Monday, May 23, 2016
Volume 98
Campus Life Senior Spotlights
Campus Life
Opinion
Entertainment
Top EC Yaks
Fire Alarms
EC Buzz
Funny yaks to make you laugh!
See featured seniors!
Issue 24
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When you live in Towers and can’t escape them!
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Why spring is the best season!
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Elmira Campus Glows By Rachel Alibozek ‘17 Staff Writer
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he Term III Big Event this year was held on the same day as May Days to create one long eventfilled day. Elmira College’s Jeremy Jaico ’17, or DJ Haiko, opened for a group called iExperia, who is based out of Boston, Massachusetts. iExperia is currently on their Glow Campus tour, which fit beautifully into the Cirque de Soleil theme of May Days. During the event, there was a photo-booth and neon face and body painting, which was really amazing with all the black lights. You should be receiving the photos by email if you signed up at the table with the light sticks. iExperia brought the photo booth and the body/face painters, but they also featured two DJs, an LED robot, and an aerialists. The LED robot came out on stage a few times and was spraying the audience with a foamy-air substance. The aerialists came out one at a time
Big Events we have had. The Big Events Committee should get a huge round of applause for picking such an awesome event and putting in so much work to have such a successful night and I know I’m excited to see what they come up with next year! “It was great! Everyone involved in the tour was super nice and were super excited to be there,” said Big Events Committee member, Rachael Patten ‘17. “A lot of Photo by GlowCampusTour’s Instagram people seemed to like it, which was really great to hear! Big throughout the concert and it was Events would like to thank everyone amazing to watch them dancing for coming out. If anyone is interwhile holding themselves up with only a long purple piece of cloth. De- ested in being on the committee next year and want a say for events on spite the fact that we were on a rain campus, you can email myself, Steve plan for May Days this year and evKline ‘17. Michelle Insalaco ‘17, or erything was set up in the gym, this bigevents@elmira.edu.” went off without a hitch and could easily be considered one of the best
May Days Part II... This Time With Sun
By Jonah Fish-Gertz ‘16 Contributing Writer
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istorically, I have not gone to Mays Days: one year I had to drive my mom to the airport, another year I was in Poland, this year I worked. So, I was kind of glad that it rained on Saturday, thus I could experience May Days for the second time during my time here. Overall though, I could have missed this one without any adverse effects. I’m not really one for crowds, but that was not really an issue this year, as this Wednesday’s event was about as sparsely attended as I have ever seen an event here. The Radical Raft Race was perhaps the
well. Some of the boats were quite bad, and at least one team found the best strategy was to smash their boat flat, and ride it as a paddle board. Other than that, the events were mundane. The zip line was short, and not over the puddle at all. The giant hamster balls were interesting, but their pizazz faded fast. The highlight of Photo by Student Activities other activities did not even the day though. register. The band was boring If you did not go, you missed out. and off key. Perhaps the greatest Anytime you have the chance to disappointment though was the lack see our cohorts struggle to paddle of rides, there was nothing mein the puddle you really should go, chanical at all. I miss the scrambler. and this time there was the bonus Overall: 6/10 of seeing their boats breakdown as
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Campus Life
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May Days Highlights
Photos by Carissa Neary ‘19 and Haley Brown ‘17
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A Summary of May Days Part One By Carissa Neary ‘19 Campus Life Editor
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he May Days’ events were split apart and moved inside due to the inclement weather. On Saturday, within the Speidel Gymnasium there was a fraction of the activities that were planned for May Days. The first 250 to the students carnival received a complimentary tank top. In the gym, May Day go-ers could find many inflatables and artists. As for the inflatables, students were able: to joust, to test their balance on a log roll, to throw themselves at velcro and stick to a wall, and to play human foosball. When asked about Saturday’s portion of May Days, Bonnie Smalley ‘17 said, “I do not really do inflatables but Jackie Burns ‘16 gave me a water bottle, so that was cool.” There were face painters, but it seemed like everyone was saving themselves for the Glow Party face painters. There was two huge lines, one for each of the caricature artists available. There was a station to upcycle old t-shirts. Opening the carnival, Matt Beilis performed. A while after, the 90’s band performed. However, there were not a lot of students in the gym at any given time. Many of which were standing in line to get a caricature. Outside by the gym doors, students were able to get food. There was plenty of options. Students had the choice of chicken spiedies, pretzels, hamburgers, hot dogs, et cetera. The desserts were amazing: fried dough, cotton candy, and snow cones. I am not sure how much better and more carnival we could have gone with the food choices. Additionally, besides all the options there was a huge line at the start of the event and it carried on throughout the day. Maybe the line was because students did not have to use their meal cards. Besides having food outside, there were many games on the lawn and on the Campus Center’s portico. On the lawn you could see students testing their strength while
using a sledgehammer. On the portico there were various activities, like bean bag toss. Once the clock hit six, Photosby Carissa Neary ‘19 the event moved and was held in MacKenzie’s. In MacKenzie’s, there was a screening of How to Be Single and free pizza.The movie and the pizza, surely brought out a major crowd. After hearing all the hype about May Days for the past eight months, I was slightly disappointed. I constantly begged my friends from home to come to the May Days carnival. It was nice that with the change in plans and agenda, guest did not have to pay to be admitted. I was not certain as to what to expect upon arriving at May Days but I was nowhere near ready to accept the experience that I left with. Maybe if everything was held on one day if it was not for the rain and having to be indoors, it would have been better. Perhaps, the atmosphere/location added to the dissatisfaction of myself and many others. Hopefully, next year will have something better in store for both the celebration and the students that intend to celebrate.
Club Spotlight: EC Art Club
By Campbell Grade ‘17 Contributing Writer
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C Art Club is open to all students; you don’t have to be an artist to be in art club. Art club focuses on opportunities off-campus that relate to the arts. We go to Ithaca to see plays and/or the Johnson Museum at Cornell. We visit the Corning Glass Museum as well as the Arnot Art Museum in Elmira. We connect with the local art community by attending events at ComPhotos by EC Art Club munity Arts of Elmira as
well as gallery openings here on campus. We try to bring art to the campus by holding events in the George Waters Gallery and hosting Open Studios every year. We hope to create a creative and fun environment on campus. We meet every Thursday at 5:30 in the George Waters Gallery in the Campus Center.
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Top EC Yaks
“Don’t wear your red heels to a funeral.”
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EC Senior Spotlights
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Jarryd ten Vaanholt ‘16
arryd is an Economics and Finance double major from West Vancouver, British Columbia. Jarryd has been a member of both the men’s golf and ice hockey teams during all four years at Elmira in addition to joining the men’s lacrosse team his senior year. In golf he has finished first in three invitationals over the years, tying him for third in wins in program history and his career best score stands at 73. In ice hockey Jarryd has played in 97 career games with 38 goals and 55 assists for a career total of 93 points. At the end of his junior year Jarryd was named a second team All-American by the American
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Hockey Coaches Association. In lacrosse Jarryd joined the team on attack but an injury forced him to end his season after playing only a few games. When asked about his favorite memory at Elmira College Jarryd said “sophomore year, ECAC Championship.” He said that what he’ll miss the most about Elmira is “probably playing all the sports and just the people you get to meet through them, basically just all the friends that we’ve made while here.” After Elmira Jarryd is planning to “move back to Vancouver, just finding a job, playing sports in like beer leagues just to have fun now.” Spotlights by Liz Roosa ‘16 Sports Editor 2015-2016
Mike Collins ‘16
ike is a Business Administration major with a concentration in Management and a minor in Finance from Victoria, British Columbia. During his time at Elmira Mike has been on the Big Events Committee for two years, a Resident Assistant for three years, a SAAB representative for the men’s ice hockey team, a member of Sigma Beta Delta, the business honour society, an Orientation Leader, as well as being on the men’s ice hockey team for four years, in addition to joining the men’s lacrosse team his senior year. While a member of the ice hockey team Mike played in 95 career games with 36 goals and 53 assists for a career total of 89 points. In his season with the men’s lacrosse team he appeared in all 13 games of the season on defence, recorded 2 shots, picked up 25 groundballs, and caused 6 turnovers. When asked about his favourite memory at Elmira College he said, “it has to be winning the ECAC West Championship my sophomore year with our hockey team up in Utica. It was a pretty tough memory to beat.” When asked about what he will miss the most about Elmira College Mike replied, “I’m going to miss the small school nature. I know a lot of people talk about how the pros and cons of a small school, but I think being able to see the guys on my team, the people I’m close with on campus on a regular basis, not having to shoot them a text and see if they can meet up for coffee but just being able to walk down the hall and everyone being within five
minutes. As much as some people say that kind of gets old after a while that’s definitely something you’re going to miss cause when I go home it is a commitment to go see your friends. You have to drive through traffic for twenty to thirty minutes to go see any of your friends.” As for plans after Elmira College, “I got a job as a management training position with an IT staffing tech company in Vancouver. It’s a North American based company but I got a position with one of their Vancouver headquarters which is pretty nice.”
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Sports
Pittsburgh Penguins Take a 2-1 Series Lead in the Eastern Conference Final By Liz Roosa ’16
Sports Editor 2015-2016
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t was a wild night for game three of the NHL Eastern Conference Final. It was the first game of the series played in Tampa Bay but it wasn’t the night for the home team. The Pittsburgh Penguins took the win 4-2 to take the series lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Neither team managed to find the back of the net in the first period but it was the Penguins that managed to score in the final minute of
the second. With only ten seconds remaining in the second frame Carl
Hagelin put one in assisted by Phil Kessel. That seemed to be the spark that the Penguins needed. At 5:16 in
Photos by newsday.com the third Kessel made it 2-0 with assists from Nick Bonino and Hagelin. Tampa Bay responded fourteen seconds later with a goal from Tyler Johnson and assists from Nikita Kucherov and Ondrej Palat. At 10:50 Pittsburgh was on the power play and Captain Sidney Crosby scored what would eventually be declared the game winner. Evgeni Malkin and Justin Schultz were credited with the assists. To extend their lead the Penguins scored again at the 13:12 mark. Chris Kunitz put it in, unassisted. The Lightning managed another goal in the final two minutes but it wasn’t enough. Palat scored assisted by Kucherov and Matthew Carle to make the final score 4-2 Penguins.
New York Yankees Beat Arizona Diamondbacks By Liz Roosa ’16
Sports Editor 2015-2016
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he New York Yankees recently picked up a much-needed road win as they went up against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Yankees won 4-2 over the Diamondbacks to improve to 17-22 on the season; however, they still have some catching up to do. The Yankees got things started in the first inning as Brett Gardner hit a home run, scoring himself and teammate Jacoby Ellsbury. The Diamondbacks responded in the bottom of the inning after Paul Goldschmidt ground out and brought in Jean Segura to cut the Yankees lead to 2-1. The score would remain such until the top of the sixth when Ellsbury singled to left field to bring in Chase Headley to extend the Yankees’ lead to 3-1. Arizona looked to close the gap when Chris Owings hit a home run to left field at the bottom of the eighth.
The Yankees manPhotos by bleacherreport.net aged to re-extend their lead off a wild pitch that scored Ellsbury and left the final score 4-2.
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World News Drought in Zimbabwe Forces Government to Sell Wildlife
By Nicole Gentile ‘16
Editor in Chief 2015-2016
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ecently in Zimbabwe, a devastating drought caused by El Niño has left a number of Zimbabweans in desperate need of food. Close to 4 million people are in need of food aid in the country, and due to the drought, most of the country’s natural resources have been destroyed - crops are dried up, water sources lay barren, and at least 16,500 cattle have died. Desperate, the Zimbabwe government has been forced to place an ad in the state-run newspaper, asking the public to buy some of the country’s wild animals, if they have the space and the money to do so. They have stated that money from the sales would be used to
benefit the animals remaining; plus, the decreased number of wildlife would open up grasslands and water sources until rain again comes to Zimbabwe. The last time the country had such a devastating drought, a number of elephants were killed in order to keep other animals, as well as the country’s citizens, alive. Many were sold to China, selling for as high as $50,000 a piece. Now that Zimbabwe is facing a similar amount of devastation in the country, wildlife is bePhoto by ibtimes.com ing put up for sale once again, and environmentalists are again skeptical about the country’s statement of helping wildlife in this process. It’s very possible that selling animals to the highest bidder could result in poaching. National park authorities have said they are taking precautions against such an outcome, but the possibility does, of course, still exist. Hopefully with the selling of wildlife, Zimbabwe can help both the animals remaining in the country and the millions of people in desperate need of food currently. While it’s not the ideal solution, it seems to be the only one Zimbabwe currently has.
Grown-up Version of Baby Strollers By Nicole Gentile ‘16
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olcraft baby products has recently released a prototype of a giant version of one of their baby strollers, Contours Bliss, for parents to try out. The president of the company explains that the stroller test rides are for parents to have a better idea what their children experience inside of a baby stroller. Specifically, the company is trying to market their Contours Bliss strollers to families, and by giving parents a chance to test out the stroller themselves, the hope is that sales will increase. The adult-sized stroller is more than twice the size of a baby stroll-
er (which makes sense, since adults are far more than twice the size of babies), measuring 7 feet, 6 inches high, 6 feet deep, and 4 feet wide. It seems that test rides will be given in the near future; the next outing will be on June 7 in Chicago at the Mary Bartelme Park. Considering the reactions of the parents who have tried out the stroller,
the lines will probably be long, and it may be necessary to have more test drives in the future.
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CIA Tip-Off Caused Nelson Mandela’s Arrest, 1962
By Nicole Gentile ‘16
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ecently, it has been revealed in an interview with ex-CIA agent, Donald Rickard, that Nelson Mandela’s arrest in 1962 occurred because of a tip-off from an agent of the CIA. Over the years, rumors have circulated that the CIA may have had something to with the arrest, but before this interview there was no solid connection between the two. The events leading up to Mandela’s arrest have always been a bit unclear. Mandela had an incredible knack of evading the police and various security, especially since he was a leader of armed resistance in South Africa - he was a wanted man, and he had to be good at blending in to keep the movement alive. On the night of his arrest in Durban in 1962, he was posing as a chauffeur when his car was stopped by a police roadblock, and he was ultimately detained. According to Rickard, Mandela was “the most dangerous communist” outside of the Soviet Union. Mandela always denied being part of that party, though. Despite this, Mandela was on the U.S. terror watch list
Photo by i.cbc.ca until 2008, and could only visit the U.S. with special permission. This new revelation has swept through the news this past week, upsetting many at the secret involvement the CIA has in the arrest of Mandela. Ultimately Rickard’s account will bring new pressure to the CIA to disclose documents currently classified around the time of Mandela’s arrest. More will most likely be arriving in the news as said documents are declassified and the public gains more knowledge about the incident.
Yellow Fever Outbreak Could Become Global Emergency By Nicole Gentile ‘16
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n Angola, a yellow fever outbreak is the verge of becoming a global emergency due to a shortage of yellow fever vaccines. U.S. scientists have noted that it takes six months to produce a yellow fever vaccine, and so therefore the sudden outbreak in Angola has resulted in the extreme shortage of vaccines. Currently in the country, 277 people have died since December due to this mosquito-borne disease. According to the
World Health Organization, only approximately 6 million people in Angola have been vaccinated out of a population of 24.3 million, leaving a large number of people vulnerable to the outbreak. This outbreak could result in a global emergency if it continues to spread. Currently it is in Angola, the Congo, Kenya, and China. If it continues to move across the continent of Africa, it is likely that the outbreak will get seriously out of hand. Not to mention the fact that it has already begun to spread slightly into Asia; it is very possible that this virus could spread throughout multiple continents. This would not be so dire if there was a cure or treatment for yellow fever, but unfortunately there is only the preventative vaccine. If the virus spreads too far before the vaccines Photo by CNN are produced in the numbers needed to curb the outbreak, the repercussions could be devastating. Since the process of making vaccines can’t be rushed, people are waiting anxiously to see if the fever will spread or stay relatively contained. Hopefully the vaccines are produced before too many more people die from this perfectly preventable virus.
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Opinion Sound the Alarm... Or Don’t By Nicole Derosia ’17 Opinion Editor
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have two words for you: fire drills. I have had enough of fire drills. I understand that there is a minimum number of fire drills that must happen in a year to meet the quota, but five in one week? Is that really necessary? We have been taught since kindergarten how to act during a fire drill (or hopefully you have), do we really need tons of them during the year? You are probably wondering (or completely agreeing) why I’m choosing to mention fire drills, of all things. I have many reasons, but I will only touch upon a few. I know there have been quite a few this year in my current residence hall, but it’s not just this year that there have been problems, but all three years that I have been attending Elmira College. Freshman year, I was one of the lucky ones that got caught in the shower when the fire alarm went off. I managed to pull some clothes on before I went outside. There is no way I’m walking outside in nothing but a towel my first fire drill in college, let alone one of the first nights there. That was a lovely experience, to walk outside soaking wet, feeling self conscious with wet clothes clinging to my body and shampoo still in my hair surrounded by people I don’t know. The next year, there was another fire drill that served to be problematic. I was sleeping, as normal people do at night, when I was awoken by a fire drill. Not to mention, the fire alarms in this particular building were louder than most. The effect of these going off is very similar to the effects of a stun bomb. The light is so bright and the noise is so loud that you sit there for thirty seconds, completely disoriented before you can figure out what is going on. Not to mention, this particular drill was at two in the morning. The beginning stages of hypother-
Photo by demotivationalposters.com mia were a nice touch while waiting outside in thirty degree weather in a t-shirt, shorts, and no shoes. The most recent drill, however, is the one that pushed me over the edge. This fire drill just so happened to occur at one in the morning. I had already been awake for almost twenty hours that day, not to mention the fact that I had taken my MCAT exam that same day. Needless to say, I was incredibly tired and all I wanted to do
Photo by meme.com was sleep. Having had the chance to rant about my disatisfaction, I do understand and respect the importance of fire drills. It is important for the safety of individuals to know how to react in these emergency situations. However, they should not happen past midnight, or five times (past midnight) in one week (yes, this happened). So people, lets keep the drills to a minimum, and remember a few things that can help us to accomplish these things. Here are a few of my recommendations. Ladies (and gents) when you are straightening your hair, OPEN A WINDOW. When you use heat for anything involving hair, there will be steam. This school uses particle detectors, not smoke detectors, meaning they will detect the steam. Second, when you cook things in the microwave, NO METAL, and THEY NEED WATER. Metal is fun in microwaves, as they will spontaneously catch fire, so please don’t put metal in the microwave. Also, when cooking Easy Mac, or ramen noodles, you need to add water. I recently noticed that the warning, “Do Not Cook Without Water” was added because following directions is hard. Also, there is a designated button for popcorn, so there is no reason for it to catch fire in the microwave. Lastly, returning to the particle detectors, it is not a good idea to be blowing any kind of smoke or vapor into them. It is an electrical system that can pinpoint the room it came from. So next time you are thinking about doing that, just know that the law will catch up with you and that fines are not pretty. So, let’s make an agreement to keep the fire drill down to a minimum.
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I’d Prefer the Front Row Seat By Monica Matt ‘17 Staff Writer
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y older sister just graduated from her college and is engaged to a great guy she met during her first year at school. They are planning on getting married towards the beginning of 2017. At this point, my sister has booked a venue and chosen her bridesmaids... That’s all. Now some people may be completely flabbergasted when I say that she has not even thought about the color scheme yet or the centerpieces or even the dress. Other people may be shocked to learn that neither my younger sister nor myself will be part of the wedding party. That’s right, I will not be standing at my sister’s wedding. And you know what, I couldn’t be happier. Long before there were any serious boyfriends in the picture, my sisters and I made a pact. We agreed that we were not obligated to have the other two serve as bridesmaids. It’s not because we are not close; in fact we have all always gotten along. We each know that our sisters will always be there to help out. There were practical reasons that played into our decision like the fact that we would take up two positions! Nowadays you see bridal parties that have ten people or more and it’s just too much! But oh many people nowadays are under the impression that “bigger is better”. I will digress from the fact that I’m not a bridesmaid to suggest that this “bigger is better” mentality is not limited to the bridal party, but the whole wedding event in general! There are so many wedding shows on TLC that inspire people with ideas to make their “special day” unique and extraordinary for those who attend the event. The media and those businesses tied to the wedding market, like florists and bakers, will swear to you that you absolutely need certain items in order to be happy on your wedding day. I’m sorry, but if you would not be happy getting married to the person you love in a filthy dumpster, then I would recommend re-
Photo by weddingseve.com evaluating why you are actually having a wedding. Is it for the person or for the stuff ? As many of you have attended or will be attending weddings at some point in your life, you need to ask yourself that same question. Does it really matter to you what flowers were in the bride’s bouquet or if there were little favors for the guests? Are those the things you will remember? I really don’t think that those details will mean a whole lot in the long run. I believe that there are only three truly necessary elements to have a wedding: two people who love each other and another person that can act as the officiant. Everything else has been wrongly defined and emphasized as an “essential” by the wedding industry, the media, and even our own family and friends. I include the wedding party in this claim! The maid of honor and best man serve a purpose (in some states) as witnesses to the signing of the wedding license so the marriage is legal. With that said, every other person in the wedding party is really just for show. So no, I will not be a bridesmaid in my sister’s wedding. And no, I’m not upset. Just because I am not a bridesmaid doesn’t mean that I am not tight with my sister or that I will not help my sister with the planning and picking out a dress. Instead of standing during the ceremony, I will have a lovely front row seat. I will be able to see my sister and soon-to-be brother-in-law exchange rings and say, “I do”. I will actually see my sister’s facial expressions and I will tear up with her when she cries during her soon-to-be husband’s vows (she’s a happy crier, you should have seen her when he proposed). I would much rather have that emotional experience than stare at the back of her head and have a special title for one day. I already have the title “sister” that I get to have for a lifetime.
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Entertainment
EC Buzz:
6 Reasons Spring is the Best Season By Alyssa Wilson ’17
1. The sunshine
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The sun finally makes its appearance after a long, cold winter. Even if we have a glorious winter with minimal snow, like this last one, the sun just isn’t the same. It doesn’t have the same vibrance, warmth, and effect on everyone’s mood. In the springtime, everyone is so much happier because it’s so much easier to get your vitamin D levels up! There’s no end to the wonderful qualities of the sun! Not to mention that it makes the flowers happier too!
4. There’s an air of possibilities again
Winter brings everyone down. Maybe it’s the lack of vitamins or the rampant cases of cabin fever, but no one is nearly happy enough in the winter time as they are in the spring. Why do you think everyone does spring cleaning? It’s because anything is possible when you can open up your windows and enjoy the warmth! That could be why there seems to be love in the air when spring rolls around!
2. The birds are chirping!
This may be a downfall to spring for some, but I find the birds singing to be a wonderful sign that everything is back to normal! No more cold, bitter winds to chap your face on the long walk to class, and no more chilly snow to keep the birdies away! The sounds of new baby birds chirping just goes to show that there’s new life everywhere, and that’s a wonderful feeling!
5. Birthdays galore!
Personally, I know at least 10 people with birthdays in April or May, including myself! Birthdays just add to the feeling of excitement in springtime! When everyone has something to celebrate, you just can’t go wrong with some nice weather. Even if it’s raining, you just know that April showers bring May flowers!
6. Summer comes next
3. You can see grass again! The ground is green again! The grass is such a nice alternative to the cold snow, and you just can’t sit out and appreciate the soft grass when it’s 80 degrees baking outside! Springtime is definitely the best time to enjoy the greenery. The sun is just warm enough, the breeze is just cool enough, and the new flowers are making everything smell lovely!
As spring finally peeks its head out after winter, summer is only around the corner. The sun gains intensity, which may or may not be a good thing, and the air loses its chill. Plus, school is finally done with for the year! Spring brings daydreams of late nights with bonfires, lakes, and whatever else you do in the summertime!
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How to Levitate! By Nicole Derosia ‘17 Opinion Editor
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ver wanted to make something levitate? Well, here is your chance! It’s quick, easy, and can be done over and over again! There are a few supplies that you will need, including a section of PVC pipe (or a balloon, whichever you prefer), six pieces of thin Christmas tree tinsel (as thin as possible), scissors, and a head full of hair! To get started, lineup each piece of tinsel and tie them together at one end. Next, tie
the other end together, leaving a good amount of space between the two knots in the
suspend the tinsel above the PVC pipe, and let go. The tinsel should float! If it doesn’t, obtain a larger piece of pipe or tinsel that has a smaller width. tinsel. Cut off Photos by wordpress.com You just the remaining made something float; here tinsel on both ends of the is how it works. Tinsel and knots. Next take the PVC pipe PVC pipe are both susceptible (or balloon) and rub it against to the effects of static charge. The static charge is created when you rub the pipe or balloon against your hair. Static electricity is created when electrons from one object are transferred to another, resulting in either a positive or a negative charge, depending on the object. When you rub the pipe against your head, the electrons from your hair are being transferred from your hair to the pipe. This gives your hair a net positive your hair for about ten seccharge, causing it to stand up onds to obtain a static charge. with the “hair static”. The pipe Once you have done that, then obtains a net negative
charge as it took electrons from your hair. When you dangle the tinsel above the now negatively charged pipe, this causes electron repulsion, as two like charges will repel each other (the tinsel has electrons in it as well), and thus, the tinsel floats, or levitates. Static electricity works in a similar way in lightening storms. The rubbing of the clouds creates polarization in the water molecules in the clouds as a result of a change in the electron distribution. The electrons of a droplet will move to one side, while the protons move to another, causing the droplet to become negative on one side and positive on the other. The charge of that water droplet then influences the others around it; this is called electrostatic induction. The collision of the water particles in the clouds then transfer electrons in the same manner, creating static electricity and eventually lightening! So just remember, when you create that static charge, you are creating the same electricity that makes up a lightning bolt!
Televison Show Review: Bates Motel By Haley Brown ’17 Editor in Chief
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ates Motel is a fairly new television show that is somewhat of a prequel to the classic Alfred Hitchcock movie Psycho. Now, I’ve never seen the movie personally, but I can guarantee you that it is right up my alley and I have been desperately trying to find it for the last three days to no avail. But I have been able to watch Bates Motel on Netflix as I goof off during Term III. This show is riveting! It involves psychological tendencies that really go along with what I believe to be the creation of Norman Bates in Psycho. I’m not even halfway through the first season, but I’m completely hooked. Even as I write this and put together the newspaper, all I want to do is go back to my room and watch more adventures of Norman and Norma. (Weird mother and son
The first big plot twist really occurs in the fifth episode (SPOILER ALERT) when we find out that the well-loved deputy is some kind of creep that hoards women and makes them into names, don’t you think?) Photo by returndates.com his sex slaves. I think what really makes And worst of this show click with viewers is that there are plot twists right from all, Norman sees this up close. Honthe beginning. The very first epi- estly, with what I’ve heard this leads sode involves a high stakes murder, up to, I don’t blame Norman for havand already you can see an odd re- ing all kinds of mental instabilities lationship between mother and son. with the things he sees and goes As I watched that first episode, I through in his life. If you’re looking for a show said to myself “I really don’t care for Norma”. As time goes on, that with murder, mystery and an edge becomes even truer. (I’m only on the of creepiness, this is definitely the show for you! fifth episode, mind you).