, as they’re both of Mexican descent; which is a minority in the US of whom Trump has spoken of in a negative light. They also don’t agree with his statements about the Muslim faith and followers, they agree Muslims are quite dedicated to their religion, which is something they admire.

Sophomore Elijah Rodriguez agrees Muslims may be a target of the Presidentelect, but doesn’t necessarily agree with his statements.

“That’s just a person. . . not all of them are [terrorists],” Rodriguez said. He doesn’t fear for any religion, though, as he believes he might change immigration laws.

Rodriguez supports Donald Trump

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as he feels the President-elect supports his religious rights, but he is concerned about Trump’s lack of political experience. He hopes Trump will repeal laws requiring pastors to marry same-sex couples and allow businesses to refuse to serve LGBTQ+ customers.

One thing both Rodriguez and the Vazquez siblings can agree on is to respect people. Kasmira encourages people stand up for people of all religions, and Rodriguez asks people to look for other options if someone’s beliefs don’t line up with yours, rather than forcing people to serve you.

Whether any fears students may have here at Fond du Lac High School will be fulfilled or not is up in the air, but we can be sure to take their words to heart and stand up for one another, no matter their religion.

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any people have opinions on where Donald Trump is taking this country economically. Students and teachers alike have their opinions at Fond du Lac High School about the unprecedented election and its toll on the US economy.

Economics teacher David Jansen argues to keep an open mind about the economy.

“I don’t think we can definitively say he will be a success economically, or a failure,” Jansen said. “People question what he will really do as president and he has given people hope about keeping jobs in America,” Jansen said. “I feel like there is great excitement.”

“By his comments made about not paying his taxes making him smarter and saying his help in the housing market crash was ‘just business’ shows that his interests are on himself rather than the country,” senior Erin Stadler said.

A person who doesn’t pay their

taxes is called a free rider in economics. This essentially means that they gain benefits from a good or service without paying for it.

“The fact that he is hiring high ranking officials from ExxonMobil and Goldman Sachs is suspicious when he said he wanted to get them out of politics,” Senior Matt Tentler said.

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recruit him instead.

Senior Noah Tagliapietra, however, disagrees.

“I feel as though Donald Trump will do positive things for our economy,” Tagliapietra said. “From what I have heard of his trade and tax decisions, I think it will be a good fit,” he said. “He’s obviously a very smart businessman who appears to know a lot about the economy and I think he will make America great again.”

“At this time, his policies have been relatively vague from what he has spoken and acted on so far,” substitute teacher Nathan Wolff said. I do not find them as long-term solutions or favoring the working class,” Wolff said.

“He’s obviously a very smart businessman who appears to know a lot about the economy and I think he will make America great again.”

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t’s no secret that 2016 has brought upon one of the most controversial president-elects in America’s history. Between the strong proponents and the equally as powerful opponents, everyone has a strong opinion.

“He is scary to me. . . the way he conducts himself as a person. . . lack of knowledge. He told [the American people] that oppression was okay,” FACS teacher and SAGE adviser Traci Castellion said. “He found a way to continue to oppress marginalized groups of people.”

Castellion also said that the presidential elect might surprise us all and enforce policies that will actually help all of America’s people.

“He is an over-privileged man who has had stuff handed to him since he was little so he walks around acting like he owns the world...He is a businessman, he is not a politician. . . I do not support him in any way shape or form,” Hailey Rusch said.

“Besides the memes people make about him, from my personal view I feel he will be able to view and lead this country in a good way,” sophomore Hailey Mand said.

“I feel that Trump is not a good president-elect because all he focused on was degrading Hilary.

He didn’t really focus on the main things that need to be fixed like Hillary did,” sophomore Cortland Henning said.

Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon to serve as his Treasury Secretary. Dimon apparently declined, however this is a man Trump once called “the worst banker in the United States.” This shows that he apparently disliked him, yet took a 180 and attempted to

Trump Cabinet Picks (as of Dec. 15) -reince preibus as chief of staff -steven mnuchin as treasury secretary -rex tillerson as state secretary -gen. james mattis (marines, ret.) as defense secretary -sen. jeff sessions (r-al) as attorney general -willbur ross as commerce secretary -ander puzder as labor secretary -rep. tom price (r-ga) as health and human services secretary -dr. ben carson as housing secretary -fmr. gov. rick perry (r-tx) as energy secretary -linda mcmahon as small business adviser -fmr. atty gen. scott pruitt (r-ok) as epa administrator -gen. john kelly (marines, ret.) as homeland security secretary -elaine chao as transportation secretary -rep. ryan zinke (r-mt) as interior secretary -rep. mike pompeo (r-ks) as cia director -belsy devous as education secretary -gov. nikki haley (r-sc) as un ambassador -lt. gen. michael flynn (army, ret.) as national security adviser -stephen bannon as chief strategist

The Immigration Effect the fight over immigration reform

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mmigration was the cornerstone of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign, there’s no doubt. It was also a reason why many individuals supported his campaign and tolerated rhetoric toward hispanics, especially of Mexican heritage. The majority of Americans agree on the issue of immigration reform, whether hard-line like Trump with building a wall and at one point supporting a deportation force or a more liberal policy in favor of amnesty, but making the application process easier to follow but threaten deportation for future undocumented immigrants.

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rastic changes to the immigration laws of the U.S. affect millions of undocumented immigrants already in the country and aspiring foreigners from around the world. Deportation is not an option for some, because it is often dangerous.

The GOP has called for the end of funding for sanctuary cities and for law enforcement cooperation with identifying undocumented immigrants. This issue isn’t just in the Southwest or the West Coast, Fond du Lac is a home to some of these immigrants.

Although we don’t have undocumented immigrants on record at the high school, we do have students that would have their residence and citizenship at risk if a parent was to pass away. Resources are likely to help students and parents, especially with their citizenship. With the help of these people and organizations like the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and municipal resources like in Seattle and Los Angeles, refugee status, temporary visas and permanent residence status can be obtained to secure the family’s place in the States.

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ypically, local police does not intervene in cases that would make the immigrant’s status within the U.S. be called in question. Fond du Lac is not classified as a sanctuary city, a city that gives refuge to immigrants that are here illegally, but law enforcement only steps in when a crime is involved, perpetrated by the immigrant. While not available for a full interview, Officer Kristina Meilahn said that there are more pressing issues to focus on in the school and city.

Even so, immigrants like refugees from the Middle East and Asia are also at risk, not

just hispanics. People from Cambodia, China and Vietnam immigrate to the country illegally every year. Yet, the most focus is set on Mexican and South American immigrants.

CNN highlighted on Dec. 14 a story of a Cambodian woman born in a Thailand refugee camp immigrated to the United States when she was only 1-year-old with her parents. After being threatened with deportation

Al Jazeera with a Cambodian family coming to the United States in 1984, citing the violence of the Cambodian Civil War as a reason to leave the war-torn country. Since then, the Sokhoeurn family has seen the oldest son, Hov Ly Kol, deported to Cambodia from the United States in 2010. The final order of deportation cited his gang-related activities when he was a teenager. At the time of deportation in 2010, Hov Ly Kol was 36.

Hov Ly Kol Sokhoeurn is not alone in his struggle for a united family, but it has sparked a discussion on the lesser known issue with the American immigration system.

EVEN SO, IMMIGRANTS LIKE REFUGEES FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA ARE ALSO AT RISK, NOT JUST HISPANICS. for over a decade, she wrote about it in a book in 2012. Consulting the help of a lawyer, her ongoing legal fight due to her past has haunted her, especially during a Trump transition to the presidency.

Another documented case was reported on by

This issue does not just affect Mexicans and Southern American immigrants. This issue is a worldwide conversation that has not been addressed by any members of the international community as of late. With staggering numbers of families torn apart and lives destroyed, it makes some wonder why President-elect Trump re-evaluates his claim to a hard-line approach to deporting all undocumented immigrants, especially when the system has noticeable flaws.

54 PERCENT OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS LIVE IN FOUR STATES _______________ CALIFORNIA - 28% TEXAS - 13% NEW YORK - 8% FLORIDA - 5%

Info Courtesy: Migration Policy Institute

ONLINE RESOURCES FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS _______________ IMMIGRANT LEGAL RESOURCE CENTER (ILRC.ORG) U.S. DEPT. OF EDUCATION (YOUTH)

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YEAR IN REVIEW Best & Worst Entertainment of 2016

by Dony Kat

has been a roller coaster ride of a year, especially for the entertainment industry.

2to 016 The industry has soared to new highs this year, as well as new lows. Luckily, you don’t have ride this coaster on your own. We’ve been nice enough to do the research as well as sort out

our own personal opinions. In order to present our readers with the best and worst of enter-

Nice Guys

Best movie: Nice guys Even if you don’t like movies, it’s impossible not to enjoy this film. Director Shane Black proves that Lethal Weapon won’t be the only buddy cop series he will be remembered for. The film follows two private investigators who are unwillingly dragged into a partnership in order to solve a rough case. Set during the Los Angeles golden years of the mid 70’s, the film isn’t just fun it’s also gorgeous. Both Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe give some “killer” performances.

Starring Ryan Gosling & Russell Crowe

Photo Courtesy: Bago Games

Worst Movie: Independance Day Resurgence Sequels can be a real fickle mistress. Sometimes they’re great and might even be better than the original, or they’re a heaping pile of trash. Independence Day: Resurgence is a heaping pile of trash. The film takes place twenty years after the events of the first Independence Day. America lead the world in defeating the aliens and is now in a golden age of technological advances. However, on the fourth of July the aliens attack again in a even bigger ship and destroy the Moon and about 90% of the planet in the first fifteen minutes of their attack. Not to mention, there’s an orphan school bus adventure because people like orphans. The film was a major failure and barely managed to cover its own budget. Sorry Jeff maybe you’ll get a good cameo in the next Jurassic Park.

Independance Day Resurgence

Starring Jeff Goldblum & Liam Hemsworth Black star

Photo Courtesy: 20th Century Fox

Best Album: Black Star As far as rock icons go, David Bowie was one of the best. Even in death Bowie continues to entertain and mesmerize fans. His final album, which released after his untimely death in early January of this year.

Blackstar is a welcome through back to the golden age of rock and roll. It’s a beautiful blend of rock and classic 80’s pop. The album follows Bowie’s classic format. Just like his previous albums, there’s a hidden story hidden within the lyrics of the album’s seven songs for listeners to discover. If listeners are able to figure out this secret story, they may realize Bowie had one last message he wanted the world to hear. Way to go Bowie, you will be missed.

By: David Bowie

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Worst Album: Life of Pablo Life of Pablo This year was a pretty decent year for music. New artists rose to stardom and others made us question why they were stars in the first place. This year it was the one and only Kanye West who made us question his status. The failed launch of Tidal, and its subsequent relaunch where only the icing on Kanye’s failure cake.

Tidal was a music streaming app much like Pandora and Spotify. It launched with a subscription fee of $12 a month and no free trial. Since its launch, the app was losing more money than what it was worth. Early estimates suggest that the sight is losing $4.8 million dollars a month. Sadly, it was the release of Life of Pablo that really dragged West down. The hype for the album was unmeasurable before its release. As the release date slowly crept closer, people started to notice that the album’s song list changed more than four times, which should have been the first red flag. The album’s song listings continued to change even after the initial release. For the first two weeks of the album’s release, the album was only available on Tidal. Result By: Kanye West of this caused Life of Pablo to become Kanye’s worst selling album. Eventually the album would become Photo Courtesy: Peter De Potter widely available on all streaming services. The music on the album was panned for being too much like classic Kanye and not offering anything new to the industry. The album finally settled for some reasonably positive reviews after its first two months. Sadly, the album didn’t revolutionize the music industry and has been almost forgotten by the majority of the industry.

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Ryan Gosling

Best Actor: Ryan Gosling Over the course of his decades long career, Ryan Gosling has proven more than once he is a fantastic actor. Gosling has a unique ability to make an audience laugh until their sides hurt, or make them ball their eyes out. From being an alcoholic father who part times as a private investigator, to a smooth singing jazz pianist with the dream of owning his own club. Gosling has proven that he’s more than just your average Hollywood hunk. He’s an extremely talented and entertaining actor. Don’t be surprised if there is an Oscar nomination for Gosling in the soon to be future, because he certainly does deserve it.

Starred in: Nice Guys /La La Land

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Worst Actor: Adam Sandler Adam Sandler has been on so many worst actors list that it’s hard to count. The Washington Post published an editorial by a group of critics bashing Sandler’s performances. Instead of improving his comedy career he continues to make it worse. Rotten tomatoes has given a single Sandler film a fresh rating since 2006 Funny People. Critics hoped last year’s Pixels and The Cobbler would possibly inspire Sandler to step up his game. Sadly, Sandler really let us down on this one. The Ridiculous Six is a lazy unfunny comedy premiered on Netflix this year. It was absolutely slammed by critics.

Whats even more ridiculous than this film is it became the most watched film on Netflix, and what’s even more ridiculous is Adam Sandler is to bring four more original films to the site. Which will certainly bring in more than enough cash to fund his next family outing, and also fund Grown Ups 3 which is definitely already in the works.

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Starred in: The Ridiculous Six

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Best Actress: Amy Adams Amy Adams was almost in the worst actress category, mostly because Batman v Superman was one of the most pointless movies ever put to film. However, Adams starred in two of the best films this year. Arrival and Nocturnal Animals are pure cinematic perfection, and Adams dominates both films with stellar performances. Adams plays both a sympathetic villain, as well as a compassionate and heroic protagonist.

Adam’s performances over shadow her mostly male castmates, and proves women in Hollywood should be respected and honored just as much as their male counterparts. Adams cements herself as a role model for young women across the planet. We simply can’t praise her enough.

Starred in: Arrival/Nocturnal Animals

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Worst Actress: Megan Fox Yes, there is a second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Yes, the title is fourteen syllables. Yes, it’s just as bad as the first one. And yes, Fox is still phoning it in for anything related to Michael Bay. The reason Megan Fox is the dishonorable winner of this award is pretty simple.

Fox had actually started to appear on several comedies and TV shows and was slowly beginning to rebuild her career. It actually looked like Fox had found her place in the industry, but maybe TV shows don’t pay her bills so she tossed that out the window and ran straight back into the hands of Michael Bay. She then literally phoned in an entire movie for a pretty hefty paycheck. Which we actually don’t blame her for, because she’s practically set for life now. Congratulations Megan, hopefully you do some more good work in the future.

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Starred in: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Out of the Shadows

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Honorable Mentions

Dishonorable Mentions

Best Movie: Zootopia, 10 Cloverfield Lane

Worst Movie: Gods of Egypt, Zoolander 2,London has Fallen

Best Album: Lemonade, A Man Shaped Pool, Views.

Worst Album: Nine Track Mind, Fitz & the Tantrums, Peace Trail.

Best Actor: Andrew Garfield/ Hacksaw Ridge, Chris Pine/ Hell or

Worst Actor: Jon Hamm/ Keeping up With the Joneses, Jessie Es-

High Water, Jake Gyllenhaal/ Nocturnal Animals

senburg/ Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice

Best Actress: Millie Bobby Brown/ Stranger Things, Auli’i Cravalho/

Worst Actress: Margot Robbie/ The Legend of Tarzan, Emily Blunt/

Moana

The Girl on the Train, Jennifer Garner/ Nine Lives, Anne Hathaway/ Alice Through The Looking Glass

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YEAR-IN REVIEW 2016 Recap of notable events Local

by James Linstrom, Finance Director climate change. USA won for the overall ver this summer, Fond du Lac Festiamount of medals coming in first with vals has had it’s 26th Buttermilk Fes121 and led the competition with 47 gold tival. The festival took place starting on medals. Great Britain and then China June 11th, at the Buttermilk Creek Park followed behind with Great Britain taking Amphitheater. Musical lineups included second overall place with 27 gold medals, the Madison Mellophonium Jazz Orchestra, Dorf Kappele, the 132nd Army Band, and China close behind winning 26 gold The New Century Dance Orchestra, Kids medals. june.

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A fearful virus for expecting Festivals plans to put on the festival, as it mothers, the Zika virus, was announced has for the past 26 years. as an outbreak by the world

Also organized health organization in Januby Fond du Lac Festival, ary. The virus cause babies the Taste of Fond du to be born with smaller Lac festival has entered heads than the average baby it’s 29th year and it’s 2nd causing a number of health year relocated to Oven problems. This disease Island in Lakeside Park. was present in brazil with This year was the festismall numbers but traveled vals lowest attendance to america and grew with since it’s beginning, howincreasing numbers. The ever, it is confirmed to zika virus is still a problem take place next year. This of concern currently. april Photo Courtesy: fdlfest.com years award winners, for the appetizer, Crave Gastro Pub. For 2016 was a fateful year for fans lunch entree, Norcino Deli & Charcuterie. of the beloved Prince. On April 21st at Finally, for Dinner entree, Red Cabin & the age of 57 the musician passed away Green Acres. in his home from a suspected accidental Onto one of Fond du Lac’s most famous overdose, which was later confirmed by festivals, Walleye Weekend, a festival the autopsy. Prince was known for his based around Mercury Marine’s annual electric work in various styles and landed fishing tournament. Walleye Weekend has himself 27th of Rolling Stones 100 scheduled the next festival for Thursday, Greatest artists. His most widely known June 8th of 2017. album “Purple Rain” moved more than

The 2016 Fondue Fest in down20 million units worldwide. Subsequently, town Fond du Lac has had a successful Prince has sold over 100 million records 10th year, bringing back the world record for the largest fondue pot. The festival in- worldwide, naming him one of the best selling artists of all time. april. cludes vendors live music and, of course,

The great barrier was rumored to fondue! They have not confirmed a date for next years event, but fully plan to hold be pronounced dead this 2016, shocking many. While this rumor was untrue, the one in the future. great barrier reef is in trouble. Scientists warned that the great barrier reef is under

by Ericka Jacobson, Reporter severe stress but still has hope. A massive bleaching occurrence took place in the reefs due to the warming of the ocean, his years Rio 2016 summer olymit is estimated that nearly all of the great pics was all the excitement as usual. barrier reef has been subject to. A quarter The opening ceremony contained many of the great barrier reef has already died diverse performances, a large display on off. Scientist say we could still see at least multiculturalism, and even a segment on

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a portion of the great barrier reef alive in the future as long as we work to minimize climate change.

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June of this year Britain announced its exit from the European Union, leaving the british pounds’ worth to fall to an all time low. The European Union involved 28 countries and was first collaborated to trade and essentially prevent going to war with one another. Today the union has evolved into a single market that function as if they were under one country. The split, known as Brexit, was determined by a citizen vote. The turnout was 52% voting in favor of the leave and 48% voting against. Immediate after-effects have already been seen in their economy and Britain is expected to have a slow economy for a number of years. While the big headlines announcing the leave and short term economic effects have already taken place, it could take up to two years before Britain officially leaves the EU.

Best memes of 2016

by Bailey Breister,Reporter his year was a great year for memes.

Teration, Memes have become a tool of our genused to convey ideas, usually in a

humorous manner. Memes are a way people can make commentary on certain events from all over the world; often considered to be a new international medium for comedy.

And for your reading pleasure the most popular memes of the year have been compiled into an article to inform even those who make the “stalest” of memes on what is fresh.

Turning Dreams into Memes Continued

January The first popular meme of the year was “How should the dog wear pants” it was circulated in late December simply asking, “How would a dog wear pants?” it died soon after when people realized the hypothetical was pointless and parodies became overplayed.

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March Around March, people found similarities between U.S. Senator and former Republican Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz and a police sketch of the alleged Zodiac Killer. Accusations began in 2013 but it didn’t fully become a meme until March, where you could find endless memes relating him to other various famous figures and characters. .

May May arguably started the year’s meme frenzy, with Dat Boi; a picture of a poorly made graphic design of a frog on a unicycle, It started in April but became popular in May. It’s also one of the 3 most popular memes this year, behind Harambe and “Yeahhhh Boyyyy”

February The meme for February, Kazoo kid originated from a video in 1989 called “Special Friends”; a movie intended to show kids how to make friends. However the video popularizing Kazoo kid was made in 2014. The video was an edited version of “Special Friends” titled “You on Kazoo”. The video was considered funny because of the overly cheesy acting and unpleasant sounding kazoo playing. The video started spreading once people started editing the video in various ways. Despite the meme dying off as quickly as it came you can still find many of the remixes on soundcloud and Reddit.

April Confused Mr. Krabs, from Spongebob is a meme is arguably still very popular. The meme conveys Mr. Krabs, the owner of the Krusty Krab, on the television show Spongebob, as confused after he wakes up being surrounded by a mob of angry people, in the episode Patty Hype.

It was used to imply confusion or a sudden change in environment.

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July July, while uneventful in the creation of new memes, was essentially Harambe mania. “Harambe for President” became a surprisingly backed meme. Proving so, as he was written in by over 2500 voters in america, due to the opinion that there were “no good candidates.”

The sayings and jokes about Harambe were put on t-shirts and merchandise, and sold in mass until the memes eventual death by gratuity.

September “My longest yeah boy ever” is a video inspired by Rapper Flavor Flav’s coined phrase “Yeahhhh Boyyyy”. The video was uploaded to youtube October 2015. The video never gained ground until nearly a year later when people started to edit the clip into videos as a (satirical) reaction.

Know your meme June June changed up the meme game completely, this was the month Cincinnati Zoo’s 17 year old Western lowland gorilla Harambe, was shot.

Right after it got on the news users of forums like Reddit and 4chan took it upon themselves to make memes relating to the event. The Cincinnati Zoo soon after released an official statement with the headline of “Please stop making memes about our dead gorilla”, which heavily furthered its popularity, making it the top meme of 2016.

August The August meme was Rick Harrison, Rick Harrison is a star on the TV reality show “Pawn Stars”. The meme like many, spread around Reddit and was often used in random videos for humorous shock value. The edits usually consisted of Rick Harrison’s face which was poorly animated and pasted over a someone else’s face as the intro for “Pawn Stars” blared the audio. It wasn’t as popular as Harambe, but had a spotlight for a while as the Harambe hype started to ease away.

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November As the election ensued and Donald Trump won, the spotlight shifted to our current vice president, Joe Biden. Often times talking to President Obama in regards to Trump winning the election or pranks he wishes to play on the President-Elect.

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December Going on currently for memes is, TheLegend27. Originating from a Game of War ad, TheLegend27 was considered the best Game of War player in the game. The ad was considered so corny, that several remixes and parodies of the ad have started popping up everywhere.

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October The man of the month, Ken Bone got his time to shine. He asked a magical question concerning energy resources and jobs in America and the internet fell in love. He only had this month of fame though, since people started to find dark content in his Reddit comment and post history.

Nearly every month brings a new meme so remember to stay spicy and up to date with the freshest memes in 2017!

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DIAMONDS in the rough Abby Abitz

by Vyla Shea, Copy Editor

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ophomore Abby Abitz was the only person who missed the scheduled tryouts for the dance team. She contacted the coaches and they made an exception and let her try out anyway.

“I was three months behind everyone else and it was super frustrating trying to catch up to the other dancers. I felt like I was dragging the team down when I didn’t know the dances,” Abitz said.

She was constantly stretching and practicing the dance routines outside of the team’s scheduled practices and quickly started to blend in with the other dancers. ”Abby adapted easily; she caught up quickly and never looked back,” dance coach Kaely Wonser said.

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three times a week, Abitz practices on her own for more than four hours each week.

“Percentage wise, she is 200 precent dedicated. Abby is one the most dedicated girls I’ve ever met,” coach Wonser said.

In addition to relentless effort and determination to improve, Abitz persistently brings a positive and enthusiastic attitude to the team.

“Abby always brings a happy vibe to practices and performances,” fellow dancer Brianna Pierce said.

Abitz started dancing her sophomore year, but regrets not starting when she was a freshman.

“I wish I would’ve started earlier because the girls on the dance team are a great support system and it would have been beneficial to have that earlier in high school,” Abitz said.

Sydney Loomans

by Bailey Briester, Reporter

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hether you’re listening to the marching band or looking through the yearbook, you may not think about the person leading it, only the beauty that is the final product. The person in charge of both of these important parts of our school is senior Sydney Loomans.

Although it sounds like her schedule is filled with marching band and Yearbook, you might be surprised to know the list doesn’t end there.

She is also very involved with Key Club, as she is the club’s president.

“I wouldn’t think of myself as a selfless person, I just really like to give and help out the community,” Loomans said. Along with the volunteer work that comes with being a member of the Key Club, she also volunteers at Hospice, late life care, during her free time.

“They took care of my grandmother when she was sick, so I especially want to help out there,”she said.

While she feels passionate about helping out in the community, she’s also passionate about her band. She is a Senior Drum Major in the FHS marching band.

“My role is to direct the band, but also an important part of my job is leading and teaching the other Drum Majors to take up my place when I leave,” Loomans said.

Along with her band, something she holds in high regard is Yearbook, where she has held the editor-in-chief position for two years.

“My job is to keep all of our workers on track and doing what they’re supposed to do,” Loomans said. Some other jobs she does as editor include making sure the Yearbook staff makes deadlines and last second edits. “This year, I’ve also been in charge of the largest staff we had yet, of 31 members,” she said.

“Just get involved, it’s how you make friends and find new hobbies. Just get involved,” Loomans said.

Jonathan Benson

Untold stories of amazing students

by Duncan Corbin, Reporter

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enior Jonathan Benson is an incredibly talented person.

He is involved in many things like playing the viola in orchestra, the math team, being the vice president of student council, and he was recently involved in the musical at Fond du Lac High School. But if there is one thing that Benson likes, it’s golf. ”Golf is very relaxing yet challenging and I enjoy being out on the course,” Benson said as he has spent four years on Fond du Lac High School’s golf team.

Benson described his best round of golf from a few years ago. ”It was in the junior varsity match play tournament and I was in the

eighth seat and I was against Nick Bhatt, and he was seated number two, and I ended up beating him as a major upset of the junior varsity tournament and I went on to win the junior varsity match play Championship,” he said.

Benson’s greatest inspiration for golf is professional golfer Jason Day because he has been through a lot and is number one in professional golf.

Benson’s advice for those going into sports for the first time is someone shouldn’t give up after the first week of doing it because they will learn to love it.

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CASTING A LIGHT ON TRANS VIOLENCE Transgender Day of Remembrance seeks to end transgender violence and suicide

by Robert Brown, Editor-in-Chief

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group of students and members of the community gathered Tuesday evening at Veterans’ Park in downtown Fond du Lac to honor those who lost their lives to violence in the transgender community.

The 17th annual meeting held by Sexuality and Gender Equality (SAGE) and other affiliated groups from around the area included speeches from multiple high school

students and college students about their experiences of being a part of the LGBTQ+ community, highlighting the struggle of being transgender in our society or having a transgender loved one. The event is intended to cast light on the issue of violence against transgender people and suicide by transgender individuals, especially transgender teens.

One speaker urged attendees to “reach out

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to someone you care about and tell them that they matter.” Among those in attendance, the leader of Oshkosh West High School’s Gay Straight Alliance spoke a few words and thanked everyone for attending the event.

The evening gathering was adjourned after the burning of the messages written on paper with the scattering of their ashes and them reciting a chant of hope that is used at most SAGE-led events.

LAKESIDE LIGHTS

Lighting up Fond du Lac in December

by Hannah Zupke, Reporter

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he Fond du Lac Light show is in its 6th year being held at Lakeside Park. Every year, the light show is put on by volunteers with donated lights. The show runs for about 25 minutes long with a short intermission to let people leave and come in. Every day from 5pm-11pm the show will run on 87.9fm.

“Across the street in the parking lot is the best view, they’ll be putting

up the ramp this weekend,”park superintendent John Redmond said. A snack cabin is located next to the parking area with hot chocolate and pudgy pies. All proceeds will go to the Fond du Lac rugby team. This year the lightshow features Elsa, Olaf, The Chipmunks, dancing snowmen and the new Chello Twins display. They have some new songs added to the show this year. As well as some classic songs like, “Dominick the Italian Christmas Donkey” and “Christ-

mas Don’t Be Late” which were cut out of the playlist in previous years, which are now back due to popular demand.

However, despite the music in the show. the light sync up changes each year. Nemisis Metals volunteers every year to do all the electrical work for the show.

Setup takes about two and a half weeks starting in mid November. Tune to 87.9 FM for the duration of the show and the enjoy the performance, as it runs from Nov. 25 until Jan. 1.

"ACROSS THE STREET IN THE PARKING LOT IS THE BEST VIEW, THEY'LL BE PUTTING UP THE RAMP THIS WEEKEND" John Redmond, park superintendent

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BON IVER’S 22, A MILLION

The magnificent third studio album comes after five years

by John Haas, Copy Editor

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on Iver, after a five year conceptualization and production process, has broken through in a new style of sound and inspiration based on struggle and confusion in the band’s third studio album entitled 22, A Million. The group signed to the label Jagjaguwar, and headed by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon, had previously found international acclaim through their first two studio albums heavily rooted in an indie-folk genre vision and paired with Vernon’s trademark falsetto and intimate lyrical expressions. Now Bon Iver has created a 10 track album that resulted from a rekindling of musical composition in a folktronica genre.

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mental leap for Bon Iver.

“22, A Million” could be seen as an experimental search resulting from stagnation in musical creativity, but in more places than one (especially the band’s website), the album’s aim is said to have come from a place of Vernon’s personal struggles.

The lyrical representations of this appear as a confrontation to human relationships, dealing with self, and the adoption of transcendental concepts on the power of music in people.

The album’s strength also comes with the turn to the folktronica genre, creating a spatially and searchingly beautiful representation of Vernon’s self in relation to others.

Part of a press release elaborated on changes from the previous album: “If Bon Iver, Bon Iver built a habitat rooted in physical spaces, then 22, A Million is the letting go of that attachment to a place.”

The style change brought with it voice modulation prevalently established in the first four tracks. It is perhaps most strikingly used in an acappella-style surge of emotion in the third track, “715 - CR∑∑KS.” A change of pace is found in “29 #Strafford APTS,” as it is debatably the most folk-based song harkening back to the older days of Bon Iver. The same style can be heard in the closing few tracks.

The two tracks that offered lasting impressions are titled “666 (Latin Inverted Cross)” and “8 (circle).” The first uses electronic interjections and guitar resonance that lasts in pleasurable reverb to color the space between the falsetto voice and the supporting lyrical-builds. These builds reach peaks with percussive usage.The second of these

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two tracks uses a slow paced synth and simple beat to support the heavy matter of lyrics. Various saxophone entrances offer a tasteful layer of texture otherwise unachievable in this track.

Bon Iver was able to deliver on an immense scale with “22, A Million”, and the group’s capabilities seem to have expanded greatly in the minds of many fans.

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EDGE OF SEVENTEEN Taking on age seventeen one pessimistic comment at a time by Duncan Corbin, Reporter

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eventeen-year-old Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld) has had a rough life. Her brother has everything easy while she struggles with doing things from making friends to fitting in at school.

This movie to me was cliche. Everything that could happen in a teenage comedy movie did happen however what kept me interested was the dialogue. The dialogue was incredible as it was relatable. It didn’t sound like something I’ve already heard from other movies like this. It was funny, crude, sexy, and just fit the characters perfectly.

Another thing that worked for this movie was the acting. It was realistic and believable as Nadine played a misanthrope who acts like the world is going to end and Woody Harrelson played Mr. Bruner: a teacher who really didn’t give two cents about his job as a teacher.

Finally, what I would call the twist is very interesting because it did for this movie

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what Paper Towns did. You go the entire movie having a certain expectation and it ends up getting flipped on its head when it happens. Don’t understand what I mean?

Then go see the movie.

Despite the negatives, this movie is pretty enjoyable to watch if you like these types of movies.

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oana is definitely a modern classic Disney film full of excitement, struggle, courage and has a strong female lead.

Based on Pothyneasin mythology, this film is about a cheif ’s daughter who has a passion for the sea. Soon, fish is scarce and crops fail. Moana then sets on a journey with the demigod Maui to save

her people.

It’s also amusing to watch Dwayne Johnson do the voicing of an animated character in a Disney film.

This film is certainly worth going to see in

theaters with friends or family, maybe even a decent movie for a date. When it comes out on DVD, it will make a sweet addition to anyone’s movie collection. This film was an eight out of ten.

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NIGHT OF SILENCE The classic performances that will leave you speechless Tiffany Turner, Staff Writer

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always loved performing for Night of Silence, it was the only performance that made me realize where singing came from, it didn´t come from different people, it came from something deep, something deep inside us,” graduated student Michael Henrich said.

Night of Silence originated because a teacher wanted the whole music department to join together and perform show stoppers with no audience disruptions until it is over.

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awesome, it’s so cool to see the vision in your head to come to life through the students,” choir teacher Cory Schneider said.

The Night of Silence performances were on Dec. 9 and 10 at 7:30pm and December 11 at 2pm.

This year was extra special due to the instrumental water glasses. With different performances from a string quartet, jazz trio, woodwind quartet, brass choir, percussion ensemble, saxophone choir and their very own Cardinal Singers.

Night of Silence sold out on Friday and Saturday night, with standing ovations after all three performances.

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MUSKIE FISHING

Creating unforgettable moments

by Kyle Carlson, Reporter

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uskies are a very challenging game fish to go after, especially here in Wisconsin. I have been Muskie fishing for three years now and I have caught two muskies this year, one 36-inch muskie and one 42-inch muskie each weighed 22 pounds.

During a trip with my dad, I hooked onto a big fish. I didn’t know how big the fish was right away, but it took out line and had a lot

of power, turning and pulling the boat, but I held on to the fishing pole and got the fish up to the top and saw how big it really was. It jumped out of the water a few times, trying to shake the hook out of its mouth. I told my dad it was a big fish and he grabbed the net. I got the fish back up to the top of the water and he put the net in the water and I lead the fish right inside it. It almost broke the net we had due to its violent nature. It was a tough battle and an unforgettable moment of my life. You haven’t lived until you’ve ex-

"I WILL NEVER FORGET THE MOMENTS I HAD WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY."

perienced Muskie fishing.

Muskies, or Muskellunge, like structure such as weeds, logs, and other places where they can stalk prey and hide. They have sharp teeth and can grow to about 60 inches. The biggest muskie caught was back in 1949 here in Wisconsin on the Chippewa Flowage. The fish weighed 69 pounds and 11 ounces, caught by Cal Johnson.

I have many years of fishing left and my dream is to catch a big enough Muskie to hang on my wall. It will never get out of my blood because once you even catch a fish doesn’t matter what size you just get a great memory that you won’t forget, your heart pounds and you feel like the happiest person alive. I have experienced this many times and I will never forget the moments I had with friends and family.

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A STEP TOO FAR The Dakota Access Pipeline is a problem that concerns everyone

by Dony Kat, Sports Editor

Dear America,

In the 238 years you have existed, you’ve done some fairly questionable things.

To say that your moral compass is completely out of sync is a understatement. Since the birth of our nation, we have continued to deny and suppress the rights of the minority who call this “great” country home. The native tribes of the Americas have been mistreated since the earliest European settlers landed in the “new” world.

The most recent example of this can be found in the cold harsh landscape of North Dakota. It has been the land of the Sioux tribe for hundreds of years both by tradition and treaty. It is a land the Sioux have fought and died for, for generations.

Now in the 21st century, it’s a land divided by the industrial needs of our modern day society and the tranquil, solem life of the Sioux.

Native American tribes have found

themselves at odds with the American government since the earliest days of the nation.

The introduction of Europeans to North America, brought about the extinction of nearly 90% of the indigenous population.

Smallpox and other diseases that Europeans had built immunities to ravaged the indigenous population and killed off hundreds if not thousands of tribes alone.

What remained of the indigenous tribes found themselves at war with a technologically superior enemy. Most tribes were faced with two options. Fight, or move. Those who were forced to move found themselves on long hard journeys to lands that couldn’t support them. In 1838 President Andrew Jackson passed the Indian Removal Policy. This policy forced the Cherokee nation to move from their native territory to the Oklahoma territories. This long journey would claim the lives of hundreds of Cherokee, and eventually earn the

Photo by NittyG “The pipline began contruction in sourthern Illinois and has been contructed over a thousand miles to North Dakota”

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"WE CAN RALLY TOGETHER AND SAY IN ONE SWEEPING VOICE THAT WE STAND FOR THE SIOUX..." name of The Trail of Tears.

Tribes who fought against the American government would often find themselves outgunned and outnumbered.

The Apache tribe, located in the southwest, was almost completely wiped out in a forty three year long war with United States. By the end of the war the tribe was forced onto a reservation and lost all claims on their own land.

The Sioux tribe was one of the few tribes to maintain control over part of their own land.

While they lost the majority of their land, the Sioux are considered to be a “lucky” native tribe. The Sioux take pride in what they have left and have sworn to not give it up for anything.

On October 29, 2014, the blueprints for the construction of a oil pipeline were ratified and scheduled for construction.

The goal of the project was to connect the Bakken and Three Fork oil production fields in North Dakota, to the oil production zones of southwest Illinois. The pipeline would be made out of a 30-inch diameter pipeline and stretch across 1172 miles, as well as transport over 7.5 million barrels of oil a year to the oil refineries of Illinois.

To many people, this sounds like a brilliant idea. Local economies would benefit greatly and gas prices around the coun-

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Photo by Fibonacci Blue “Protesters gather around the Bismark Courthouse in protest.”

try could see a 10% drop in price. However, there is a very serious problem with the project. The pipelines cuts through several areas that native tribes have claims on, and the native tribes don’t want this pipeline anywhere near their lands, and they have a good reason to.

The project has already seen several hiccups during this construction. In Iowa, poor welding along a valve connection caused a “small” leak which spilled out nearly a hundred barrels worth of oil out into the soil of Iowa. A second leak sprung less than a hundred miles south of the Standing Rock site which is where the majority of the protest are taking place. The native Sioux tribe is concerned that if the pipeline is to be run underneath Lake Oahe a possible leak could contaminate the lake as well as the nearby Missouri river.

Not only is there an environmental concern to the project, but there’s also an ethical concern. In the late 1800’s, in order to avoid violence between American settlers and the Sioux tribe, the United States govern-

ment wrote a treaty that honored the Sioux claims on the land. This treaty allowed settlers to build on and share the land with the native Sioux, but the United States couldn’t allow for any sort of industrial enforcements in the area without the tribes support.

This treaty allowed the Sioux to develop the land at their own pace. This treaty needs to be honored and enforced, and a large group of people from around the country agree. The standoff in Standing Rock is proof of this. Thousands of supporters have been camping out with the Sioux natives and blocking the pipeline. After months of debate, the Army Corps of Engineering announced plans to reroute the pipeline.

While the Sioux tribe may have won the battle, the war is still far from over. Recent announcements from the new Trump presidential cabinet suggest that the decision may be reversed. Even with the Army Corps of Engineering rerouting the pipeline, drilling for the project has continued. A North Dakota judge has also stated that he is attempting to get the decision repealed on the grounds that

the tribe has made no legitimate attempt to have the project stopped legally. Even though the Sioux tribe has taken the project to court all the way back in July of 2014. This case was originally thrown out do to a lack of evidence that the pipeline would cause any sort of damage to the Sioux’s lands.

It is crucial that any sort of repeal of the Army Corps of Engineering doesn’t happen.

As American citizens, it is our duty to learn from our country’s mistakes and attempted to improve this country for all, not just the majority. This isn’t a country built on the foundation that all its citizens deserve to be treated as equal. The Sioux tribe has fought not just for their lands, but their rights as American citizens.

The least we can do for them is to show our support for their cause. We can speak up and express our opinions to the government. We can rally together and say in one sweeping voice that we stand for the Sioux and all native indigenous people who call the United States home.

Sincerely, Dony Kat

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The gold mine of aviation welcomes

Robert Brown, Editor-in-Chief

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f you walk into the Fond du Lac County Airport terminal on any given day, you’ll be greeted by a large yet home-like environment inside. The airport gives you a handshake with the comfortable doormats laying in front of the glass doors. The terminal gives you a bear hug by introducing the airplane models suspended from the ceiling, giving you a true aviation feel. By now, you’re excited to see some more of this quaint airport.

You walk to each one of the walls, inspecting some of their features. The airport smiles with the glass showcase, displaying aviation memorabilia from all over the area. The receptionist is sitting in his office chair, doing his work while you stand in awe of this hidden treasure. To add to this happy place for pilots and plane geeks, the seating, positioned in the middle of the terminal gives you as the visitor the feel of engulfment by this building.

Built in 1958, the airport stands as a gateway to Fond du Lac for private pilots, businessmen and local travellers. Since then, companies like Michels built private hangars on the airport grounds, housing their corporate aircraft. You can expect the airport to grow further; the FAA has classified the airport as a regional facility and thus will receive future grants through 2021 for maintenance and improvements to be made to the existing commodities.

Each issue, the Cardinal Columns throws a dart at a map of Fond du Lac, Wis. and searches for a story where the dart lands. This issue, the dart landed exactly on airport grounds. photo courtesy: duncan corbin (all)