In Other News Coming soon to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
Cigarette Smoking
By Amanda Reed ‘14
By Allie Lynch ‘14
As everyone knows, the seniors recently returned from the infamous Senior Trip to Disney World and Universal Studios. A new attraction is actually about to open in Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in the recently added Fantasyland. Disney is always changing, growing, and improving, so it didn’t take long for executives to cut the cord on a deserted Toon Town to make room for bigger and better ideas. The plan was to add Belle’s and Ariel’s castles to join Cinderella’s, although smaller so as not to take away from the main castle. Also, a new ride would be added, sporting a Snow White theme. Belle’s castle and themed town opened pretty recently, as did Ariel’s grotto and small
Technology: Good or Bad? By Anthony Altamuro ‘15 Technology has played a major role in the lives of every student here at Eustace. While technology is great, it consumes the majority of our time. Now that the weather is changing, I would expect to see more and more kids playing outside. Yet, as I travel through my local neighborhood I see few kids playing, few people walking their dogs. I remember constantly being outside, but today that is not the case. Unfortunately, video games and computers have become more appealing than good old fashion fun outside. Video games should be saved for a rainy day and shouldn’t be played when it’s nice and sunny outside! Today, if you don’t have the latest and greatest video game, you find yourself with nothing to do. Imaginations are dying and kids are forgetting how to truly have. A growing reliability on technology is to blame.
attraction, but Snow White’s roller coaster is well on the way to open this year! The roller coaster is the first of its kind in Disney- it actually goes underground. Insiders say that the coaster is modeled after the caves the seven dwarfs worked in. The ride
“Insiders say that the coaster is modeled after the caves that the seven dwarfs work in....” will be called “Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.” When the class of 2014 was down in Disney, we were able to see parts of the roller coaster! It is almost done and is guaranteed to be a very exciting addition to the Magic Kingdom!
Smoking cigarettes is one of the dumbest decisions a human being can make. Are you trying to destroy your body? There are no positive benefits of smoking cigarettes; they are 100% terrible for you and can only lead to horrendous things. Cigarettes have many negative effects on the human body. First, skin wrinkles can come at a very early age. Do you want to look ten years older than you actually are? Secondly, if you have a family, you are putting them in danger. Your children can die from secondhand smoke or you could accidently set your house on fire. The worst part about cigarettes is that sooner or later it will lead to all sorts of diseases, such as throat, stomach, mouth, and tongue cancer. Lastly, nonsmokers are known to have much stronger bones and immune systems than smokers. Nonsmokers are more active, feel better, and even look better too! The moment you pick up a cigarette you are one step closer to dying. Life is supposed to be filled with fun and joy, so why would you ever want to jeopardize that? Say no to smoking!
Making the Best of the Waitlist By Morgan Schemenski ‘14 The dream of getting that acceptance letter did not come true, but neither did the pain of being denied. The letter that did arrive was the mixed emotion of the waitlist. You were not denied, and you have to continue the process as if you were accepted, but you were not. A little complicated don’t you think? You ask yourself
want to go. Colleges that are far away from where you live usually do not understand why you want to go there, so letting them know your reason for wanting to go to that school will give you a special push and will benefit you when they are deciding. 3. Don’t give up. Make sure you are keeping up with your schoolwork. Even
“There are a couple of ways to show the college of you dreams that you truly do care....” a million questions, but the only one you want to know is “How do I get off the list and get accepted?” There are a couple of ways to show the college of your dreams that you truly do care. 1. Call the school. Schools like to see that you are doing everything in your power to get into the school, so calling or emailing them will help and give you insight as to what to truly do. 2. Tell them why you
though you are a second semester senior, show them that you still are working. This shows dedication and heart. 4. Have a backup plan. Be sure that you will be happy even if you have to make other college plans 5. Be patient. It will be a while before you hear back but still keep up the work and continue to push, because the ones who want it the most will get the acceptance. Is Hugo boss?
Mac’s 30th Birthday: Evolving Brilliance By Frankie Scaturro ‘15 Apple has recently celebrated the 30th birthday of their Mac computers. Obviously, the Mac has been around for a long time, enriching our knowledge of computers and multiple levels of design. More important are the technological discoveries that the Mac aided in over the years of its ongoing lifetime. The Mac computers have improved the productivity of many individuals, especially those gifted with the creativity of utilizing technology and the power of the Mac to create art, movies, photos, etc. Especially in an age where technology is used to express creativity, the Mac has improved not only our productivity in our everyday lives, but our creativity. Our ability to create is no longer limited to our computer’s limitations, but the limitations of our imagination. The Mac’s achievements and the successful men and women behind the Mac, will continue to be awarded because of their creations, which started an evolving brilliance.
Apple’s Successful Season; The Rise of iPads By Jerry Bellino ‘15 Just a month ago, Apple Inc. announced the new iPhones, the iPhone 5S and 5C. On Tuesday, October 22nd, Apple announced the iPad Mini with Retina Display and the newly named iPad Air, as well as a few other new products. The other new products announced by Apple were a new Mac Pro, Macbook Pro’s, and their latest operating system, OS X Mavericks. The new iPad Mini with Retina Display is simply an original iPad Mini with a higher resolution display known as a Retina Display, and it has been made faster with the new Apple A7 processing chip (found in the iPhone 5S). The iPad Air is the new version of the original iPad featuring an all new design which basically looks like a jumbo iPad Mini. It also sports the Retina Display and the A7 processing chip. “I’m going to use this new iPad Air to watch sports and look up recipes. I’m going to like it,” says sophomore Gabby D’Angelo, an Apple fanatic. A lot of users were up-
“...I’m going to use this new iPad Air to watch sports and look up recipes, I’m going to like it...” known as “Touch ID.” Junior and football star, Adam Gottsch was displeased with the lack of this feature and stated, “the lack of Touch ID stops the world from growing, it makes me upset as an individual.” Though the fingerprint sensors were a lacking factor, Apple had quite a successful season with a brand new lineup of their “iDevices.” The iPad Mini with Retina Display starts at $399 and the iPad Air starts at $499. If you are looking for a great gift for this graduation season, consider one of these wonderful devices fresh off the assembly line! Do Cardinals wear red sox?
Bangerz takes a time-out
Cyber-attacks: Who’s Fault? By Frankie Scaturro ‘15 As our society becomes more dependent on electronic devices, there have been many who try and steal information by hacking into these devices. This information can be credit card info, email addresses, Facebook login, twitter login, anything that the hacker can use to gain information; they will try and find it. However Cyber-attacks do not stop at just finding information, but using it to login to your accounts of various websites, and especially access your bank accounts. Because of the numerous amounts of attacks, many companies have encouraged a constant password change, or even required a phone number to text you a code to use to verify your login. With each new technological enhancement to our society brings a new plan of attack on our society. Should the companies of our hacked accounts be held responsible, or should we take more precaution and change our passwords more frequently? Ultimately, serv-
set that both iPads do not have the fingerprint sensor
ers need to be better protected against these attacks. We are entering a world where nothing is a secret, a world where we constantly share every aspect of our lives to the internet. The internet is not a secure being, but a system that holds a wealth of knowledge about everything and everyone. Such a vast system of information is vulnerable to certain people with the privileged mind that can open a couple of locked doors. Let it be known that programming is becoming an activity rather than just a career. With hard work and dedication hackers use and will continue to use harmful software to infiltrate your accounts. Bringing the issue of cyber-attacks to the minds of many technological users is important no matter how safe they think you are. Hackers are very intelligent individuals and they will always find a way to infiltrate their way into a new technological product, unless we stop sitting idly by and fight back against the hackers.
By Amanda Reed ‘14 Many of us excitedly bought tickets to see Miley Cyrus in concert back in mid-February, in some cases even setting up a countdown on our phones until the very second we’d see her. To millions of fans’ dismay, however, Miley rescheduled many dates including her Philadelphia show, due to a major allergic reaction to Cephalexin, a medicine prescribed to her to combat her nasal infection. Many media outlets and fans reacted in a negative way towards the hospitalized star, yet the majority of her fans stood by her through the sad time. Miley just previously had been depressed from the loss of her 3 year old Alaskan Klee Kai puppy which was never explained fully to the media or fans. Her absence on tour was much more detrimental to her than her fans, which had to be kept in mind during her struggle. After a doctor’s full care for over a week, Miley was released from the hospital just in time to start the European leg of her wellknown and critically praised Bangerz tour and will be back in Philly in early August!