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News 12 • 15• 2017
Library promotes love of literacy Kassandra Kizlin Staff Reporter
The librarians of Millard South take many hosting is the reading challenge. It started Dec. steps to engage students in literacy in more 1 and will end on April 1. There is an acronym ways than you might be aware of yet. One of “LOVE LITERACY” (L-ifelike, O-nce upon a the more popular ways is the contests they time book, V-ictorious, E-book, L-asting imhost. They happen at different points of the pression, I-conic, T-hriller, E-ntertaining, Ryear, so if you want to enter one, there’s probomance, A-thletic, C-ontemporary, Y-outhful) ably one happening. There are four contests where you read as many books within those this year, two per genres as you can in the time semester. The allotted and turn in the title purpose for this, and author information to the It [the reading contest] emas Ms. Beisch Information center to win a powers the reader to choose puts it, is to creprize. You can see the possible ate, “An awareprizes in the opening of the what they want to read. ness of books or library in a display case. Ms. an awareness of Beisch, one of the librarians, –Information Center para what’s out there.” gave her take on the Millard You might South Reading Challenge Ashleigh Tiemann have noticed the which she created. walls of the library “It empowers the reader to lined with faces of students finding a way to choose what they want to read. It doesn’t lock connect their face with a book. This is the them into a specific set of titles.” These aren’t book face challenge. It was the first year of the the only contests either. In the spring there’s the contest and it there has been many participants Edible Book Contest where students can create so far. Millard South Librarians hope to get the covers of books found in the Library using students looking at books in a new way. Even food. earlier was the bookmark challenge, where stu- Information Center para Ashleigh Tiedents design a bookmark and people can vote mann also has a similar view of the contests,“I on which one they like the most. This contest think it’s important because students are given was meant to utilize different skills like design an opportunity to try genres they haven’t tried as well as promote literacy. The bookmark before,” she says on the subject of the readcontest has been going on for years. ing contest, she continues with, “It promotes The most recent challenge the library is Literacy.”
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Rest in peace Lil Peep Lexie Pleiss Staff Secretary
Upcoming artist, Lil Peep (aka Gustav ahr) passed away at the young age of 21 on Nov. 15 Lil Peep was known as a grungy underground rapper with a crazy image. He had lots a wild tattoos that people recognized him for, like his famous “daddy” tattoo across his chest and his “crybaby” tattoo written in cursive across his face. He was also known for his emo and rap infused music , that was released at a very young age. He was definitely an unique artist. In his short life time he has came out with many singles and mixtapes. He was about 18 when he came out with his first self titled mixtape in 2015. Then later on he released 7 more mixtapes. These mixtapes were Live Forever (2015), California Girls (2016), Vertigo (2016), Teen Romance (2016), Hellboy (2016) , Then finally his last, Come Over When You’re Sober released just this year.
His song topics and themes were often gloomy, emo, and emotional. He often had many references to drugs, love, depression, suicide, and death in his music. Even though he has a very dark tone to his music, lots of people could relate to his sadness and find comfort in his music He made people feel like they are not alone in this world. He also created the rap collective that he is included in called the “Goth Boi Clique” in which the members have the same image and themes in their music. Lil Peep has always talked about drugs in his songs but no one knew he would overdose. He was tour in Omaha this past October and performed at the Waiting Room. On the day of his death, he was supposed to perform in Tucson at a bar called The Rock. A Tucson police officer reported he was pronounced dead at 9 p.m. on his tour bus.
They suspect he died from an overdose of the anti-anxiety medication Xanax. Lots of people believe that the Xanax he took was laced with fentanyl, but there is not a confirmed reason on how he passed. Lil Peep was an inspiration to millions and has helped people through so much. In an interview with Newsweek, His mother said she is “proud of everything he was able to achieve in his short life time”. The online response after his death has mostly been overwhelmingly positive. Underground celebrities Like pouya, lil uzi, xxxtentacion, suicide boys, and many more have either tweeted or posted about Gustav’s death. He had lots of connections to other artist that will miss him dearly just like his fans. Lil Peep has definitely died a legend and has made his impact on so many lives.
Will net neutrality remain a reality? Adrienne Bruner Features Editor
Federal Communications but also provides the benefit of Commission chairman Ajit Pai has giving students all access to printer proposed that the commission roll and network drives.” back on Obama’s Net neutrality One-to-one devices have regulation, which intends to give become an important teaching internet users equal access to any tool in classrooms across Millard. website, network or application Teachers have been using them without interference from internet not only for projects, but recordservice providers. The commission ing lessons, in-class reading, digital will vote on Pai’s proposal on Dec. art and design, Computer aided 14. drafting, Google Classroom, and so According to save theinternet. much more. According to Hutfles, com, net neutrality is the basic there are things being done with principle that prohibits internet one-to-one devices that he never service providers like AT&T, Com- could have guessed, and of all of it cast and Verizon from speeding has happened in less than a year. up, slowing down or blocking any If the FCC were to repeal the net content, applications or websites neutrality regulations, One-to-one internet users wish to access. may have to adjust. Although many have rallied “Honestly, I have taught support against repealing the regu- without computers before. It is very lation, there are those who believe different, but it is effective,” said that Pai is making a good decision. Spanish instructor Juventina Sloter. A Sloter uses Breitbart laptops in article her classIt’s going to severely limit our titled “7 room every education and access to inforReasons day, alNet mation. -Senior though she Neutrality is capable Nicole Cloyd is a Dumb of adjusting Idea” pubif the FCC’s lished in decision Nov. 2014 passes. explains that as a result of competi- Although teachers may adapt, tion between internet service prothis may pose a larger challenge for viders in the marketplace, [internet students, who would not be able to service providers] generally do access networks away from school. not discriminate against highly “It’s going to severely limit our trafficked websites. The competieducation and access to information between providers forces them tion. Without open internet we to adapt to the wants and needs don’t have the power to choose of customers, or else no one will what we want/can see anymore. It’s buy their service. The article goes harmful for all communities and on to state that leaving it up to the discourages people to speak up for government when a provider is in what they believe in,” senior Nicole compliance with regulations is a Cloyd said. According to Cloyd, recipe for regulatory disaster. members of marginalized com Many believe that Net Neumunities such as LGBTQ, religious trality is a way of maintaining and racial minorities cannot fight consumer control of Internet while for equality on a platforms that others believe that the competition censor them. itself will maintain a way for users MPS has not come out with to access whatever they could want any information regarding what or need. Regardless, this could would happen in the event that mean numerous things for the Pai’s decision passes, and the MPS One-to-One program. district will cross that bridge when, “In a nightmare scenario, this and if, they get there. Of course, could mean that one-to-one dethis isn’t the first time the FCC has vices won’t connect to the internet attempted to create Net Neutrality if you use specific [internet service regulations; two earlier attempts providers],” tech coordinator Jay were rejected. Hutfles said. “Right now, when “Net Neutrality is hard to students take their laptops to Starexplain. And it’s hard to convince bucks or Hy-Vee or any place with someone to care if they don’t know free Wi-Fi, we secure your network how it will impact them. Most traffic with a VPN connection back consumers are not going to know to Millard. This protects student what Net Neutrality is until it’s data, which we are required to do, gone,” Hutfles said.
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Budding club digs into gardening improvement project Max Aden Staff Reporter
Is it possible that a small team of around 10 students can make a difference on the earth’s environment? Absolutely. The Millard South Environmental Club is one of the smallest clubs in the school, but with a huge impact. Working little by little, each and every member is dedicated to improving and educating our school, as well as the community around us. Language arts teacher Tessa Adams, who is in charge of the club, said, “Environmental Club kids are the best around. They’re driven by purpose to educate and act.” For their most recent project, Environmental Club is putting special focus on the garden outside the south
entrance of the school. The original caretaker of the garden has retired, and the club took the initiative to take over this position. The team has already started clearing out the old plants, replanting the new ones, and mulching. “We’re all really excited about the new garden, it deserves only the best care,” avid member senior Hannah Hughes said. In the spring, the club will be in charge of upkeep for the new and improved garden. The Environmental club is also looking forward to different events and activities that will happen next semester. In January, they will be taking a field trip to the Firstar Fiber Corporation here in Omaha where they’ll be able to go
behind the scenes and see how a recycling plant operates. The club also adopts two animals each year through the WWF (World Wildlife Fund). The funds will help to save some of the world’s most endangered species from extinction. One of the biggest weeks of the year for the club is Earth week (along with Earth day) which falls on April 22. During Earth week, Environmental club finds ways to communicate and inform through different outlets in the school, using a certain hashtag on Instagram (to be determined), and through various forms of social media.