Volume 23.2 by The Hawkeye

2 OCTOBER 2007 • VOLUME 23 ISSUE 2 YOU SMELL LIKE … BAD … and it’s not your breath, or your clothes. See what else can make you smell like your diet • 15

• Ever notice that goofy thing your teacher makes you take to the bathroom? Check MTHS’s craziest potty passes • 10-11

HAWKEYE

M O U N T L A K E T E R R AC E H I G H S C H O O L • M O U N T L A K E T E R R AC E , W AS H I N GTO N

BALLS OF FURY Sports, action, romance… it had it all. See our review on this summer’s big comedy • 13

PHONE 425.431.7770 • FAX 425.431.7773 • E·MAIL MTHS.HAWKEYE@GMAIL.COM

Jumbo Terrace SuperTerrace classes become the norm for juniors, seniors

Classes bound together at assembly

By Kiara Hays HAWKEYE staff

The largest difference between this year’s “small schools” and last year is that instead of choosing Super Terrace classes, junior and seniors are automatically enrolled in other small school classes. Most all core classes in all small schools for upper classmen are now Super Terrace.

“I don’t think were going to slowly phase out of small schools. I think we are going to continue to adapt.” ~Greg Schwab Principal

Also, freshmen and sophomores are allowed to take SuperTerrace classes. In previous years, these classes had to take core classes only in their small schools but now they have more options. The school affected the least by this change Colin Diltz/HAWKEYE is the Innovation School because of its The fall sports assembly on Sept. 28 was a definite turn around from the back to school assembly just two weeks before as Humanities classes. freshmen, sophomores, junior, and seniors had friendly class competitions with a little “sting.” There is one main reason for this change – budgeting. Last spring, it became apparent that MTHS would have to cut a few teachers because of a declining staffing budget. This Military recruiters and ‘Opt-Out’ supporters both visit Terrace is also the case for the new and expanded By Colin Diltz The group is not against military if they do not read everything careAccording to the Edmonds SuperTerrace. recruitment entirely. They are only fully. The school calendar was also School District Career Recruiting Before the choice to create more all school Photography Manager worried about it within school sent with this document. Guidelines, all recruiters must classes was made, four teachers would be Students came to school Sept. campuses. Form P-190 states: “If you do not check into the office before they cut. 18 to find a group of protestors The organization has also visited want student directory information can set up a booth and contact stuBy increasing the amount of Super Terrace outside the school, with picket Edmonds Woodway high school released, please complete this form dents. Recruiters are not allowed classes, MTHS saved two teachers and signs encouraging students to because they “believe they (the and return to Edmonds School to approach students and have roughly $180,000. “opt-out.” Peace Action group) should be able District, Directory Information to be contacted by the student Also, scheduling has become easier The opt-out form is a form that to walk into the classrooms if the Forms, 20420 68th Avenue West, themselves. Students and recruitbecause students are more evenly distriba student and his or her parent military recruiters are too,” said Lynnwood, WA 98036 by the first ers must meet in an office with a, uted throughout all the schools instead of must sign to make their personal Gibson. He believes that because week of October.” school official present to advise the being confined to one. information hidden from military this group has taken action, the This means that people who student. If the recruiters elect not Because a large number of classes have recruiters who visit the school. military recruiters are less likely have not heard of this form yet to comply with any of the school’s become SuperTerrace, some of the distincMany people do not realize that if to enlist in school hallways and have only a few days to turn it policies the school reserves the tions of small schools has disappeared. they do not sign this form they can classrooms. in. The form can be picked up at right to deny that recruiter access Principal Greg Schwab said, “I don’t think be contacted by the military. He also said, “We are concerned counseling office. to the school. were going to slowly phase out of small Rev. Richard Gibson is a retired that recruiters don’t give accurate schools. I think we are going to continue to pastor from the Mountlake information to high school stuadapt.” Terrace View Presbyterian Church dents… The recruiters may tell you If, in the future, MTHS is able to gain more and one of the protestors that they can get you into technical resources, then small schools will be implePresident: Taylor Barnts visited MTHS. He is part of the information or tanks or whatever mented more fervently. With the resources Snohomish County Pace Action but unfortunately the recruiters the school has now it is difficult to fund the Vice President: Katherine Eftenhari group. cannot guarantee that is where you small schools program. Gibson said, “We believe the will end up.” Secretary: Anam Masih Schwab said, “We sometimes put way too military has no place on campus This year the school has not pubmuch emphasis on a model, a way of doing Treasurer: Samiyah Toppin because they have a tendency to licized the opt-out forms very well. things, like small schools, and we forget interfere with young peoples edu- They were sent in the end of the what is most important is what happens Representatives: Dustin Boe cation instead of dealing with edu- summer in a jumble of papers, in the classroom with the students and the cation.” Tanner Gregory which many people can over look teacher.”

Students at center of philosophical dilemma

Freshman class officers

2 · NEWS

2 OCTOBER 2007

HAWKEYE

What does Hillary Clinton got goin’ on? By Sammie Clark HAWKEYE staff

Hillary Clinton was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 1947. She is the daughter of Dorothy Rodham, a homemaker and the late Hugh Rodham, a small businessman. She graduated from Wellesley College and Yale Law School. She is married to former President William (Bill) Jefferson Clinton and the mother to their one daughter, Chelsea. Former first lady Hillary Clinton decided to run for presidency as a democrat for this coming election and if she wins she will be the first female president. She was elected to the United States Senate Nov. 7, 2000 by New York citizens. In 2004, Senator Hillary Clinton was asked by the Department of Defense to serve as the only Senate member of the Transformation Advisory Group to the

Joint Forces Command. Senator Clinton introduced the Count Every Vote Act of 2005 which provides a verified paper ballot for every vote cast in electronic voting machines and requires the Federal Election Assistance Commission to issue standards that ensure access to voting machines and election personnel in every community. Hillary Clinton launched a campaign to prevent teen pregnancy and helped create the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997. She cosponsored legislation which was enacted in 2004 to extend tax credits to communities in regions designated as Renewal Communities in order to encourage business expansion. Senator Clinton has also spoken clearly about the importance of protecting our constitutional rights, making adoption easier, and increasing funding for breast cancer research.

As the first New York Senator to serve on the Armed Services Committee, one of Senator Clinton’s top priorities is to ensure that the U.S. military has the resources they need to be safe and secure as they do their job. In January 2007 Senator Clinton traveled to Iraq and Afghanistan to visit wounded troops. When she came back from the Middle East she was more determined to stop the President’s escalation of troops into Iraq, and to start the redeployment of troops out of Iraq. In February 2007 she introduced the Iraq Troop Protection and Reduction Act. The Iraq Troop Protection and Reduction Act tries to cease the President’s escalation policy and provide an alternative strategy to stabilize the country. She hopes this strategy will enable the president to end the war before he leaves office.

Courtesy of www.ibabuzz.com

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

‘What did he just say?’ Political vocab you might need to know Electoral college: -noun Simplified version: A body of electors chosen by the voters in each state to elect A group of people, selected by the voters of each state to represent the the President and Vice President of the U.S. states majority vote. For Washington there are 11 electors. When a state votes 50 percent or higher for a certain candidate, all the electors of that state have to vote for that candidate. Simplified version: Political action committee (PAC): -noun A committee formed by business, labor, or other special A board created to support and contribute to the political candidates that interest groups to raise money and make contributions to the it supports. campaigns of political candidates whom they support.

The world in brief A War on Terrorism update By Frank Hume HAWKEYE staff

President George Bush addressed the nation about the situation in Iraq on Sept. 13. In this address he said that terrorists are still threatening Iraq and the U.S. He also said that the troop surge earlier this year did work and that the goal of training the Iraqi soldiers and police, and securing Iraq itself, was accomplished. Bush pointed to the region of Anbar to prove this point. The president made a visit to Anbar over Labor Day weekend. Anbar was a region under strong insurgent control before the surge, now it is “relatively” secure, though there is still a little fighting in the region. Anbar is secure to the point that the citizens feel safe enough to help the coalition forces find the insurgents. He also said that the death squads are less active.

The President also told the nation that he believes that the Iraqi government is moving forward. He also told the nation that the army should change to “transition” tactics, which he said was getting more troops home, and giving more control to the Iraqi’s. The President still stands by his original motto of “return-on-success” for the troops, though he believes that troops will have to remain in Iraq long past the war as peacekeepers. Bush also expressed that he believed a free Iraq will give the U.S. another partner in the war on terror, and be an anchor in the region to keep hostilities down. The Democratic response to the President’s speech was that there was still no end plan with how we will end the war, or when we will bring all the U.S. troops home. The Democrats emphasized the fact that already over 27,000 American troops have been injured in the war, and over 3,000 have been killed.

DAVE’S BURGERS 19509 44th Avenue West C O Lynnwood 98036 Mon-Sat 11:00 to 8:00 ASH

NLY

Sun 11:30 to 6:00 DAVE’S BURGERS

DAVE’S BURGERS

Bring your student ID and get 50% off one menu item

Expires on 10/30/07. One coupon per visit. Not to be combined with any other offer.

425.672.1470

Daily Specials

DAVE’S BURGERS

Mon: Shakes for $1.50 Tues: Onion Rings for $0.85 Wed: Chili Cheese or Garlic Fries for $1.99 Thurs: Buy one baconburger at regular price and get up to 5 more for just $1.99 each. Expires on 10/30/07. One coupon per visit. Not to be combined with any other offer.

HAWKEYE

Early welcome to Ramadan By Shahrum Ali HAWKEYE staff

While most are still waiting for the winter holidays, Muslims are celebrating their holy month, Ramadan, early this year. Ramadan comes on the basis of the moon sighting, and the observance seems to be moving backward each year. This is due to the fact that each year, the lunar — or Islamic — calendar gains about 11 days on the solar calendar. Here, Ramadan lasts from Sept. 13 to Oct. 13. For Muslims, Ramadan is the holiest month of the year and a time for praying, fasting, and abstaining from sins. It begins with fasting and prayer, and ends with feasting, visiting relatives, and exchanging gifts. Local Muslim scholar Mufti Ahmed Abdul Mujeeb, said, “(to Muslims) this is the month in which all the Revelations of Allah (God) came including the Qur’an, Tawrat (Old Testament), and Injeel (New Testament).” He said that during Ramadan there is an increased emphasis on prayer and fasting. “Fasting teaches you patience,” he said. “Other virtues of fasting include softening up your heart towards your fellow brother and making you sympathize with the poor and needy.”

Charity is also obligatory and this is the time of year when Muslims perform their holy pilgrimage. The coming of this month seems to impact both the Muslim and nonMuslim community. “Muslims work in all aspects of society, and all of them are partaking in Ramadan,” said Zhahid Khan, a local worshiper at Masjid Umar al Farooq mosque in Mountlake Terrace. Mujeeb also notes that Ramadan brings the Muslims together in common terms of prayer and worship at the mosque. Perhaps the biggest struggle for followers is abstaining from sin or anything that would consume their time unwisely – things that are considered casual in this society such as watching TV, listening to music, or even heavily socializing with the opposite sex. Hammad Choudri, a local student, joked, “It’s hard, ’cause I can’t even look at the ladies, even though they keep lookin’ at me.” Fasting lasts from sun up to sun down the entire month. Right here in Terrace, Muslim students are likely to be following this pattern. For more information about Ramadan, visit www.farooqmasjid. org and or www.holidays.net/ramadan/

Bat Boy found dead! By Holly Irons HAWKEYE staff

the president. The last issue was published on Aug. 27.

After 28 years of writing about zombies, Elvis sightings, and supposed new scientific discoveries, the Weekly World News has stopped printing – and no, they do not blame it on aliens. Since the birth of what was boasted to be “the world’s only reliable newspaper” on its front cover, the Weekly World News has given its readers their dosage of tales of dead celebrities spotted in grocery stores and “other” beings shaking hands with Courtesy of www.freerepublic.com

3.75x5 TC lyn.indd 2

NEWS · 3

2 OCTOBER 2007

Volunteer opportunities abound locally ANIMAL SHELTER

Dogs and cats need you, too By Kaylee White HAWKEYE staff

The Everett Animal Shelter is open for high school volunteers. The animal shelter has programs for teenagers and adults. People from age 13 to 17 can work for tree months with a parent of guardian. After three months have passed, the volunteer can be viewed and if he or she passed the review, they can work by themselves. Those who are 18 years or older do not need a review but can work alone immediately. The schedule for the Everett Animal Shelter is basically the same everyday. It is open for volunteers from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday through Friday and on Sunday. On Saturday, it is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are many job opportunities for the volunteers. They can help out the dogs and cats directly by playing with the animals, cleaning their living areas and helping with adoption information. Volunteers can also take the duty of publicizing the animals and answering questions for pet adoption. To do this, they use the Internet and help at events hosted by the animal shelter. People can also help the shelter by finding foster parent for animals who take them home for a short time. Besides having direct contact with the animals and helping with pet adoption, a volunteer can start a food and supply drive for the animals at the shelter. They can collect pet food, old towels, spare animal beds, etc. If anyone is interested in volunteering at the Everett Animal

9/26/07 12:00:03 PM

Shelter, they can go to the orientation and training classes held the second Sunday of every month at the shelter for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information on volunteering, one can call the animal shelter’s volunteer line at (425) 257-6011 and ask for Hillary.

“It is a very fun experience. I helped with the children’s programs and it was always fun to get in on the projects and help the kids with crafts.” ~Alisha Evich freshman

LIBRARY

Get booked into this great opportunity By Alexa Turner HAWKEYE staff

Alisha Evich, a MTHS freshman who volunteered at the Mountlake Terrace Library said, “It is a very fun experience. I helped with the children’s programs and it was always fun to get in on the projects and help the kids with crafts.” At the library a volunteer can put books away, read aloud to children and help and prepare for programs like arts and crafts. A volunteer can also help out with Teen Movie Night every Wednesday at 4 p.m. There is no limit to the number of volunteers for the Mountlake Terrace Library.

Marleene Moodie, the Coordinator of Volunteering at the Mountlake Terrace Library said, “ We [the library] are always searching for more teen volunteers to become more active in the library.” The Terrace library is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday through Friday but is only open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday. On Saturday the library is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Moodie said, “Volunteering is the chance to get the experience of having responsibility.” To contact Marleene Moodie about volunteering at the Mountlake Terrace Library, one can call her at (425) 776-8722.

MTYAA

Youth sports need help on and off field By Devin Cox HAWKEYE staff

There are many volunteering opportunities open for the teenagers of Mountlake Terrace. On option is helping the largest youth athletic association in the community, the Mountlake Terrace Youth Athletic Association (MTYAA). Volunteers for the MTYAA help kids of a variety of ages, assist coaches, umpire and prepare fields for games and practices. They help the children with sports such as football, baseball and softball. Both male and female volunteers are needed. Ric Raunio, vice president of field and operations at MTYAA, said that students work from 5:00 p. m. until dark on weekdays. It is best to contact MTYAA though e-mail around February through March.

4 · NEWS

2 OCTOBER 2007

HAWKEYE

Colin Diltz/HAWKEYE

Photo courtesy Andrea Reid

Christina Ramirez, senior, prepared to zip-line in Monteverde, Costa Rica during last Robert Yarbrough and Trevor Gunderson, juniors, ride in a gondola with other travelers during last year’s trip to Italy. spring’s trip to Central America.

Bon Voyage!

More and more, Hawks are becoming world travellers

Several trips for next summer are in the works for Terrace students to consider. Here’s a quick overview of just two of the upcoming educational journeys to foreign countries that teachers and students are planning to take…

WHO

Costa Rica

Russia

Senorita Andrea Reid (Renaissance Spanish teacher), Carolyn Wilcox (Environmental Education teacher at Chris Ellinger (Innovation Humanities teacher), Tricia Olympic Park Institute) and any student who has taken Norton (Renaissance English and History teacher) level 2 Spanish or students that speak Spanish. and any student who is “jazzed to go to Russia.”

QUOTABLE

RSVP

COST

WHERE WHEN

WHAT

Students do not need to be currently enrolled in a Spanish class. A biological and cultural diversity trip with 2 or 3 days of Spanish school, a home-stay experience, and sea turtle research and awareness

Tours with full-time tour guide and free time to explore and shop

Spring break – around March 28 to April 5

Around June 23 to July 3

Costa Rica

Moscow, St. Petersburg, surrounding cities in Russia

$2,000 – includes airfare, lodging, transportation, meals

Around $3,600 includes everything but lunches and souvenirs

Contact Reid by e-mail at reida@edmonds.wednet. edu. The last day to sign up for the trip is Oct. 4.

Contact Ellinger at ellingerc@edmonds.wednet.edu or contact Norton at nortont@edmonds.wednet.edu.

The next meeting will be on Oct. 4 at 7:30 a.m. in room 206.

The next meeting will be around Oct. 15 which is the last day to sign up for this trip.

“It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity. There is always Paris but there is not always Moscow and St. “¡Pura Vida! a.k.a. Life is great in Costa Rica!” Reid said. Petersburg. Don’t be afraid to experience something that you may never get an opportunity to,“ Ellinger said.

• Unhealthy hookah bars •15

EDITORIAL

HAWKEYE STAFF EDITORIAL

The mass media and you

nowledge is food to our brain. And because of our developed technology, knowledge is now everywhere. With modern media expanding on newspapers, magazines, televisions, the Internet, and more, sharing of information has become much easier and faster. Still, just as we only have one mouth and cannot consume all the food in the world, we have only two eyes and definitely not enough time to observe everything in the world. It might help that some reports are more critical than others, such as the articles of protests against cruel dictatorship in Burma deserves more attention than celebrity love affairs. Yet celebrity scandals do fill the teen-popular magazines and front pages of major Web sites. As of now, scandals most highlighted are shameful conduct, nothing but bad influence. We shouldn’t pay attention to acts that only call for contempt rather than sympathy. These scandals are entertaining, but there are more dire events unfolding. According to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in August 2007, 87 percent of the public thought that “celebrity scandals received too much news coverage.” Some 54 percent of the mass said that the news organizations were responsible, while 32 percent thought the public was to blame “for paying attention.” Although the media may be to blame for drawing attention to the less important reports, the audience ultimately determines to where to give its attention, and controls what the media should cover. As citizens, we are responsible to educate ourselves. Can we shape our community, our nation, and the world without knowing what’s going on? Education is a necessity in democracy; each citizen is responsible to educate himself so that he or she may participate wisely in shaping this nation’s course, whether it is in political or social spectrum. Some of the students in Mountlake Terrace High School will be able vote in the upcoming election. Some are already voicing their opinion through protests and letters. Just because you can’t vote does not mean you can’t be involved in politics. Anyone can participate in a political campaign. Political organizers are always looking for volunteers. Presidential candidates will be coming to Seattle, too, since it is a major city. Anyone can go canvassing, walking door-to-door, making connections with the voters of an area. Students can attend political rallies. The most important thing a citizen can do is be informed. It isn’t hard. Students can research a politician or just listen to the Blue Scholars. The HAWKEYE staff editorial represents the views of the Executive Council

Jena 6: Racism still alive in 2007 I

n rural Louisiana, there’s a city much smaller in population than Mountlake Terrace. The city, Jena, LA has a big problem with racism, whether the people there admit it or not. Just two years after it opened, the Juvenile Correctional Center for Youth in Jena was forced to close. This was because of brutality and racism and was sued by the U.S. Dept. of Justice in the year 2000. Last year at Jena High School, Maria DeMiero and (JHS) a black student asked school Jacob Tupper administrators if he could sit under HAWKEYE STAFF the “white tree” and was told to sit wherever he liked. So he did. A day later, three nooses of the school colors hung from the “white tree.” Different people interpreted the act many ways. To some, the three nooses represented a hate crime and the KKK. On the other hand the superintendent (who happens to be white) said it was just a youthful stunt. Never mind the fact that over the last couple centuries in the United States, at least 5000 people, most of them black, have been put to death by lynching. The superintendent overruled the principal’s recommendation of expelling the three responsible white students and instead gave them a simple three-day suspension. Black students protested the racist events by having a “sitin” under the white tree. Soon a school assembly was called. The District Attorney of Jena, Reed Walters and policemen were present. According to a testimony in court, the DA threatened the students who had protested by sitting under the tree and said, “I can end your lives with the stroke of a pen,” while holding a pen. During the fall much racial tension built up and some fights broke out between white and black students. On Nov. 30 JHS’s main academic building was burned down. The case remains unsolved. The next day a black student was beaten up when he went to a party with all white people present. On Dec. 2 at a convenience store a young white man took out his shotgun after being confronted by black men who then confiscated it. They were eventually arrested but the white man was never charged. On Dec. 4 at JHS Justin Barker, 17, white, was beat up after allegedly making comments regarding race. Although he did lose consciousness at one point, and went to a hospital, he attended a school function that evening. Six young black men now known as the “Jena 6” were convicted and expelled. They and their bail amounts are Robert Bailey, 17, $138,000, Theo Shaw, 17, $130,000, Carwin Jones, 18, $100,000, Bryant Purvis, 17, $70,000, Mychal Bell, 16, $90,000. All of the above were charged as adults with attempted second-degree murder; however, the sixth member’s case is sealed because he is a minor. Bailey, Shaw, Jones, and Purvis’s charges have been reduced. However recently Bell’s conviction has been set-aside because

STAFF

Executive Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ji Mun Editorial Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jacob Tupper A&E Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kendra O’Halloran Photo Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colin Diltz News Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sharon McClintock Ad Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alan Adzhiyev Opinion Editor ................................................................. Amanda Lockleer Feature Editor ....................................................................... Maria DeMiero Health Editor ....................................................................... Michael Pascual Technology Editor ................................................................ Cassie Soriano Sports Editors...........................................Derek Giles & Mallory Jackson Copy Editor .................................................................................Ruth Reeber Photo/Graphics Editor.............................................................Jamie Postle Phototographer.. ...................................................................... Kelli Caceres Concession Manager ...................................................... Kathryn Goddard

HAWKEYE 2 OCTOBER 2007

Writers ............................................................... Alese Campo, Alexa Jacky, Alexa Turner, Amanda Alley, Ashley Janus, Bennett Norman, Bethany East, Bianca Birchfield, Cassandra Justesen, Chanel Prout, David Scott Clark, Devin Cox, Elizabeth Seng, Elle Patterson, Erika Bryan, Frank Hume, Heather Siddiqui, Holly Irons, Joan Tran, Jordyn Clark, Joslyn Ching, Kayla Cooper, Kaylee White, Kiara Hays, Krystal Stokley, Leslie Ling, Lindsay Remich, Lizzie Haworth, Mary Boxley, Noelle Butler, Rachel Eldridge, Sammie Clark, Sara Suryan, Sarah Cordoug, Sarah Oh, Sarah Tonecha, Shahrum Ali, Vanessa Chea, Vincent Garcia Advisers.............................................Vincent F. DeMiero & Mark Isakson FANs Coordinator.............................................................. Debbie DeMiero Gigante Amichevole Barbuto ................................Jim “Animal” Pecotte Angelo Felice Del Guardiano ........................................Lynda McDougal Printing............................................................................... Pacific Publishing Member .................................................................... MTHS ASB, JEA/WJEA, NSPA, Student Press Law Center NOTE: Names in bold indicate voting members of the Executive Council

· MOUNTLAKE TERRACE HIGH SCHOOL · 21801 44TH AVENUE WEST · MOUNTLAKE TERRACE · WA · 98043 · VOICE: 425.431.7770 · FAX: 425.431.7773 · MTHS.HAWKEYE@GMAIL.COM ·

the state appeals court said he couldn’t be tried as an adult. Still he is in jail, which, lead to a large non-violent protest with at least 20,000 people in Jena on Sept. 20. Even more recently the FBI has reviewed a Web site by the “American National Socialist Workers Party” organization. The Web site not only asks visitors to join the “Lynch for the Jena 6” campaign by hanging nooses to show their support but also lists the names, parent’s names, addresses, and phone numbers of the six young men. “If a group of black kids can go to the home of a white kid, drag him out of the house, and attempt to murder him, and then have the legal system let them get away with it, then a group of white people can go to the homes of the Jena 6, drag them out of the house, and attempt to murder them too, and have the legal system let us get away with it,” the writer on the Web site states. Finally, on Sept. 27, a right move was made when Bell was released from custody after a judge from juvenile court set is bail to $45,000. Louisiana is not the only southern state with recent race issues. In 1999, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) started an economic boycott against the State of South Carolina. The NAACP started the boycott because in 1962 South Carolina put the Confederate Flag on top of the capital dome. On April 12, 2000 the South Carolina State Senate voted to remove the flag from the dome; however, the senate voted to replace the flag with an older version and place it on a 30-foot pole in front of the capital. The NAACP refused to call off the boycott regardless of the flag being moved from atop the dome. The Confederate Flag is thought of, by some, as a symbol of racism and the era of slavery and discrimination towards African-Americans. Regardless of how offensive many people find the flag, South Carolina continues to have it on their state senate dome. The Jena incident has caused a lot of public outcry. One can find online petitions that demand a review of the trials to see if there were any civil rights violations. The NAACP has created a fund to help support the Jena 6 and help pay for attorneys. Rallies have been held across the nation in support of the Jena 6. Over 20,000 activists rallied in Jena on Sept. 20, the day Mychal Bell was suppose to be sentenced. Here in Seattle, a couple hundred marched in support. If you want to participate you can join a group such as “Washington State Supports Jena 6” on a social networking site like www. facebook.com. After joining one of these groups you can buy T-shirts for $10 from the site. On the “Washington State Supports Jena 6” group site, you can find contact information for the Jena Town Hall, and the Jena Mayor’s office. You can sign an online petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/aZ51CqmR/petition.html. You can pass this article on and keep others informed. Racism should not exist in the United States of America in 2007. Please do what you can to show your support.

POLICIES

Mission Statement The Hawkeye’s mission is to Letters must include the author’s name, signature and provide the MTHS community with quality, thought- class or position relative to the letter. Typed or legible, hand written letters are acceptable, but should not provoking student produced publications. In these efforts, the Hawkeye has established several exceed 200 words. The Hawkeye will edit all letters for open public forums for the exchange of information, accuracy, spelling and grammar. We reserve the right to opinions and artistic expression dedicated to those in refuse to print any letter. Editorial Cartoons Submissions represent the view the MTHS community. Editorials The editorial section of the Hawkeye serves of the artist. Editorial cartoons accompanying editorials as a forum for well-written, thoughtful, longer forms of represent the view of the author. Artwork should be expression. Signed editorials represent the opinions of submitted to staff members in room 130. Cartoons are the author. Unsigned editorials represent the opinion of selected based on their appropriateness and clarity. the Hawkeye Executive Council. Views printed herein Advertising The Hawkeye will not accept any are meant to be opinionated and do not necessarily advertising that the Executive Council deems to be: represent the opinions of the Hawkeye staff, student factually inaccurate; designed to mislead, deceive body, faculty, administration or school board. The or defraud; containing malicious, vindictive or Hawkeye will print submitted guest editorials as space unsubstantiated attacks; offering goods and/or allows and requests that all contributors include their services illegal for teens to possess, buy or use; libelous; name, signature and position relative to the editorial. obscene; creating imminent danger or disruption to The Hawkeye will edit all submissions for accuracy, school. The Hawkeye reserves the right to refuse any spelling and grammar. We reserve the right to refuse to advertising, solicited or unsolicited. Advertisements do not necessarily reflect the views or endorsements of the print any submission. Letters to the Editor Readers are encouraged to voice Hawkeye staff, student body, faculty, administration their opinions in the Opinion section, a public forum for or school board. the expression of varying viewpoints on relevant topics. Revised 10/2007 The Hawkeye will print as many letters as space allows.

6 · EDITORIAL

2 OCTOBER 2007

HAWKEYE

The Welcome Back Assembly T

hese pro/con columns highlight opposing views of the end to the Welcome Back Assembly earlier this school year. The assembly was shut down as the senior and sophomore classes started to perform the Supersonic cheer after many of them turned their backs on the other two classes.

SHUT IT DOWN

WE DESERVED ANOTHER CHANCE

Bold move was the right thing to do

Seniors see assembly shutdown differently

ood job Stew. It took guts to turn the “Mickey Mouse Club” song at the freshoff the Supersonic Cheer and end the men, posters deriding the sophomores as assembly, and I am glad you did. I know babies, etc. for certain I am not Then the Homecoming Assembly came, alone in my respect the underclassmen had decided to get back for your decision. and they brought in eggs and water balOne senior in my loons and threw them across the gym at the class felt compelled seniors. One girl was seriously hurt when hit to get up and brave- in the face by an egg, not so fun and harmly apologize for her less anymore. The assembly ended in chaos, John Traxler peers’ behavior. It the assistant principal actually pulled the AOS Teacher saddens me that a fire alarm to get students to leave quickly student should ever feel ashamed to be a because he saw potential fights breaking part of any group at MTHS. out. They almost cancelled Homecoming, Plain and simple; acts of disrespect, how- and we lost some our cherished traditions ever benign the intention, should not be (how could they let us have a bonfire after tolerated at MTHS. behavior like that?). The stated purpose of All assemblies “When we turned assemblies is to bring were cancelled until our backs on each us together as a school. Homecoming the other we demeaned To take some time off next year, and it was studies in order to allowed only after the ourselves and denied share some fun and ASB met repeatedly others their due.” light hearted entertainwith the administrament and to honor our tion to ensure it would exceptional student leaders, athletes, and go smoothly. staff. You think that wouldn’t happen here, When we turned our backs on each other today? One would hope, but it was already we demeaned ourselves and denied others starting at that assembly. As the seniors their due. turned their backs I looked over at the other I know those involved thought it was a side and saw several students giving inapharmless act, just poking a little fun at the propriate hand gestures in response to the underclassmen, not a big deal. slight. In fact, Stew’s original plan was to I think it was. stop the Supersonic, talk about what just I have been at Terrace for a long time (this happened, and then restart it. But, before will be my 18th year) and I have seen over he could even talk, students started booing the years that this type of activity always him, the juniors and freshmen were already escalates. I have seen words become fights, turning their backs, and the seniors and bumps in the hallway turn into brawls, and sophomores were already starting their jeerbenign gestures escalate to multiple expul- ing and inappropriate hand gestures. In my sions. Small slights have a way of festering. mind, Stew had no choice at this point but When I was a student here in 1983 we to end the assembly and I am glad he did. lost our assembly privileges for more than a How we act, whether in class or at an year. The administration had allowed small assembly, is a direct indication of who we “harmless” acts in the first two assemblies are, and we are better than this. Please, let’s of the year, things like the seniors singing not turn our backs on each other, ever.

s I approached the school building on the Friday of my freshman homecoming week, I got a big grin on my face when I saw the large group of seniors decked out in red with red streamers strung around the bridge behind them. Jacob Tupper Editorial Editor All the underclassmen were tagged as they walked to the school and were painted some more throughout the day. At the end of the day, I left the school with my head held high, proud to be covered with white, black, and red paint. It felt like I was finally initiated into the school. I was excited thinking not only how I was finally part of the school but also about how much fun I would have when I became an upperclassman. However, my excitement turned out to be in vain. Every year since my freshman year, homecoming week has become much more tame. Each senior class, while bummed, has given up their seniority rights without too much trouble. No one can argue against the administration decision to ban hazing and painting younger students. Regardless of whether or not the underclassmen were OK with the unofficial initiation process, parents weren’t always OK with their kids coming home covered in paint, and custodians, by no means, should have to clean up after a bunch of rowdy kids who go their hands on paint. Past senior classes had found one major way to exercise their senior pride and the privileges that come along with it. At assemblies, the seniors always had the most people dressed, were always the loudest, and at the end of the assembly, they show their authority by ignoring the other classes’ Supersonic as if it was done with little to no skill. Last

year the senior class turned its back at assemblies and during one assembly, all of the seniors held up newspapers to pretend that the Supersonic of other classes wasn’t even going on. As a junior looking at the scene, I laughed, thinking it was witty and how I was excited that would be able to do it the next year and show my senior pride. At the first assembly of this year, the Welcome Back Assembly, the senior class lost its last bit of power, as Kim Stewart, the Activities/Athletics Director shut down the assembly after the senior class booed and turned their backs to the opposite side’s Supersonic and the underclassmen followed suit. I am writing this column as a voice representing the majority of the senior class. In a survey (shown below) just 6 percent of 258 seniors completely agreed with the decision to stop the assembly. However, 82 percent of the seniors felt that either the assembly should have not been stopped at all or that after the Supersonic was stopped the seniors and sophomores should have been given another chance. It is clear that regardless of whether or not there was a very good reason behind our emotion, the senior class felt very insulted. When the music was shut off it was as if our whole class had been slapped in the face. One rarely sees a whole grade of different kids throw away all of their differences to turn around to exercise their authority. Perhaps the actions of the senior class were not the best for the school as a whole and perhaps those actions separate the students by what grade they are in, but the school separated us first. It wasn’t our idea to sit by grade in assemblies. In every assembly there is at least one class competition. The senior class just made up its own class competition game. We should be praised for coming together as a class rather than being punished for it.

HAWKEYE POLL: THE WELCOME BACK ASSEMBLY SHUTDOWN DECISION

THE POLL PROCEDURES & RESULTS

epresenting each of the small schools and 78 percent of their current class, 258 seniors responded to a multiple-choice survey distributed in English and humanities classes. Seniors were asked: “What was your reaction to the Welcome Back Assembly being stopped during the “Supersonic” cheer?” The response choices were: A. I completely agreed with the decision to stop the assembly. [6 percent] B. It was right to stop the assembly, but students should have been given a chance to finish the cheer in an appropriate manner. [26 percent] C. I’m not sure what I think, or I don’t care, or I wasn’t there. [12 percent] D. Students were acting inappropriately, but not enough to warrant stopping the assembly. [16 percent] E. I completely disagreed with the decision to stop the assembly. [40 percent]

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

hat’s your take on the issue? Do your opinions differ from the survey results? Are they the same? Make your voice heard. Write a letter to the editor and watch the opinion section in the next issue. Send your thoughts to us at: MTHS.Hawkeye@gmail.com

HAWKEYE

2 OCTOBER 2007

EDITORIAL · 7

Farewell Gonzales, you won’t be missed A

cloud has been lifted over the Justice Department as the horror story of the Gonzales reign is over. Facing months of hard criticism, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced his resignation on Aug. 27. Unlike many of the other White House officials that have gone down the political trash shoot in the last few years, there has been no rallying cry from Republicans on Sara Suryan Capitol Hill to support Gonzales. Writer This could be due to the numerous ideas and incidents that have occurred in the past three years, none of which are too favorable for anyone to want to associate with. His association with the ‘War On Terror’ has reached unprecedented levels. His job, as attorney general, is to state the law and advise the government on how to abide by the law. It is not, as is his mistake, to enforce it. One of the paramount focuses of Gonzales is known for is his approval of the administration’s many privacy acts set to ‘fight terrorism,’ such as the Terrorist Surveillance Program and the USA PATRIOT Act. These acts essentially allow our government to access any phone conversation, e-mail or financial record as they see fit, so long as it fits into loosely enforced guidelines relating to terrorism. This also allows departments to use any sort of information they choose, for purposes that most of us can only imagine. It is a direct invasion of privacy, and has allowed them to illegally detain and

even torture. Our administration uses these acts in relation to detaining frequently, with the number of detainees in the well-known Guantanamo Bay detainment camp reaching the high seven hundreds. The standard for torture in U.S. prison camps such as Guantanamo Bay has been set at a level so high that anything is deemed acceptable so long as it is less than “organ failure or death.” Gonzales personally signed off this standard, of sorts. When asked to respond to questions of legality issues in a recent House Judiciary Meeting, Gonzales feigned innocence with comments such as “It’s just, quite frankly, I hadn’t thought about this.” Gonzales was neglecting to think about whether or not the habeas corpus, internationally used writ that states anyone has the right to question the purpose of their detainment and to seek relief if their detainment is found to be incorrect, applies to those in detainment camps. This has been blatantly ignored by our current administration. Those detainees are essentially human beings without even the most basic rights. We are all American citizens, not to mention humans. What this man and his department do should be a direct display of what we as Americans believe and fight for. How many of us detain and torture people for little or no reason, not to mention deny their legal right to a quick and unbiased trial? Not many, I would suspect. Most of us have probably seen images of torture available on the Internet, but we stop to ask why they were being treated so cruelly? Or what their rights were? These are the questions that we have to ask if we want to be represented fairly. And until these questions are

answered, we must protest. As attorney general, Gonzales played an important role in the firings of eight U.S. attorneys in late 2006 (seven in one day) for a supposed drop in “performance.” Whether this was performance to the country of the United States, or to the private agenda of a select few remains unclear. What is clear is that this was a willful slander of their professional reputation, and a huge embarrassment to the integrity of the Justice Department. Six of these attorneys were Republican, and all but one were handling notable probe cases into other Republicans. Seven out of the eight had recent outstanding reviews, and there has yet to be a definite reason as to why they were fired, despite the case being brought to court. When brought into court to testify, Gonzales appeared to have lost all memory of his relation to the case, and uttered those now four famous words “I do not recall” at a count of at least 72 times. Surprisingly, he was also allowed to get away with this, and was directly praised by the president in a news conference for his honesty and integrity. Investigations by Congress have recently begun to be taken seriously, and will hopefully shed some light into this unfair situation. This will be the first time in a decade that Gonzales will not be serving his long time close friend George Bush. Over his resignation, he has stated “We’re all human and all of us make mistakes, and the thing that’s important is to identify when those mistakes are made, acknowledge the mistakes, correct the mistakes and then you move on.” It seems he has taken this to heart and moved on right out of the White House. So farewell to you, general.

Not so Super Terrace Autonomy of small schools all but gone in the junior and senior classes

alking into a classroom with many strangers is something new to Mountlake Terrace High School, especially in the senior year. As a senior I have one class in my own small school, which is band. It is strange that the small school Colin Diltz program that was Photo Manager created to bring us together is quickly forgotten about when scheduling conflicts arise. It seems from people who talk about small schools that freshmen and sophomores are concealed behind safety glass, where they are forced to interact with students they may or may not know. Let’s face it. Students tend to become friends with students in their small schools. Now after nurturing these kids to become friendly with the peers and teachers they get used to, they get to have a little freedom in their junior year. Little do they know that they will essentially be kicked out of their small school and forced to work with people they don’t know. Now, it is not a bad thing for people to mingle with others, but after all the fighting and the continuing of small schools, what is the point of com-

pletely dissolving most people in “Senior year is not a time them in the end? their environment be learning the ways of new Are we dissolvthat they are workteachers and worrying about ing it or it is just ing well? who will be your partner in the concept of it Senior year is not a class project. It is about that goes away in a time be learning the junior/senior the ways of new a time for post-high school years? teachers and worplans, whether they are It feels like we rying about who further education or straight got so close to will be your partto a job.” pulling it off, but ner in a class projthen the floor has ect. It is about a been pulled out time for post-high from underneath us in the end. school plans, whether they are further eduWith the exception of small school-related cation or straight to a job. classes, wouldn’t it be a good idea to keep By pushing seniors and juniors out they

will focus more on meeting new students more than actual schoolwork. After having some of the same teachers for multiple years people can learn stability in their “bosses.” Even though in the real world people are fired all the time, most likely someone’s boss will remain the same. By changing teachers that students have adapted to, it is hard for them to change for new teachers. Some will even feel hostile and compare their old teachers to the new one and respect the teacher less because they think that their former teacher could have done a better job. It seems that the reason for so many mixed schedules that I have heard is that the classes are not associated with a school, but instead are “Super Terrace” classes. So, this means that any students can be placed in there, no matter what small school they are in. It would make more sense to associate the kids with their small school teachers, so that the Super Terrace classes are more orientated to the teacher’s small school. That way Innovation seniors will not end up in a mostly Renaissance senior history class. While it is good for people to mingle, let us keep the small school spirit up or just not have at all if in the end students will not even be scheduled according to it. Cassie Soriano/HAWKEYE

Check out the whacky hall passes in the Feature section • 10-11

OPINION

THE PRINCIPAL’S CORNER

Time to step up: Don’t turn your back on Hawk pride

t wasn’t until a teacher came up to me at MTHS. One of the proudest moments for us and pointed out what was going on in the as a school is when we come together as 1600 stands that I became aware of the fact that the students in the Terraceum and all take part in whole senior/sopho- the tradition of the Supersonic. It is something more section of the that unites us all and something that everyone gym had turned their participates in. I have never seen that kind of collective backs on unity before and I would hate for us to lose it. the freshman/junior Let other schools have their class rivalries section while they and let them tear each other down because they were doing the are seniors who are better than juniors who are Greg Schwab Supersonic. better than sophomores who are better than Principal I must admit I was freshmen. Let’s be different. Let’s be united as a school. pretty surprised as I had not ever seen Terrace students do some- There will always be time for friendly compething like this in my three previous years here. titions between classes and there is always a Then when it came time for the senior/sopho- place for cheering your class on. But when it comes to the tradition of the more section to have its turn, Supersonic and the tradition the junior/freshman section did “I would like that Terrace has for uniting the same thing. to state for the as one great school, that At that point Stew made the record that Stew’s is something that has been decision to stop the assembly. here long before any of you So, what’s the big deal? decision to end and it is your responsibilIt’s just a little harmless teasthe assembly early ity to maintain it and carry ing and rivalry between classes, was a great one. ” it forward—not to be the right? Well, maybe. Maybe it is group of students who lost something that is being blown the tradition. out of proportion and Stew Seniors, it starts with all of you. This is overreacted by shutting down the assembly. I would like to state for the record that Stew’s your senior year and it is up to you to set the decision to end the assembly early was a great standard for the rest of the school to follow. one. Further, those students who feel like it is Maintaining a tradition takes work. Tradition no big deal and that we are making too big a is something that takes years to build and can deal of this, I think are missing what makes be lost so quickly. Do not be the ones who lose our tradition of Terrace the place it is—our unity as a school. One of the things I have always been proud school unity. The rest of the school will look to of here is how spirited and united we are as a you and follow your lead. school. Trust me, I have seen schools where The HAWKEYE provides school officials this the rivalry between classes is a negative and column each issue as a part of our mission as an open, public forum divisive thing. That has never been true here

A WORD FROM YOUR ASB

Homecoming is near, so get ready for some serious fun

o. Here’s the deal: I want to thank everyone first off for being a part of a legit assembly. Some of those pumpkins were out of control. I was lovin’ everyone that was wearing their class colors. Let’s keep it up, because Homecoming is coming up. Homecoming week Lennon Ward starts the Oct. 15 and ASB Public the assembly is on the Relations Officer 19th. I’m looking forward to all the spirit days, we have some pretty sick stuff lined up, but due to the element of surprise, I can’t let you know what any of the spirit days are going to be yet. I know you’re dying to know. But I can tell you the theme of Homecoming 2007 is “movie genres.” Seniors make sure you deck yourselves out in the fantasy theme. There are tons of possibilities with that one. Be creative. Juniors have chosen action films, so it’s time to bring out the ninja costumes and fake dynamite. Sophomores have chosen Disney films so

I’m planning on seeing some princess dresses if anything. Freshmen are going to be wearing horror style attire. Jason, Freddy, Frankenstein, George Bush, whatever. Homecoming T-shirts will go on sale starting Oct. 8. Starting Oct. 4 the HUB will be opened to all classes for Homecoming poster painting. Then starting the 8th through the 11th of a schedule will be implemented as follows: lower classmen (freshmen/sophomores) will have the HUB from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Then the upper classmen (juniors/seniors) will have the HUB from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Every day that schedule will reverse. So Oct. 9 the upper classmen will have the HUB first and the lower classes will have it second. Hopefully I haven’t lost you; it’s a lot of info, deal with it. Just kidding of course. Anyway, I’m looking forward to these next couple of weeks; let me know if you need anything. Stay classy. The HAWKEYE provides ASB officers this column each issue as a part of our mission as an open, public forum

■ Don’t like something going on at school? Speak up and write a letter to the editor! E-mail us at mths.hawkeye@gmail.com HAWKEYE 2 OCTOBER 2007

Hawk

Q: How would you feel about the loss of junk food in the vending machines?

Talk

“I think there should be a balance between the sweet treats and healthy treats because everyone needs a sweet ﬁx.” ~ Marly Hartline AOS teacher

“I think it sucks because it’s not really fair to everyone else because people can choose what they want to eat.” ~ Evan Farevaag freshman

“I think they should stay because unless you eat the junk every single day its not really bad.” ~Steve Hinkle sophomore

“I think it’s good to have less junk food as long as they are going to replace it with healthier food.” ~Alyssa Donaldson junior

“I don’t drink pop so it doesn’t really affect me, but I bet a lot of people will be mad, if they take my chips I’ll be angry.” ~Jennifer Nguyen senior

• The latest installment of Halo 3 satisfies hardcore fans • 12

FEATURE

■ What do you think about pre-marital sex? Read this issue’s “Is This Normal” column in the Health section • 17

HAWKEYE 2 OCTOBER 2007

ARTIST PROFILE

Art club, gallery among student’s aspirations SHOW US YOUR ART

ave you ever wanted to be recognized for your artwork? Then the Hawkeye has a proposition for you! Whether it is poetry, music, or paintings, we want you to show us your work. Our editors will periodically select one or two artists for spotlight. With this sort of deal, what’s to hold you from sending in your demos, photos, portraits – anything you consider art? To reach the staff, you may e-mail us at MTHS.Hawkeye@gmail.com, or for the pieces of art that would be considered less appropriate for electronic travel you may stop by the room 130 after school. Please include your name, age, grade and contact info as well as the title and any information about your submitted artwork. The Hawkeye will print as many artist profiles as space permits. As always, our editors reserve the right to refuse to print material, too.

By David Scott Clark HAWKEYE staff

Joshua Allan Buist, a senior in the TAAS School, has recently been getting some attention for his painting and drawing ability. Some may think of drawing and painting as a simple media, but Joshua takes it very seriously. Having more than four years of concentration of work and study under his belt, he has actually become quite a varied artist, and a connoisseur of art. As a senior, he’s also looking to continue his field of study, and hopes to attend the Seattle Art Institute in the fall of 2009, studying Art History as well as other Fine Arts. Other than his future exploration, Buist is also looking to form and head an art club for school, planning to meet on Thursdays, as well as creating or committing another gallery for the publication of artwork, as well as publicizing other youth artists. The art club is meant to also allow for young and otherwise unrecog-

Colin Diltz/HAWKEYE

TAAS senior Joshua Buist’s self-portrait.

nized artists to collect and gain confidence and critique for peers and an adviser. As he goes throughout his career, Joshua is also hoping to return and open his own art gallery, to showcase his and other citizens’ artwork. Along with his aspirations into art, Joshua also pushes into other forms of abstract and

Get up, stand up, learn your rights By Jacob Tupper

Schwab states that the school has “an obligation to provide an appropriate learning environment for all students and I think it can be safely argued that profanity is generally considered something that is offensive to most people.”

work because of the negative reaction [that] causes in many readers.” While students in a public school This is good advice; just because have most of the rights they would a student might be able to get away have elsewhere, in a school, their with swearing or making an offenrights are somewhat limited. sive statement does not mean that Principal Greg Schwab said, they should take advan“Supreme Court cases tage of it. have ruled that while They are a million of “Congress shall make no law students do not leave other ways to make a respecting an establishment of the rights to free speech statement without using religion, or prohibiting the free at the door of the school profanity. when they enter, schools exercise thereof; or abridging Other forms of exprescan limit students’ right the freedom of speech, or of the sion such as petitions, to free speech if it can protests, and walkouts press; or the right of the people be determined that such have to be handled indipeaceably to assemble, and to speech would pose a vidually and evaluated petition the Government for a significant disruption if they would disrupt to the educational proredress of grievances.” the educational process. cess.” Petitions are typically ~The First Ammendment Under “Dress not very disruptive and Expectations” in the thus are usually allowed. “Students Rights and Protests can be disrupAlso, in the student handbook Responsibilities” section of the stuthere is a section that states disre- tive and therefore are not allowed dent handbook, students can find spectful behavior is not accepted without some planning with the that the dress code policy is dicand another section that states administration. tated by whether or not clothing Religious freedom is held high disruptive behavior is not allowed. is “disruptive to the educational Profanity could be argued to violate at the school. Students can wear process.” a shirt with a pentagram with as both of these sections. The handbook gives a few examWhen can a student share an much right as a student who wears ples including clothing that “adverunpopular or politically incorrect a shirt with a cross. tises drugs, tobacco products, or Students can start an atheist club opinion or use a swear word? alcohol, [or] clothing with sexual Each situation has to be handled or a religious club and the school overtones or obscenities.” individually, but a student has a would support both clubs equally. But could a student wear clothing Students are not forced to say the better chance to do so in an essay with a swear word on it? for a creative writing assignment “Pledge of Allegiance” and if they “It can be argued that clothing for an English class, or perhaps choose to say the pledge they do with profane messages could constiin a letter to the editor or a guest not have to say “one nation, under tute such a disruption [as described editorial in the Hawkeye. Schwab God.” by the handbook],” Schwab said. A student can pray in class or said that when he was an English While swearing often occurs in teacher, “my advice to my students before a game as long as they are a social setting and the hallways of was to think very carefully about not being disruptive or forcing anythe school it is not allowed in school. the use of profanity in their creative one else to take part in it. Editorial Editor

alternative art – including pop culture. Of course, the term pop culture is used loosely, items such as the Halo video game series and other sorts of mass media, he looks into earnestly. Actually, as a point of interest, Joshua is entering an art competition in Edmonds later this month.

A roof overhead: Campus Housing By Ruth Reeber Copy Editor

Home is where the heart is, or so the old cliché goes. For college freshmen, however, the issue of where to stay can be a little bit daunting. If the university has a Freshman Live-In Rule, meaning all freshmen are required to live in the dormitories for that first year, the decision is already made. But what if, like the University of Washington, the school has no such requirements? One option is to continue to live at home, if that allows for a manageable commute to classes. This can be very good for some students, as it lets them keep many of their familiar surroundings while they adjust to the change from high school to college. Living at home usually does not, however, provide the heady sense of independence and freedom students tend to crave after graduating. Also, if one’s home life is already unstable or unpleasant, moving out may be a much better option than staying. If a student elects not to remain at home, or if the school is not close

enough to commute to, other housing must be found. Staying in the dormitories is an obvious option, as it connects students to a community and to some extent ensures that they are taken care of. However, the cost of living in the dorms is quite high, and may not be affordable. In that case, another popular choice is to stay in campus-owned apartments, which can also be pricey. Students often room together and split the rent and the price of food to keep costs down. Another alternative is to live in one of the on-campus, student-managed houses. Fraternities and sororities are included here, of course, but there are also non-Greek houses, such as the University Christian Union house at UW. Other houses cater specifically to international students or other groups, providing community within the living situation. This can be a good choice because, while the student is no longer living at home, he or she is surrounded by a smaller group of people with whom to share daily life.

COLLEGE CORNER

Thinking about life after high school

s part of our commitment to you, our readers, the Hawkeye will continue to explore all types of information about students’ posthigh school opportunities. We’ll look at academic options and what life will be like at the college or university of your choice,

but we’ll also take a look at the practical issues – like we did this time with the column above on housing. If you have suggestions for future topics, please e-mail them to us at MTHS.Hawkeye@gmail.com or drop us a note in room 130.

10 · FEATURE

2 OCTOBER 2007

HAWKEYE

By Maria DeMiero and Kayla Cooper HAWKEYE staff

hile in the hall or perhaps gazing around a classroom, have you ever come across an unusual object for which it was difficult to find a school related purpose? The most likely explanation is that you’ve discovered one of the many eclectic items that teachers make students use as hall passes. In some cases these items border the ridiculous particularly the ones where the hall pass may outsize the student. Here’s 10 of the top teacher’s stories of their hall passes… The most school spirited of them all is Discovery School art teacher Tim Cashman’s canoe paddle, which even features MTHS color tape. Along with this it also has a strong historical background – the paddle was given to him by a former MTHS swim coach. Cashman said, “I thought the larger the object the more likely that people wouldn’t want to use it. Thus, only serious bathroom users would be inclined to leave class.” Perhaps one of the most awkward to carry and look at is AOS math teacher, Andi Nofziger’s painted totem pole cutout. Custodian Jim “Animal” Pecotte rescued it from the garbage last year and gave it to her because “he couldn’t bear to see it thrown out,” Nofziger said. Her best hall pass memory was when “Ryan Mallory took a picture on his cell phone with the hall pass next to a urinal,” she explained. Currently, Robin Cogburn of the Innovation School and Spanish teacher uses a pair of multicolored stuffed dinosaurs as her class hall pass. Unfortunately, she had some bad luck over the years. She was known for her oar, which was given to her by her father, until last year when it went missing for four months. “One time I used a clay Amazon Indian and the principal called me down to the office. Apparently, the pass was all wet and was found in a urinal,” said Cogburn. With a long history of hall passes under her belt Linda Bennitt art teacher of TAAS, currently has a temporary table leg. “I think it’s fun to say ‘take the leg,’” Bennitt said. Since many of her previous passes have mysteriously disappeared she explained, “The table leg is good because I figure it’s pretty hard to lose.” The table leg was apart of a large-scale still life display which students built and drew annually. yC sb oto Ph E KEY

HAW tz/ Dil olin

The long white PVC pipe belongs to Renaissance science teacher Adam Welman in room 126. “Someone once stuck it in a toilet and Animal had to go salvage it,” Welman said. “We wouldn’t need hall passes if students were responsible and I’d love to encourage students to be more responsible so hall passes would be less necessary,” Welman said. Welman washes the pipe occasionally and asks his pupils to wash their hands.

and the stories behind them...

Legendary Hall Passes

Innovation health teacher Kimberly Nelson uses a pair of witch dolls as her class hall passes. She does not know why she uses them, but she likes the fact that they can easily be washed in a washing machine. The Robotics team often takes one of the witches, known as “The Elf,” everywhere they go. It even has its own Web site. “My favorite pass I ever had was a gnome until someone stole it and turned it into a bong,” Nelson said. This pretty ironic considering she is a health teacher. After trying several hall passes such as a color chart connected to a lanyard, which was stolen, Angelo Comeaux decided that they were just “too small and too convenient.” With this in mind Comeaux went rummaging through his old equipment and found a steel tripod light stand. “I thought the bigger, the clunkier, the uglier, the better,” Comeaux said. The thought of leaving the room for any student in Marly Hartline’s World History class is quickly diminished when they look upon the weighty “Stone of Density.” This idea came while the class was reading “The High Deeds of Finn Mac Cool” by Rosemary Sutcliff in which the main character Finn Mac Cool places his right foot atop “Stone of Destiny.” Hartline explained, “Nobody’s dropped it on their foot but it really helps students pick up the pace.” “I would never have a communal pass!” explained Heidi Monrad the AOS French teacher. Monrad said, “With all the illnesses that seem to travel through the school I’ve decided that this pass is the most eco-friendly, culturally enriching, germo-sanic, student empowering…because for every time not employed extra credit is awarded to the biggest bladder.” Instead of the commonly found “communal” hall pass Monrad gives each student his or her own individual pass worth eight times out of class. “As many know I am a huge Stars Wars fan. I believe that Stars Wars explores everything in the universe to some degree,” Chris Ellinger said. He is a Innovation Humanities teacher. So appropriately his hall pass is a Darth Vader head water bottle. “I believe that anything taking from class time is evil and Darth Vader symbolizes evil.” He added that he does clean the hall pass but he feels for the sake of cleanliness it could use a strap.

2 OCTOBER 2007

FEATURE · 11

Find out about the new robotics team and how they are going to do this year • 18

A&E

■ What

are the effects of pain killers on your body? • 16

HAWKEYE 2 OCTOBER 2007

Halo It’s time to

Finish the fight By Amanda Lockleer Opinion Editor

If you are familiar with Halos 1 and 2 then by now you know that the main character is the Master Chief, who in Halo 3 is a “cybernetically enhanced Spartan super-solider.” Halo 2 ended with Master Chief returning to Earth during a Covenant invasion. When you buy Halo 3 you have three options: buying the Halo 3 by itself ($60) just as a normal game and having the option of playing right away, Halo 3 Limited Edition ($70), and the Elite Edition ($120), which comes with a replica Spartan Mjolnir Mark VI helmet as well as a second disc of bonus content.

Some of the new features that are in Halo 3 are the new Spartan Laser and Mongoose ATV. Along with a new line of Brute weapons to show the different side of the Halo universe. While playing the newest and improved Halo game you will notice that there is no “lack of new ways to play,” according to the game’s creators at Microsoft. You will also notice that the animations are revamped to create a more life like Halo world. This enhancement is just one of the many new changes of the technology that Halo creators have done in the game. The game has more vehicles, weapons, and enemies as well as bigger maps, which will show how big the

Used with permission from Halo3Impact.com

The latest edition of the popular first-person-shooter game Halo, features incredibly life-like graphics and motion. Game play has been enhanced allowing up to four players at a time. epic Halo game really is. games, but it will provide excellent team up with up to three friends in The Xbox 360 is the only system graphics along with the option of the all-new four-player co-op mode. that will allow game play for Halo Xbox live which will allow the user to

Legendary sax player returns to the Northwest By Colin Diltz Photography Manager

It was a peaceful night on September 21 in Portland until the concert was about to start. All people, young and old, became anxious as they took their seats in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. The legendary tenor saxophone player, Sonny Rollins, was about to take stage. Rollins has played with many other famous jazz artists such as Miles Davis and John Coltrane. He is now 77-year-old and still playing all over the world. Sonny played great all night long with his section, which consisted of Clifton Anderson on trombone, Bobby Broom on guitar, Bob Cransahw on bass, Kimati Dinizulu on percussion, and Willy Jones on drums. The only one who is older than Sonny is Willy Jones, who can still play the drum as fast as any drummer today. His stage appearance was intriguing as he

swung his arms and his saxophone as if the instrument was a third limb connecting both of his arms. The sound that came out of the horn though was something that is expected to be heard on old radio stations during the Jazz Age. His music was an anachronism that night; it sounded like no other jazz artist of this time. One of the best songs of the nights was from the CD “Sonny, Please” and of the same name as the album. It starts with a beat from the bass guitar that is passed around like a football throughout the band. Rollins’ solo took twists that the audience would not expect. He would lead the listeners on with his sweet sound and then do the unexpected. Rollins was also not afraid to explore the whole range of his instrument and never stayed in one spot for too long. “Someday I’ll Find You” was another great song with a chimes part played by Kimati Dinizulu. It started off with Rollins playing in

Endfest’s Super Sweet 16 By Jordyn Clark HAWKEYE staff

Endfest is an annual rock festival sponsored by KNDD and this year was “Super Sweet Sixteen.” The event featured a full day of music that started out with End-a-Roke (The End’s version of karaoke) and finished out with The Smashing Pumpkins. All of this took place at the north parking lot of Quest Field. Other headliners were Social Distortion, Paramore, and Bright Eyes. The festival first began in 1992 at the Kitsap County Fair to celebrate KNDD. The first Endfest included Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth, and Mudhoney. The 10-hour show included three stages; the main stage, local stage, and what’s next stage. The Local Stage featured Seattle bands Moneta, Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground,

and Minus the Bear. On the Endfest Main Stage the bands were Hot Hot Heat, Satellite Party (you may know them as Janes Addiction), Bright Eyes, Social Distortion, and Smashing Pumpkins. The “What’s Next” stage had the most artists and a wide range of music styles. Bands playing were: Straylight Run, Shiny Toy Guns, Paramore, Against me!, The Bravery, and The Used. Social Distortion sang some punk version covers of the Rolling Stones’ “Under my Thumb” and Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire.” Singer Mike Ness (the only original member left) talked about the old times when punk wasn’t on the radio. They ended with a classic; “Mommy’s Little Monster.” Lastly the Smashing Pumpkins closed the show with a mix of old and new songs. Falling on the last day of summer, Endfest 16 was the perfect way to end the season.

a slow tone that sounded like a man reflecting about his life in the comfort of his home. As the song progressed Willy Jones and Sonny Rollins played a game of cat and mouse with their instruements as they soloed right after one another. The came to an end after two hours, which seemed to go by so fast since the jazz legend

stole time with his music and put the audience into a trance. The trance was only broken when the horn was put down and Sonny exited the stage. The crowd applauded for the great experience that Rollins brought to the stage and can be guaranteed that if he ever returns to the Northwest most of this crowd would gladly come to see him again.

Benefit Concert

Support the Central Asia Institute October 11 • 7PM • MTHS Theater ~

Performances by: Jazz Ensemble 1 • Chamber Winds Orchestra • Dynamics Accents The Central Asia Institute, which promotes and supports communitybased education and literacy programs especially for girls, is located in the remote mountain regions of Central Asia. The inspiring story of the Central Asia Institute (CAI) in Pakistan and Afghanistan is told in the bestseller “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote One School at a Time” by co-founder and director Greg Mortenson and journalist David Oliver Relin. In addition to a monetary donation, please bring non-perishable food items for the local food bank. Previous concerts raised more than $3400 for the Katrina Musicians’ Relief Fund and the Nickel Mines School Victims’ Fund and provided much needed food for the Mountlake Terrace food bank.

For more information:

call 425-672-4489 or Email mthsmusicboosters@earthlink.net

HAWKEYE

CD REVIEWS

New music to rock your body By Chanel Prout HAWKEYE staff

A&E · 13

2 OCTOBER 2007

Two guys and a bag of popcorn

Artist: Kanye West Album: Graduation Genre: Rap STARS: ★★★★ Colin Diltz

cclaimed rapper, producer, and rap mogul Kanye West has done it again. Combining his meaningful lyrics with unimaginable and fresh beats all mixed together he has brought a new and unexpected style to his most recent effort, titled “Graduation.” West, with two major songs out right now, (“Stronger” and “Can’t Tell Me Nothing,”) has hit both the pop and hip-hop charts big time.

His songs have been flying up the charts on radio stations and countdowns. This CD, compared to the recent albums from Kanye, is amazing. Songs like “Good Life” and “Big Brother” are soon to be big hits. Sales have been extraordinary, and have put West ahead of his competition, including 50 Cent. His records have been flying off racks from stores and iTunes. “Graduation” is a must get right now.

Artist: Amy Winehouse Album: Back to Black Genre: R&B/Soul/Jazz STARS: ★★★

David Clark

By David Clark HAWKEYE staff

As of the recent string of movies casting humor to all sorts of less than popular sports, I would actually state that this has been my favorite of such. “Balls of Fury” is an epic adventure unfurling the story of Randy Daytona (Dan Fogler), a failed ping-pong champion, as he presses to regain his former glory. Of course, this wouldn’t be a very interesting story if it were some simple Cinderella story. Daytona gets involved with the FBI (specifically George Lopez) to find and capture the largest criminal, Master Feng (Christopher Walken), leader of an underground ping-pong circuit, and murderer of Daytona’s Father (Robert Patrick). To get to his eventual goal, Daytona must battle and persevere through many By Colin Diltz Photography Manager

my Winehouse, with her CD “Back In Black” is a mixture of old school funk with a lot of soul. Her songs are based on her life experiences, largely dealing with her addictions to drugs to alcohol. Her generally troubled spirit brings her songs a unique power and it is clear that she takes pains to put herself into each song. Her songs out right now, like “Rehab” and “You

Know I’m No Good,” have been on countdowns, but haven’t hit the radio that much. Sadly, Winehouse is, literally, back in rehab, dealing with her heroin addiction. This isn’t Winehouse’s first album. She has been in the music business since 2003, and has done great job on this album, in spite the the turmoil surrounding its creation. This is another album to get.

Continuing on Adam Sandler humor, “Balls of Fury” is a perfect example of what the modern young crowd expects in their movies. The movie is for people who will not get offended at crude sexual jokes. The main character in this is a stereotypical child, except his talent is playing ping-pong. The producers did a good job at setting up his history and it makes sense why he wants to become a legend. As with all good comedies something unexpected happens in this case the character is recruited by the FBI to take down a criminal mastermind who sells weapons to enemies of the states. Whenever there was a ping-pong match the

Chinese gangs, various riddles, as well as former nemeses (and lets just note that the duel between Dan Fogler and Christopher Walken is absolutely EPIC). As far as the styling of the movie went, I preferred the samurai sort of quality added into all the ping-pong matches, each becoming a major conflict between the players’ spirits. And even coasting through the plot, it should be noted that this movie is for those unoffended by crude sexual humor. On a negative point, Maggie Q should quickly and immediately try for a more varied role in her acting before she gains a set role for her acting, all sorts of stereotypes included, and almost inconvientently in its releasse, I don’t feel that “BoF” will not be welcomed nearly as well as deserved by fans. In full synopsis, “Balls of Fury” not only entertained but completely enraptured me.

players made it seemed like that the event was actually more than it was. They insult each other in a fashion that can make people remember their childhood. The taunts always end up in irony. For example when Randy Daytona, the main character, gets into a face-off, he claims his foe is a “mama’s boy.” He is expected to win, but it turns out that he loses. Another great part is when Randy arrives at his trainer’s place and the secrecy of the atmosphere makes the audience think that they are going to see something else than ping-pong, but instead it is just a training place that is for ping-pong. The fact that the people in the movie treat it like it is the most important thing in the world makes the movie seem like the modern world revolves around ping-pong and it can be linked to everything.

GO · DO · WATCH · LISTEN · PLAY · PARTICIPATE · THE HAWKEYE A&E CALENDAR SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

30 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Built to Spill $18 @ The Showbox

The Real Mckenzies $10 @ Studio Seven

She Wants Revenge $20 @ Showbox

Underoath $19 @ Showbox SoDo

Widespread Panic $35 @ Paramount Theatre

Benefit Concert 7pm All Bands @ MTHS Theater Jimmy Eat World @ The Showbox $22

Bat for Lashes $10 @ Crocodile Cafe

Hellogoodbye $23 @ Showbox SoDo

Dashboard Confessional $24.99 @ Showbox SoDo

Neil Young $72 @ WaMu Theater

Idiot Pilot $13 @ Chop Suey

Interpol $27.50 @ WaMu Theater

Homecomng Game vs. Mariner 8pm @ Edmonds Stadium

The Polyphonic Spree $25 @ The Showbox

Arturo Sandoval Quintent $26.50 @ Jazz Alley

Homecoming Dance 9-12pm

Chiodos $19 @ Showbox SoDo

Lady Hawks on a winning streak• 19

HEALTH versus

By Cassandra Jutessen HAWKEYE staff

In 2006, the University of Washington started a study to see if letting babies under the age of 24 months watch “baby” shows (such as “Baby Einstein”) would affect their learning. On Aug. 7, 2007, The Seattle Times published an article on the results. The researchers interviewed 1,000 parents from Washington and Minnesota, asking them if they let their kids watch the shows specified, and if so how long and how often, and other questions along those lines. The researchers then asked the parents how many words their baby had said out of a list of 90 common baby words, such as “mommy” and “daddy.” The study showed that out of the 1,000 participants, 32 percent of the parents let their infant watch the baby-oriented shows, and 17 percent of the babies watched the shows for more than an hour a day. The results showed that the eight to 16-monthold group had learned an average of six to eight words less than other infants their age per hour of watching the shows. The age group of 17 to 24-month-olds showed no significant change. Even though the study was not conclusive, it helps sum up one long-standing theory on the subject: that watching television, no matter what age,

■ Get the heads up on fall sports p. 19-20

HAWKEYE 2 OCTOBER 2007

Disney

does not help one succeed in life. Also, the American Academy of Pediatrics says that no child under the age of 24 months should watch television at all. Upon seeing the results of the study published in mainstream newspapers, Disney demanded a retraction, saying that the study was inconclusive and misleading. The University of Washington refused, saying the study and how the newspapers reported it was accurate and that the study had been thoroughly tested. On the other side of the spectrum, the maker of “Baby Einstein,” Julie Aigner-Clark, found herself cast in a negative light. Her mailbox was vandalized with the words “baby dumb” in spraypaint. According to The Seattle Times, Aigner-Clark did not make the videos with the intention of making babies smarter; she made the videos to calm her own children down. She saw that the videos had a calming effect on her babies, who were often crying. She produced the videos in her basement and sold her company five years ago to Disney. The name of the show has been misinterpreted, also. Julie named the show after Albert Einstein, yes, but not because of his academic achievements. “Baby Einstein” was instead referencing Albert Einstein’s love of art and music, which is a main focus of the shows.

Kathryn Goddard/ HAWKEYE

Kathryn Goddard/HAWKEYE

Germ farms: Avoiding bacteria at school By Elle Patterson and Jordan Davis HAWKEYE staff

Kelli Caceres/HAWKEYE

There are more than 50,000 germs per square inch on faucet handles in public restrooms. Gross! In addition, only one out of five people wash their hands after they go to the bathroom. To make things worse, people who do wash their hands after they go to the bathroom get more germs because they have to turn on the water by touching the faucet. What is interesting is that the toilet is not the dirtiest place in the bathroom – the floor is. So girls, do not put your purse or bag on the floor. More than 30 percent of the germs on the floor will go onto the bottom of your bag. The American Society for Microbiology found reported that that 91 percent of adults said that they wash their hands after using public restrooms, but only 83 percent were seen doing so. They have also stated that people who wash their hands less at home than in public restrooms. Women’s bathrooms have two times the amount of germs than the men’s bathroom, because of how many little children come in the women’s bathroom with their mommy. Washing hands is the most effective way to prevent the spread of infections of diseases. So, would you rather not wash

your hands and become sick, or get someone else sick? Or would you rather take the time to wash your hands and never get you or anyone else sick? MTHS students have crazy hectic schedules. It never helps when students have to go to the bathroom badly. When students rush to the bathroom right before the bell rings, they do not really pay attention to washing their hands after we go to the bathroom. That is not so great, because yes, the person no longer has to go to the bathroom, but their hands have more than one million germs that get spread anywhere that you put your hands. A person can never know where they might spread those germs: friends, door handles, cups, silverware, etc. Is not washing hands really woth the risk of harming the health of others by spreading those germs? Even though a student might be a little late to class, they should wash their hands for the sake of themselves and others. Washing hands takes away 95 oercent of germs, and prevents a person from getting sick.

HAWKEYE BATHROOM ETIQUETTE AND HEALTH TIPS compiled by HAWKEYE staff

• USE YOUR SHOE TO FLUSH THE TOILET. Don’t use your bare hands! • Whenever possible, use a restroom stall with toilet paper that

is almost completely covered in a metal or plastic holder, which will guard against splattering water and germs. • USE THE PAPER TOWEL. For public restrooms, use a paper towel, or toilet paper to flush the toilet and open the door because toilet

and door handles harbor germs. • USE WARM WATER, NOT COLD OR HOT WATER. • Don’t use the stall farthest away from the faucets. More people use those stalls for more privacy, which means they have more bacteria than the other ones,

• IF YOU’RE A NERVOUS PUBLIC BATHROOM USER, TURN THE FAN ON. This will entitle you for more privacy. • SING “HAPPY BIRTHDAY.” It is recommended that you rub your hands together vigorously and scrub all surfaces: lather up on both

sides of your hands, your wrists, between you fingers, and under your nails. Germs live pretty much everywhere. • RINSE WELL under warm running water and pat dry with a towel, or dry under the air drying machines.

MEET MR. CLUNE

ood day to students and staff. I think this is the spot for my introduction, so here goes: I’m Mr. Clune, MTHS Prevention/Intervention Specialist. What’s that? P/I’s are counselors that specialize in such areas as Chemical Dependency (alcohol/ drug related issues), Mental Health and Michael Clune Intervention Prevention Anger Management. Columnist I want students to know that they can come see me at any time I’m on campus (every day but Wednesday 7:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.). Students come into my office for many reasons. Some examples are, concerned and stressed about their friends/family using alcohol/drugs, their own substance abuse issues, dealing with loss, changing friends, managing emotions (mad, sad, and angry) and stress. I want students to know that their confidentiality is always respected in my office. It’s not uncommon that a student has a concern about another student and wants to be helpful, but has the fear that their friend(s) will get mad or reject them if they say anything. Students can voice and express their concerns anonymously. This means that their name will never be mentioned, brought up or used even if the a student asks, “how did you get my name.” Again confidentiality is respected at all times. ~ Michael Clune is also a good source for obtaining a referral or information on health and social services located in the community. Clune’s office is located near the HUB in the Counseling/Guidance center. He is also a professional musician and you can check out his work via www.clunebrothermusic.com and iTunes. Don’t tell anyone but he also watches “Smallville” and he is an honorary member of the Justice League of America. Be well.

HEALTH · 15

Hookah! HAWKEYE

By Michael Clune MTHS Prevention/Intervention Specialist

Today I want to share some facts on hookah. What the heck is this? Is hookah smoking safer than cigarettes? I’ve been told that the water used in the hookah makes the tobacco less toxic. There is a myth that hookah smoking is safer than smoking cigarettes because the hookah smoke is filtered through water before it is inhaled. But recent studies (MAYO clinic 2006, Edward Rosenow, M.D.) have found that hookah smokers actually inhale more nicotine than do cigarette smokers because of the massive volume of smoke they inhale. Hookah — also called narghile, shisha and goza is a water pipe. The device has been used for centuries in the Middle East and Asia to smoke tobacco. Now, hookah bars and cafes are popping up across the United States — fueled by the growing popularity of hookah smoking among teens and young adults. The hookah device consists of four parts: 1. A base, or smoke chamber, which is partially filled with water 2. A bowl, which contains tobacco and the heating source 3. A pipe that connects the bowl to the base and dips into the

5 SEPTEMBER 2007

water in the base 4. A hose, a second tube in the pipe that does not dip into the water but opens into air in the base and allows users to inhale the hookah smoke. When a smoker inhales through the tube, a pressure difference forces air past the heating source and heats the tobacco, which gives off smoke. The smoke is pulled away from the tobacco and passes through the water and into the smoke chamber where it’s inhaled by the smoker. Although many believe that the water in the hookah filters out all the “bad stuff ” in the tobacco smoke, this isn’t true. According to a recent World Health Organization (WHO) advisory, a typical one-hour session of hookah smoking exposes the user to 100 to 200 times the volume of smoke inhaled from a single cigarette. Even after passing through the water, the tobacco smoke produced still contains high levels of toxic compounds, including carbon monoxide, heavy metals and cancer-causing chemicals (carcinogens). Hookah smoking also delivers significant levels of nicotine — the very addictive substance in tobacco. The trend of hookah smoking has doctors and public health experts concerned because despite the claim of many users smoking from a hookah is just as dangerous as smoking a cigarette. So, hookah, like a cigarette, Cassie Soriano/HAWKEYE is a nicotine delivery system.

Eat junk, sweat like junk By Joslyn Ching HAWKEYE staff

True or false: eating broccoli can make sweat smell worse than eating an apple. True. So many people these days complain about the way their breath smells, when really, it’s not their breath that is creating that odor. When a person eats foods with strong smells (like cheese, garlic, onions, and brussel sprouts), the food is absorbed into the digestive system, and consequently into all the different systems of the body. Salt is drawn out of the food, and part of it is stored in the body as cholesterol and other nutrients. Therefore, the food particles are deposited into a bodies sweat glands. When a person exercises or when the body overheats, these excreted deposits make the pungent smell of sweat. Of course, it isn’t just those bits of garlic in soup either. Fatty and cholesterol-saturated foods can clog pores, leading to a variety of odd odors and sometimes even more acne then normal. When a Big Mac and fries are consumed at McDonald’s, all the excess fats and salts travel through intestinal walls and into the body. They travel to the person’s heart, brain, and lungs, really everywhere. The most pungent smells, however, come mostly from foods containing high amounts of sulphur, a chemical that causes the disgusting smells around volcanoes, and nicotine. This is not commonly found in the foods we eat daily, but is found in near-fatal amounts in cigarettes and chewing tobacco. Alcohol and high fructose corn syrup are also culprits for odious bodies, so if you want to smell better, do something good for your body. Don’t eat that Twix bar, or drink that Mountain Dew. Well, let’s just say you did eat that junk food last night. What do you

do about it? Probiotics, a dietary supplement found in yogurts and bacteria, can help fight the odors that build up in your system after a night at the theater with a bucket of popcorn and a king sized Hershey’s bar. They are abundant in green vegetables and herbs. Parsley is wonderful in the fight against smelly sweat, as well as mustard (no joke) and celery. Acidic foods like lemons, limes, oranges and grapefruits can also help purge your system of icky odors. Oatmeal and oats are also used to absorb the foods before they hit your body very badly. One of the best ways to get out those unwanted odors, however, is exercise. The physical act of working out naturally purges your body of built-up toxins and waste. Fruit juice is a tasty way of multi-tasking when you want to help your body. The vitamins and minerals can help your body to function properly, and the properties of most citrus juices like sugar-free lemon- and limeade can make you smell just peachy. Also, a way of help a body smell better is to utilize the sweat-gland build-up process. Eating aromatics like mint, sage, thyme, and cinnamon can make a person smell just as fresh and clean as the herbs themselves, although do not expect results immediately. It can take up to 48 hours for your body to process the foods and make them come out on your skin. Cutting a lemon or lime in half and letting it sit in water overnight, and then drinking the water (no matter how crazy it looks) will give you a nice, clean, nearly perfume-like quality to your skin. This is also a nice way of fighting acne. Cloves, nutmeg and pepper will make the pre-existing odors in your body much more diluted, and can help make them less noticeable. So just remember: you are what you eat. If you eat ten burgers, expect to smell like one, but there are always ways to help with the malady. Eat lots of leafy green veggies, fruits and a nice array of spices, and you will end up smelling much more approachable and keen. Ji Mun/HAWKEYE

8 · HEALTH

5 SEPTEMBER 2007

HAWKEYE

Painkillers: new fad among teens Can rise of pain killer distribution in the U.S. be linked to why students are more dependent on pain killers?

By Michael Pascual Health Editor

In less than a decade, the sale of painkillers rose by 90 percent.

Can I have some Advil please? Why is it more common in classrooms today that students are able to share or give away pills as if it were just candy being handed out? On August 20, 2007, according to the Associated Press, in merely eight years the retail sale of painkillers have risen up to 90 percent. Every year as much 20,000 pain pills are sold just within the U.S, which is equivalent to about 300 mg of painkillers for each person living in America. It use to be an assumption that the utilization of painkillers are for the elderly. These medicines in turn was suppose to remedy chronic or minor pains and increase the quality of their livelihood. Contrary to popular belief, advances in medicine and easy accessibility to these type of drugs apparently have appealed to a younger generation. The drugs versatility to cure various types of pains seems to be catching up in common american culture. These over the counter drugs can be easily bought by anyone regardless of the fact that they contain highly addictive components and some cases could be lethal. Even though the recent years have only sumed up an increase of 2 percent does not imply that people are beginning to seize the use of the drug, but instead having it as a common household item such as bandages. Through persistant telemarketing of major drug companies, they have built an empire wich ultimately led to a multi-billion dollar industry. Advertisements through the media made these drugs a popular demand among

FACT OR FICTION?

Canker sores are herpes? By Alan Adzhiyez Ad Manager

Yes! Canker sores are a type of herpes, just as cold sores are. To many students, they have preconceive notions that Herpes is some kind of STD, it is only a series of blisters that can be aquired on various parts of the body. other types of herpes include Chicken Pox or cold sores What is a canker sore?

A canker sore is a white sore on the inside of the lip. Can I get a canker sore from kissing someone with a canker sore?

No. Canker sores aren’t contagious, though kissing while having a canker sore is not a good idea because bacteria from an others mouth could cause the canker to get infected. My own immune system is to blame for canker sores?

It’s possible. Many researchers are starting to believe that getting canker sores relates to how the body’s immune systems reacts to small foreign chemicals that contact the gums in the mouth causing the body to destroy its own tissue. Resulting in the white canker sore Wait! Brushing my teeth can cause canker sores?

It’s true. Researchers believe that toothpaste and mouthwash containing a foaming agent called Sodium lauryl Sulfate (or SLS for short) that could cause canker sores

because it has been said to weaken the gums. Many name brand toothpastes and mouthwashes contain SLS. Are candies a cause of canker sores?

Yes and no. Candies can be a cause of canker but only to certain people. Canker sores can be caused when some one has a food sensitivity. So not only candies can cause canker sores some people may get canker sores from certain fruits or veggies. Canker sores can also be caused by eating foods that people are allergic to. So my teeth are the cause for canker sores?

They can be. Mechanical trauma is also thought of as another cause for canker sores, such as biting the gum of the mouth, or sharp teeth rubbing on the gums, also eating crispy foods such as chips are speculated to be one contributing factor. How long do they last?

Generally, canker sores last about a week. Depending on the care or abuse of the area, the results of healing can vary. By eliminating some food in your diet, one can quickly heal the sore. According to howgetridofstuff.com, by omitting spicy or acidic food this will help the healing process at a much faster rate. Just remember that canker sores are a sign of a dirty mouth. By having a daily habit of thorough cleaning of the mouth, you can decrease the liklehood of canker sores showing up.

many Americans including teenagers. In response to these recent findings, the government passed laws which will limit or restrict the sales of these products. The crackdown by the federal government put pressure in local and nationally reknown precribers. Major retailers such as Bartells and Rite Aid have taken these warnings into consideration and now are taking prescriptions for certain type of painkillers that use be over the counter. MOST COMMON REASON WHY STUDENTS TAKE PAINKILLERS Headaches: Out of all the other reasons why a student may take a pain pill the most common are headaches. Although there are other forms to cure headache, the potency of the pill can quickly diminish the pain in comparison to other methods. Muscle Pain: With the increase of students taking sports as their extracurricular activity many are dependant on a quick and easy

way to remove pain from the body. Cramps: More common to women than men, the use of these products can ultimately reduce the chronic cramps experience by women periodically. Drug Abuse: As advances in modern day medicine becomes more known illicit use of drugs.

HAWKEYE

ITN?! (Is This Normal) columnist Kimberly Nelson is here to answer all Kimberly Nelson health-related ITN?! Columnist questions you might be afraid to ask, or to address questions she just feels like she really needs to answer. Credentials? Yep. She’s got ’em. Not only is she an MTHS health educator, she has a masters degree in Theology and Counseling. So, submit your questions to the Hawkeye, Ms. Nelson or Michael Pascual in room 130. Letter writers may choose to remain anonymous for ITN?! questions.

Dear Ms. Nelson: My question is about premarital sex. Not the obvious dangers like STD’s or pregnancy, I’m old enough to be well informed about all of those risks. I’m inquiring more about the emotional dangers. Setting aside the statistics on divorce, traditionally marriage means that the two people will be together forever. Single people, such as people in high school, go through girlfriends and boyfriends frequently and there is no real official commitment. Sex, I believe, bonds people together in a really intense, emotional way. My question is: “Is it emotionally dangerous to have premarital sex?” If a couple in high school have sex and break up, is that a safe amount of heartbreak for one person to endure? Or does it depend on how attached the person is? Signed, In-Charge

Dear In Charge:

Next Issue •

•

October 30 •

•

HEALTH · 17

IS THIS NORMAL?!?

MEET MS. NELSON

•

5 SEPTEMBER 2007

•

Homecoming I s s u e

What a terrific set of questions. That’s some deep thinking that some people never realize even when they are adults, I’m proud of you.So let’s tackle this set of questions one at a time. First of all, if you’ve ever been in my Health class you’ve heard me say that the most difficult part of sex is not STD’s or condoms, but the emotions. You might have heard that from other adults too. Even though adults don’t live in your world, and might not understand the issues you deal with, they do understand this problem, because they’ve been there. We’re all pathetic when it c omes to love! Love is wonderful, all flowers blooming, birdies chirping, and Bambi lapping at a sweet little creek. Finding someone who understands you, or shares the same interests is so much fun. Our lives become fuller, each day might be better than the last. Since each new relationship brings new adventure, we can’t help but be excited and thrilled about thegrowing intimacy between our new romances. Now intimacy is a complex state of being. We can be intimate by sharing our sto-

ries, sharing physical touch (sexy music in the background),sharing scary experiences (Yikes!). We can be intimate with family members, friends, teachers, teammates, coworkers, our pets (nothing cozier),romantic partners; each a different type of intimacy. One sure thing is that strong intimacy takes time. After some time, people start to become important to our daily lives. Physical intimacy adds to the connection. Which leads us to the next factor: most relationships end. Throughout people’s dating lives, ideally only one connection makes it to the marriage stage, therefore, most relationships end. Statistically, very few teen relationships make it to the lifetime commitment stage. As we travel through relationships and in order for us to find the perfect match, we have to build relationships with people. During that building process, we might discover that they aren’t the one and so we break up,grieve and heal, then start all over again with new knowledge. If you can follow my rambling path you will see that I am trying to lead you through a rational process...the only problem is that love isn’t very rational. The best thing to do is to really study yourself and what you want in your life. Think about your family, religion, goals, values, and what makes you happy. It’s my belief from my education, all of the counseling I’ve given, and the tears I’ve seen that teens are not meant to have casual sex. Maybe that’s why in most religions and organized social organizations pre-marital sex is frowned upon. Remember: TV and movies are not real. Real and healthy people don’t have new sex partners every week. Your most interesting comment is “If a couple in high school have sexand break up, is that a safe amount of heartbreak for one person to endure?” Frankly, sometimes it’s not safe enough to endure. That’s why lots of people have melt downs when they break up, or they start to stalk, or become seriously depressed and do dangerous things. It’s very sad to separate from someone whom you trusted with your personal details, fears, and your body. Basically, we are responsible for making sure that we take care of ourselves! Nobody else, can determine your safety levels of intimacy whether it’s with friends or romance. There are lots of tools around that you can use to help you understand what you need. Counselors, family members, adult role models, activities in class, all of these can help you figure stuff out. Unfortunately, we usually brush it off as stupid, boring or sissy. You don’t have to be afraid of relationships, just make sure that you are getting into the type of situation that makes your life better, not more complicated or painful!

Shine your teeth for homecoming!

Dear Ms. Nelson: Is tanning outside in the sun just as dangerous as fake tanning? Signed, Shake-n-Bake

Dear Shake-n-Bake: I did a little research on the American Cancer Society website andfound out that “exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays appears to be the most important environmental factor in developing skin cancer. Consequently, the dangers from exposure to UV rays from artificial sources of light, such as tanning beds and sunlamps, are similar to the dangers of exposure to sunlight. Moreover, some experts strongly believe that the sharp rise in the rates of the most serious type of skin cancer--malignant melanoma--may be due to increased exposure to UV radiation, whether from natural sunlight or artificial sources of light.” OK then, yes canned tanning IS just as bad for you as real tanning outside. I have heard some tanning locations advertise that their bedsdon’t have the dangerous UV radiation, but I would check that out carefully. Right now you have beautiful healthy skin, keep it that way by taking care of your skin. Use sun block, moisturize (even manly men use lotion!) and keep it clean. That way you won’t look like Fat Bastard’s neck when you are 80!

Dear Ms. Nelson: Why do people smoke when they know it’s bad for them? Signed, Smoke Observer

Dear Smoke Observer: Don’t you know why? It’s because everyone knows that people who smoke are DEAD SEXY! I honestly don’t know how ANYONE who lives on this continent would even consider smoking because you would have to be completely mentally checked out to NOT KNOW that smoking is terrible for you. It’s easy to say that smokers are stupid. But, did you know that before the 50’s and even into the 60’s doctors were encouraging people to start smoking to calm their nerves? Information about the dangers of smoking weren’t publicized and shared with consumers. In the ’80s, several health related groups sued the tobacco companies and won. Finally, information came out that tobacco companies were adding chemicals and nicotine into cigarettes to get people addicted to their products. You know what they say, “Ignorance is bliss!” So lots of people began smoking. Since, smokers have become aware of how terrible it is for their bodies and struggle with the addiction. Smoking is a difficult habit to break, which is why adults nag at teens to stay away all together! SMOKING IS BAD! M’KAY!

Read about the women’s soccer team’s win against Mariner • 19

TECHNOLOGY

■ See how the volleyball team did in their match against Lynnwood • 19

HAWKEYE 2 OCTOBER 2007

Robotics Club plans for another big year By Leslie Ling HAWKEYE Staff

Robotics is the type of club that challenges a person’s mind. The members of this club work on concepts and projects such as auto cameras, electrical engineering, fabrication and program designing—as well as building robots. The concepts that are dealt with are “beyond the ordinary mind,” according to Abdur Rehman, the president of the club. Robotics has about 20 members who meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:15 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. after school with Craig De Vine, the Robotics Club adviser. On the weekend of Sept. 22, the Robotics Club attended the RoboThon held by the Seattle Society of Robotics. “They are the big guys on top,” sophomore Michelle Stone, a member of the Robotics Club, said. This event was essentially a showand-tell held at the Seattle Center, where all the robotics teams in the state were able to improve. This team is ready to win; they have already gone ahead and made plans for the next four years. The goals they’ve made so far include to work hard together to become even stronger.

Leslie Ling/HAWKEYE

The current members of the Robotics Club smile proudly as they hold their banner.

They want to emphasize safety while building their projects with the tools. Robotics also plans to get more people to join the 2007-2008 team.

Take note Google – Microsoft’s Tafiti makes surfing, searching fun By Colin Diltz Photography Manager

Microsoft has launched its new search engine, Tafiti, onto the Internet in hopes that it will be a creative and useful tool. Tafiti is supported by Silverlight, which can be compared to Macromedia Flash. Silverlight is needed in order to download Tafiti, and many sites, such as Major League Baseball and Fox Movie Trailers, use Silverlight to play their video. It works in the same way as Flash does and it can support streaming video. Tafiti has many features that are innovative and useful to the common Internet user. The Web site www.tafiti. com is just a beta version of the actual product. When it is officially released, a lot of things will be fixed based on the critique of beta testers. The search capabilities of this new search engine are similar to popular search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN. Tafiti includes the basic key term search, as well as an image search. It also has new searches; Tafiti can look for the keyword in the news or on RSS feeds, and it can even find books of that title. This truly allows people to look for more specific results. On the normal search for other sites, one can filter their results by typing in additional words into the text box. Tafiti will automatically filter results that do not have that keyword in them.

Since looking at long lists of Web sites can be boring, Microsoft has created something called “Tree view.” The name is self explanatory: all search results will be displayed on a tree. Users can make this tree view take up the whole screen if they want to see more results. To select a result the user can simply click on the “leaf ” that they think is the most suitable for their needs. Another useful feature is that people can search for multiple items without having to open a new window or tab to do so. The results will stack in a pile under each other so that people can go back and look at old searches. However, a downside to this is that in order to get to old results, all other results must be closed. Microsoft’s way to combat this is to make a shelf on the side, where people can drag links they want to save. These links will be saved and can be accessed by just clicking on them. This allows people the leisure of not having to type in the same keywords to find the same result, or going through their history to find the Web site they need. All in all it seems that through creative design, Microsoft has decided to raise the bar for internet search engines. Other companies will have to find creative ways to get customers to use their site, which will make search engines more user-friendly and personal to all people.

But their biggest goal of all is to raise enough money so they can go to the 2008 United States FIRST National Robotics competition in Atlanta, Georgia.

The club plans to raise money by getting sponsors to made donations and by holding a fund-raiser at the King’s Restaurant in the next two months. The team will show up and help, but instead of being paid, 20 percent of the money made goes to help pay for the trip. The restaurant is near the Mountlake 9 Theater. The team may also sell See’s Candies to raise funds. The Robotics Club plans to stay in contact with all the schools they will compete with in the coming year. The team goes to a lot of trips for their competitions. They travel to places such as Idaho, Canada, Oregon and California, where they go up against the strongest teams in those states. “At our competitions we compete against some of the best and strongest schools there are,” Rehman said. “It takes a lot of hard work and determination to win.” The Robotics Club is basically a big family for people who like working with others, building robots and doing other technological projects. Members can learn a lot of skills that can be useful in real life. Robotics Club’s status in the new school year is best summed up by junior Avinesh Bilash: “We have a pretty positive start.”

MEET APPLE’S ADDITIONS TO THE IPOD FAMILY

Name Image iPod Nano

iPod Shuffle

iPod Classic

iTouch

Description

Flaws

The new iPod Nano costs The screen is too small to watch $149 for 4GB and $199 movies in great for 8GB. It has a battery life of 24 hours and comes detail. It’s most in grey, light blue, green, likely a lost cause to purple and red. The Nano watch movies that can also play videos like require subtitles on the new Nano. the iPod Classic. The iPod shuffle costs The iPod shuffle less than $100 for 1GB. doesn’t have a Its battery life is 12 screen and can hours and comes in grey, only shuffle songs. light blue, green, purple and red. Costs between $249 and $349. The iPod classic can hold 80GB or 160GB and has a battery life of 40 hours. It comes in silver or black and has a new side-menu. The iTouch costs about $300 for an 8GB or $400 for a 16GB. It comes only in black, and has the same design as an iPhone.

What to do with 160GB of space?

Why not just buy an iPhone for phone and internet capability?

Photos from www.apple.com/

• Hear about the Hawks latest games

SPORTS

HAWKEYE 2 OCTOBER 2007

Fall sports hit midpoint Football By Derek Giles Sports Co-Editor

Last Friday the Hawks took a tough 56-7 loss to an outstanding EdmondsWoodway team on their homecoming night. With a roaring Edmonds crowd and Tony Heard running as well as he ever has, there’s not a team in the state that could have came on top that night against the Warriors. Highlights for the Hawks include an impressive 16-yard touchdown run by Tony Ellersick and although the score does not depict this, solid play by the defensive line anchored down by Randy Dolman, Michael Redcloud and Ethan Robinson. Two weeks ago however, the Hawks put a 35-0 beat down on the Thunderbirds of Shorewood. The game started off with a bang when Tony Ellersick hit Davey Vodegal in the end-zone for a 43-yard touchdown reception. Other scorers for the Hawks were Paul Clingan who scored on a 9-yard carry, Tony Ellersick who

took a broken play to the house for a 62-yard run, an athletic 46-yard run by Billy Lechtenberg and a 3-yard run up the middle by Eric Alley. The Hawks rushing looked very good and we’ll have to see if that can be brought back for the Jackson game. This was the Hawks first win and it was very much a team win. This coming Friday the Hawks will take on a very beatable Jackson team at 5 p.m. at Edmonds Stadium. Senior Randy Dolman he had this to say about the defensive line in next week’s game, “we can’t let a good runningback beat us again, our focus is to contain Taylor Cox (Jackson’s runningback) and not give up any big plays.” On the other side of the ball, Eric Alley explained, “well, look what happened against Shorewood. We ran all over them and I don’t see why we couldn’t do that against Jackson.”

Volleyball By Colin Diltz

Photography Manager

The lady Hawks showed an impressive game as they dominated the Lynnwood Royals on Sept. 27. The freshmen and varsity teams won their games, but the junior varsity got caught up and wasn’t able to quite pull it off. The varsity team topped the Royals in the first game by a score of 25-10. This was due to many great serves and team cooperation throughout each play. The Hawks showed signs of great teamwork as they set up the ball to be hit. The Royals did not seem like they knew how to deal with the Hawks cooperation and as a result the Hawks over ran them. Lael Swanson, senior and one of the captains, dominated when she started to serve. A number of consecutive serves resulted in points for the Hawks and it was clear that they were breaking away from the other side. The second part was much closer, but the Hawks prevailed to win again. With such an impressive display of teamwork and skill it seems likely that the Hawks could go all the way this year.

Kelli Caceres/Hawkeye

Quarterback Tony Ellersick breaks free for a score against EdmondsWoodway last Friday.

Women’s Swimming By Mallory Jackson Sports Co-editor

Colin Diltz/Hawkeye

The girls on the Terrace swim team sure are working hard. The season is really looking up. Returning members are starting this season with the times they had at the end of last season, which is very promising. There are also some new girls on the team who are swimming competitively for the first time. “It has been great to watch them develop their skills and I am looking forward to seeing them in competition,” Coach Ashli Black said. Given the size of the team, 16 girls, and the way the scoring works (places 1st through 5th are awarded), each girl has a very important role to play at each meet. Shadee

Lael Swanson smashes the ball back over the net against Lynnwood.

Semana, Michelle Liu, Megan Gates, and Hannah Borcherdt are especially interesting to watch during the matches. Though all 16 girls compete together as a team, swimming is very much an individual sport. Because of this, coach Black says her main goal for the rest of the season is to focus on the individual improvement of each swimmer. “A swimmer could never win a race, but still have a fantastic season when you look at how much time they have shaved off in their events,” coach Black explains. It is never to late to start swimming, so if any of you girls are interested coach Black encourages you to come on out. “We have a lot of fun, although you may want to learn the Little Mermaid lyrics before you join.” See Fall Sports on pg. 20

SPORTS TALK

Pac-10 on the rise

As long as college football has existed, rivalries and the race to be the best have always been a part of it’s rich tradition. Whether it’s Michigan against Ohio State or the Dawgs versus the Cougs, teams will always be pitted against one another. But a rivalry that you may not have thought of is on a whole different scale; a conference scale. Lets take a look at two conferencesthe Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Pacific-10 (Pac-10), and how the latter is bridging the gap. Derek Giles While the SEC has dominated college Sports Co-Editor football for quite some time now, the Pac10 is starting to gain ground. The SEC

currently has five teams ranked in the top twenty-five nationally; Louisiana State at number one, Kentucky number eight, Florida number nine, South Carolina number eleven and Georgia rounding it out at number twelve. The Pac-10 is right there with four top twenty-five teams. Southern California, California, Oregon and Arizona State are currently ranked two, three, fourteen and eighteen respectively with UCLA being ranked twenty-seventh just missing the top twentyfive. Traditionally, the main reason why the SEC has been so dominant is sheer athleticism. Their defenses are notoriously fast and hard-hitting, while their offenses rely primarily on break-away speed and agility. What’s happening now is that the Pac-10 has been able to recru it athletes with these attributes as well as a high “football IQ.” Teams like Lousiana State

might have the fastest, strongest and biggest defensive backs in college football, but Pac-10 teams are starting to recruit players with comparable athletic ability as well as a superior knowledge of the game. As a result of this, Pac-10 teams are able to implement larger, more sophisticated playbooks on offense as well as more efficient coverage schemes on defense. In addition, Pac-10 coaching staff ’s have been successful in recruiting the best local talent. For example, it was huge for the UW that they were able to keep high school phenom Jake Locker, from Ferndale, WA, in his own Pac-10 backyard at Husky stadium. So when it comes to college football rivalries, sometimes it’s interesting to look at the bigger picture and who is the “top dawg.” This bigger rivalry is between two proud college football conferences- the SEC and the Pac-10.

20 · SPORTS

2 OCTOBER 2007 continued from pg. 19

Fall Sports Women’s Soccer By Derek Giles and Mallory Jackson Sports Co-Editors

In the lady Hawks’ latest game against Shorecrest, the Hawks were on the wrong end of a great game, losing 1-0. Despite great goalkeeping by both Kayla Medlock and Caitlin

HAWKEYE

Hovick, the Hawks were unable to put any points on the board. The game before that however, was a different story. The lady Hawks went head on with Mariner and took the game with ease with a final score of 6-1. Scoring for the Hawks was Laurelle LaCasse who put two in, and each Kylie Hollenbeck, Becky Bradlee, Teryn Bouche and Ariana DeBoo had one goal apiece. Assisting these goals was Kylie Hollenbeck with two, Haley Reutimann with one and Anna Walters with one as well. The game was just a demonstration on how the Hawks can play when running on all cylinders. So far this season, the two teams to have given our lady soccer players the biggest chal-

lenge have been Kamiak and Jackson, but the team has been able to take this in stride and make improvements everyday. A very important reason for these improvements is that the players have been motivated by outstanding fan support. To the fans, Jerry Myers said “The Terrace fans are a big reason for our success. The team will do its best to make the playoffs and promise to always give 110% effort to get there.” So help our lady Hawks in their next game against Kamiak on Thursday at Edmonds Stadium at 7:30 p.m.

Cross Country

Cross Country is off to a good start. Their last meet was in Portland, at the Pre-Nicky Regionals. “The team shows solid preformence,” says Coach Webber. “There is an overall strong group of underclassmen and senior leadership.” Key runners for the boys include Matt Beeninga, Tyler Hill, and Micheal Tran while the lady hawks include Kerry Smith, Ciara Rink, and Victoria Plumage. Other than running the fastest race at the end, the team hopes to compete in the upper half of the division. “We want to be one of the top six finishers,” Webber said, “and also trying to build on last year’s entry.”

By Shahrum Ali

Men’s Tennis

HAWKEYE staff

WESCO SOUTH FALL SPORTS STANDINGS

By Mallory Jackson

Volleyball Division W L Ed-Way 5 1 Kamiak 5 1 Shorecrest 5 1 Mariner 3 2 Meadowdale 3 2 HAWKS 3 2 Jackson 2 4 Shorewood 1 4 Lynnwood 1 5

Women’s Soccer Division W L T Jackson 8 0 0 Kamiak 6 2 1 Shorewood 6 2 0 Shorecrest 5 3 1 Meadowdale 4 4 1 HAWKS 3 5 1 Ed-Way 2 6 0 Lynnwood 2 7 0 Mariner 0 7 0

Men’s Tennis Division W L Ed-War 11 0 Jackson 9 1 Kamiak 8 2 Shorewood 7 3 Shorecrest 4 7 Meadowdale 3 6 HAWKS 3 6 Lynnwood 1 10 Mariner 0 11 as of 10/1/07

Football Division W L Ed-Way 5 0 Kamiak 5 1 Mariner 3 2 Jackson 2 3 Meadowdale 2 4 Lynnwood 2 5 HAWKS 1 6 Shorecrest 1 7 Shorewood 0 9

In the next issue

Women’s Swim Division W L T Shorecrest 5 0 1 Shorewood 5 0 0 Kamiak 3 3 0 Ed-Way 2 3 0 Mariner 1 4 0 HAWKS 1 3 0 Meadowdale 1 4 0 Lynnwood 0 6 0

as of 10/1/07

Tips and suggestions for your fantasy football team AND

as of 10/1/07

The latest reviews for your Hawks fall sports

Sports Co-editor

So far, men’s tennis has been doing pretty well considering that their previous two matches (at Kamiak and at Lynnwood, respectively) have been cancelled due to bad weather. In spite of the weather delays the Hawks are 3 and 6. The captains, Nick Berry, Brett Muskavage, and Rhett Bouche have been doing a great job making this season a successful one. They have been staying late after practice and working one-on-one with younger athletes in order to help them improve their game. A couple players that stand out are Alex Liu, and Brett Muskavage. They excel at rallying and serving and will likely be ranked one and two on the team next year. The two biggest rivals for this team are Lynnwood and Meadowdale. Traditionally, these teams have been roughly the same size, adding to the sense of competition. Edmonds Woodway, currently undefeated, and Jackson, currently 9 and 1, are the teams that have given our boys the greatest challenge. Edmonds Woodway and Jackson are currently ranked numbers one and two in WesCo Men’s Tennis. “They are just great teams. All up and down the lineup there is little weakness,” Senior Captain Nick Berry said. The team has been doing well, but hasn’t had enough wins as a team to pull of a victory in some close games. At their meet on Sept. 24 against Lynnwood, Terrace won 6 over 1.