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DECA dominates Districts Cedar Falls DECA got their feet wet on Thursday, Jan. 24 at the District competition held at College Square Mall. Competing in the Travel and Tourism team event were juniors Elle Stackhouse and Ashley Holstun, who brought home 1st place, senior Natalie Rokes and junior Sami Schildroth, who took 3rd place, and the senior Brandon Bardal/ junior Lewis Mickey team who received Honorable Mention. “Before our role play, Elle and I decided to separate what we were going to talk about. It was easier for us to communicate back and forth smoothly with the judge because we’ve been friends for so long. Our test scores weren’t the best, but we got a 93 on our role play, which brought us home the gold,” Holstun said. In Apparel and Accessories Marketing, junior Jordan Caruso took 3rd place. Junior Lauren Eastman and senior Wyatt Kroemer were awarded Honorable Mention in Accounting Applications and Retail Merchandising respectively. In the Hospitality Team event, seniors Lindsey Davis and Laura Schwickerath
took 3rd place while senior Chris Dobson was rewarded with a 2nd place in Restaurant Marketing. Competition included a 100-question test and role play where students could perform as a team or participate individually. Among other competing teams were Waverly, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Oelwein, Hampton-Dumont and Tripoli. Senior Natalie Rokes is the DECA District 1 Co-Vice President. Rokes played a big role in the preparation and management of the District competition. “I had to help meet with the mall manager beforehand to rent the space needed for the competition. I also had to correspond with the other state officers and advisers in District,” Rokes said. As a DECA VP, Rokes has to spend a lot of time planning for events not only like Districts, but State as well. During the summer, she made many trips to Des Moines to meet with other officers and prepare for the Fall conference. She also had to attend a leadership conference herself.
Students involved in DECA gain real world business experience that is hard to find elsewhere. The District competition serves as a sort of practice round before State. All who participate at Districts are welcome to move on to State, regardless of how well they performed. It helps participants see where they need to improve so that they can place at the State level and advance to Nationals, held in Anaheim, Calif., in April. “To improve, I can take the practice tests Mr. Flaherty gave us and study those, but besides that, I can’t do much more. Taking business and econ classes has helped though,” Kroemer said. “I feel I could have gotten better than an honorable mention at Districts. I’m not sure about all the scores and how I did compared to other kids in the role play, but I do know I got the highest test score in my event and a good role play score, but I’m not worried about it because it was just practice for State.” Students who didn’t perform well at last year’s Districts saw vast improvement this year. “Last year my partner and I didn’t
even receive honorable mention, so placing 3rd was a definite improvement. I feel pretty good moving into the State competition after placing third with my partner,” Schwickerath said. “I think if we work on the practice tests together, we will be able to improve our test scores and have an advantage over the competition.” No matter the outcome of the scores, DECA teaches useful skills such as communication and professionalism. Not only is it an effective experience, but it offers a chance for some friendly competition and is a good opportunity to enhance business skills. “I think it’s a great experience, and it’s pertinent because I’m going into business in college. Nationals is in Anaheim this year, so I definitely plan on placing at State,” Kroemer said. “I do it to win,” Schwickerath said. The State competition is held in Des Moines the last weekend of February.
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Speech team sends plethora of talent to State Nearly two or three months of practicing long and hard for districts brought wonderful results to CFHS speech teams. Saturday, Jan. 19, Speech Districts arrived and speech students competed in LaPorte City at Union High School. Speech teams from participating high schools go to their district competition and perform. Then, the judges will give them a rating of one, two, three or four. If team members receive a one, they go to State. If they receive a two, it means that they did well, but they didn’t make it to State. The same goes for a three. A four is equivalent to disqualification. The CFHS teams that made State this year are Short Film, 9th grade Readers Theatre - “Cave Dream,” Ensemble - “The Pillow Man,” 9th grade Choral Reading, Ensemble - “Mary Just Broke Up With This Guy,” 9th grade Radio “TWET 100,” One Act - “A Night in the Ukraine,” Readers Theatre - “Old Man,” Improv - Team Fienup and Choral Reading - “Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Being A Zombie.” There are many different speech team categories to choose from, and for the coaches, different categories to
teach. “Over my six years of coaching Large Group and Individual Speech, I have coached a little of everything. Readers Theatre, Musical Theatre, Ensemble Acting, One Act, and Group Mime are some of my favorites (not that I don't like coaching groups in the other categories) I just feel the most comfortable and knowledgeable in these categories,” coach Alissa Unertl said. Each category has a completely different feel from the next. Sophomore Emma Redington from Readers Theater and Group Mime agrees. “Improv is challenging since you make something up on the spot, and it takes a lot of creativity. I really enjoy improv though because it’s fun and hilarious to watch. Group Mime is a bit different from improv because you create an in-depth story that you practice many times before you perform. Group Mime also takes more facial and hand gestures than improv since you can’t use your voice,” Redington said. Not only is the performing part of speech fun, but getting to know your team members and crafting memories with them is also something every
speech team member looks forward to. “The best part of districts is being able to see and visit with your friends. You really just feed off of each other’s energy to do the best performance and job possible. We’re all like a family and it’s very engaging,” sophomore Liam Tate, of Readers Theater, said. Along with making new friends and performing new things, participants grow in their acting and speech abilities, and gain confidence in themselves. “My favorite part of coaching is seeing the growth in students from the beginning to end. I don't think that the students realize or notice their growth from practice to practice. They don't see the change in confidence, or the ability to step outside their comfort zone to try something new. Fortunately, I do get to see it, and it amazes me every year. I am amazed by the amount of confidence that students gain in front of an audience from participating in speech. It's something that they will be able to use, no matter what path their education and career paths take them,” Unertl said. Though speech certainly is fun, it also takes a lot of dedication.
“Speech is a commitment. Over the summer I’m searching for possible scripts for different events, and once the season begins, I have practices before and after school, some days starting at 6:45 am and ending at 7pm,” Unertl said. As aforementioned, performing in speech competitions takes confidence. “Don’t give up. Speech takes time, and even if you don’t match your teammates’ abilities, if you keep going at it and keep practicing, it won’t be long until you do,” sophomore Lexy Jacobson of improv and group mime said. Unertl agrees with Jacobson’s advice. “I guess I would say to have confidence and believe in what you do. If you stand tall, are passionate, and speak to an audience confidently, they will listen,” Unertl said. CFHS speech teams are performing Tuesday night at the high school for their recital and Saturday at Dubuque Senior for the state competition.
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Congrats! Jazz band excels at jazz festival The Cedar Falls jazz bands took the stage on Saturday, performing two impressive sets and earning a Division I rating for both groups at the IHSMA Jazz Festival in Hudson. Each band had the chance to clinic with former West High School band director Steve Citta after playing. Jazz, Too! played a well-rounded set early in the afternoon, including jazz standard “Stolen Moments.” Their set boasted many soloists, impressing the judges. Jazz One played a tribute to the legendary jazz pianist Duke Ellington, mixing smoky Latin elements with some of Ellington’s big band works. Their musicianship earned them a well-deserved standing ovation. With the long hours of hard work and dedication each and every band member has contributed, it is easy to see why band instructor Mr. Engelhardt can be heard bragging about what he is assured is the best jazz band in the history of Cedar Falls High School. It takes a certain group to accomplish something as special as this, and it would be impossible without the leadership of many seniors who’ve been invested in this band for several years. Senior Josh Carlo has been in jazz band since sixth grade and acknowledges this year is the best the band has ever been. “We just got better through understanding how we play together and getting music that matches us. I love being a part of a group where everyone is willing
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to give up many, many hours to make music,” Carlo said. Thanks to jazz band, he testifies having learned many valuable lessons. By repeatedly putting himself out there on stage, Carlo has not only learned to capture an audience by his compelling notes, but to become comfortable in front of them, making his audience feel as happy and relaxed as he looks while playing. “I used to be nervous to solo, but through practice I’ve really improved,” Carlo said. Carlo’s fellow musician senior Ryan Ehrhardt has also been a member of the jazz band since sixth grade. The friends he has met along the way have become much more than people to jam and joke with. “It’s a great group of people, They are like a family to me,” Ehrhardt said. According to him, the improvement the jazz band has seen this year can be chalked up to the dedication to the group and the “plain raw talent.” Ehrhardt was nervous for his solo at the festival. “The way I handle it the best is I just think of happy thoughts and remember it’s just another performance,” Ehrhardt said. Other soloists that graced the crowd last weekend include: juniors Jack Sannes, Alex Prophet and Brennan Ashwood and seniors Ann Fienup, Luke Zahari and Caleb Vander Wiel. In Ehrhardt’s words, “the band this year is exceptional.” We hear your hard work resonating in the halls. The beautiful sounds earn a well-deserved congratulations.
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Celebs, not to idolize These days, every checkout at the grocery store has a rack of celebrity gossip magazines. Kate Middleton is pregnant? It’s baby bump watch time! Al Roker pooped his pants during a press day at the White House? Let’s hope Dateline covers it (these fecal matters are delicate issues, but they deserve to be recorded). Even though it can be interesting to sneak a peek at what Lindsay Lohan is up to these days, celebrity obsession has gotten out of hand. Celebrity babies. What have celebrity babies been up to recently? Emerging out of the womb can be interesting to a certain reader, but not as interesting as photos of the baby on People Magazine. Or, a segment on Entertainment Tonight about the parents selling the photos to People Magazine for a large sum of money. “Why would they sell out their own kid?” you might ask. “Won’t they be embarrassed someday?” Probably not. Tom Cruise needs money to buy Suri a
new pair of heels. Obsession with the glamorous lifestyle of celebs starts with admiration. Certain celebrities have special qualities that are appealing to everyone. Physical attractiveness plays a huge role. You’re more likely to buy a magazine with a bodacious, tanned actress gracing the cover. A gallery on a gossip website invites you to “Guess the celebrity cleavage.” A YouTube thumbnail, looking slightly suggestive, beckons you deeper into the never-ending maze of videos. It can be denied, but hormones do the talking in entertainment media. A celebrity can be compared to an insect under a microscope — every detail is magnified. A streaky spray tan or pimple will simply not cut it, only to be torn apart the next day with close-up photographs on Perez Hilton. A private life is an extravagance to those with more than 15 minutes of fame, which begs the question, did they know that when they chose to enter the business (or were thrown into it)?
Either way, it can be handled with grace (Anne Hathaway, dazzling viewers in “Princess Diaries,” then completing her butterfly metamorphosis with the recent “Les Misérables”) or despair (Amanda Bynes, starring in “The Amanda Show” as a young arachnid, developing spider legs with each hit-and-run charge). The fame life cycle is short and distanced from the everyday reader, making it easy to forget that celebrities are humans, not bugs. Whether eyeing celebrities with fascination or disgust, it’s important to keep in mind that they are real people, no matter how much plastic has been added to their faces. They are not otherworldly, and they have no special superpowers that we know of. As the almighty and magnificent Beyonce said, “People look at us head to toe, judge us and think that we’re not human. We are. Nobody’s a celebrity but God.” By Online Editor Martha
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Media, not to blame
Some people believe that the violence we witness, especially younger generations and teens, can influence us to commit acts of violence ourselves. Games like Call of Duty, or movies such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, both show the ruthless slaying of human beings. But that’s where the debate sets in. Does showing a slasher movie or playing a war game decrease the moral boundary and make it easier to dehumanize and then inflict pain upon a person for no reason? Video games are rated E to Adult, each respectively rated for game content and age appropriateness. Movies are rated G to Adult, and are rated for the same criteria. Rated M games are supposed to be for people ages 17+, and Adultrated games for audiences ages 18+. But, with that noted, I’d like to point out that Call of Duty is a game, rated M, that is dominated by people under 17. Also, R-rated movies are watched by close to all ages, either with or without parental consent. English teacher Cole Deike has some thoughts on the issue: “Children are more susceptible than older people, and they are more prone to listening to the social media more than adults and parent-figures. The younger an individual is when exposed to the violence, the more dangerous it is for them to be influenced. On the other hand, though, they are just games, and as long as the child has learned a moral boundary, it’s their choice if they choose to be influenced and act on it.” On another view, what about the older people
and the influence thereof? It may not be the age that makes a person more susceptible to the increasingly violent games and media. It may be the maturity level, the level of functionality and possibly mental illness that plays a major role. Take the Aurora shooter who used the new Batman movie as a way to terrorize and kill many people. Did that have anything to do with the media? Or was he just a victim of mental illness and irrational thoughts? Are there others out there, watching, playing and committing violence because the media has lowered moral standards and have made it easier for a person to dehumanize and therefore “justify” unnecessary violence? Or are we just choosing to let the media influence us and then use that as a means of justification? Video games are just that: video games. From Pacman to Lollipop Chainsaw, they’re still a means of entertainment, and the violent content is up to the player and his/her preferences for fun. Lack of morals is the basis of unnecessary violence and the willingness to commit them onto innocent people. Games and movies are just what they say they are: movies and games. If parents deem a game or movie too violent or graphic for their kid, that’s their choice. It’s not just to say that the media has a dominant influence on the populace and can be a reason for the increasing violence and local terrorism. It can be a factor, but the idea that the media is the only reason is ignorant. It alone is not solely responsible for the violence. The upbringing, past, mental illness and being a victim of violence all play their parts in the physical aggression of this generation. By Staff Writer Kaleb-
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CF student eager to participate despite physical limitations
In a high school where many students have grown up together since Kindergarten or even before, the hallways are filled with familiar faces, smiles and hellos. However, some students fade more into the background than others. One student at Cedar Falls High School has been attending classes for years and loves music and art, yet many students do not even know her name. Meet Elissa Radke. Elissa was born with a severe case of cerebral palsy. Her mother, De Radke, shares the basics of her condition. “CeAmanda Harwood Photo rebral Palsy just means a brain injury at birth. Lots of people may have cerebral palsy. They Junior Elissa Radke enjoys a day in her class playing Just may not be able to move their Dance with other students. thumb right. You can’t control that muscle is basically what it in the chair. We have a big mat but somebody would help her is, so you can have a very mild that we let her kick on that mat answer the questions.” case of it. Elissa just tends to for a while, and then what we John Radke, Elissa’s father, be on the more severe side of have is called a stander, so is said he is glad to see Elissa that,” De Radke said. we let her stand up, so she getting the same information Due to Elissa’s condition, gets weight on her legs. If she other students get in an eduher daily routine is different needs a bath, she’ll have a bath cational environment, even if than most high schoolers, yet that night, or she’ll lay more on there is no way to evaluate his it does have some similarities. the mat. Then, she’ll be back daughter on material. “So, we “She’s usually up about 5:30 into bed. We have music in her don’t have a way to test her. to 6 every morning. She’s an room, and we have books on We don’t know. She might be early riser, and then one of us tape, so there’s always some- learning it all. We just give her helps her. She’s G-tube fed, thing going on. If it gets too the information. She hears the which means she has a tube quiet in her room, she’ll start same conversations everyone that’s hooked into her stomach. verbalizing that she wants else hears in the classroom,” One of us will start getting her company because she’s always John Radke said. “In high breakfast, and the other person been kind of social.” school, she’s more in a sepawill start getting her dressed. While Elissa goes to school rate class environment, but all Then she gets on a bus on a just like other teens, her learn- the way through ninth grade school day, and she comes ing process is different since she went to Hansen, she went to school. Then she’s in Mrs. she lacks the ability to commu- to Peet, she went to all the Frahm’s room until 3 o’clockish nicate. “They do a lot of help- classes, so there was no difand then comes home,” De ing her, so they’ll do what they ference in what she had an Radke said. “When she gets call hand over hand. In art, they opportunity to learn. It’s just home, we usually get her out would help her paint the pic- there’s no test, no real test. She of the chair. They do get her ture or weave the paper. They has a 3.1 grade average, and out of the chair here at school, would give her all the informa- no one has ever really had her but it’s still majority time spent tion that the class is covering, tested.”
Besides getting information, keeping Elissa in school is important to her family for positive social aspects as well. “In some ways it’s just going through the steps, but in other ways, she loves being around people. She’s happier when she’s around people, with peers,” De Radke said. In addition to being around people, Elissa is also her happiest when she is surrounded by music; for instance, she joins the concert choir on stage at Cedar Falls High School. “She understands when you guys are getting together in the evening to do a performance because she will come home that night and be so excited. She’ll just be shrieking, and I’ll have to tell her, ‘If you want to go, you have to calm down. You cannot sit up there and shriek because no one will be able to hear the music, so if you want to go, I need you to calm down.’ And she will,” De Radke said. Not only is Elissa eager to participate and willing to be quiet in order to do so, she also may be able to know what’s going on in the music. “When she was in 5th or 6th grade she was at a concert at Peet. When the concert was over, one of the parents came over to us and said, ‘Was Elissa singing with the choir?’ Because when she’s sitting up there with the choir, if you look at the videos, and it’s almost on all of them, when the choir is singing her mouth moves and matches the choir’s mouths, and it’s the same exact time when everybody else is, and she’s not making a sound. So she’s singing quietly with the choir,” John Radke said.
Even though Elissa is unable to speak and share her thoughts, she remains inspirational to people. “I think people learn a lot from Elissa, and that’s what I find amazing. She says nothing, and yet I think a lot of people learn more of the human qualities of life from her,” De Radke said. For those wondering how to treat Elissa or make her feel more included, her father has some basic advice. “Treat her normal. She’s just a normal person trapped in a body that doesn’t move right, and if you think of that as any of your friends who’s just a normal person who knows everything you know and you treat her like a normal person, it’s the most comfortable,” John Radke said. “It’s amazing to me how young children treat her like they treat all their friends and as we get older, we become less comfortable around people that are different than us. We start to push them away, so it’s a little harder to walk up to them and say ‘Hi Elissa!’ as you’re walking down the hall like you say hi to everybody else as you walk down the hall.” Just like everyone else, Elissa’s future is uncertain, but even though many questions about Elissa remain unanswered, her family stands by her to help her every step of the way. “Everybody’s different, and in Elissa’s case, she’s more different than most, but in the end everybody’s got their life path, and you got to figure it out as you go, and we’re going to try to help her figure it out as we go,” John Radke said. By Staff Writer Amanda
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The ‘Eyes’ Have It EagleEyes is a program created for people like Elissa to help them communicate. Elissa’s teacher, Tammy Frahm, helps Elissa use the program every fifth hour. “When Elissa first started to use EagleEyes she needed to figure out how to make the device move. She also needed to learn the meaning of up and down. The first couple weeks of using the program Elissa would only be able to color in the lower level or the right side of the whiteboard,” Frahm said. “Now she is able to figure out how to move the mouse in all directions to color in the whole whiteboard. Since Elissa recognizes how to make
the mouse move in all directions using the EagleEyes program, she now has the ability to make choices and answer questions independently.” At the moment, a lot still remains a mystery, but perhaps some day, using technology like EagleEyes, Elissa may one day be able to release her inner voice even more and convey what she is learning or not. “We don’t know what Elissa is learning, but she might be learning more than the rest of us, and at some point with EagleEyes or some new technology that comes, she might develop the ability to communicate,” John Radke said.
Junior Elissa Radke created this picture with her eyes using the EagleEyes program.
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Capoeira is a form of martial arts practiced with a dance background incorporated
There are many different types of fighting artforms and one of the most original is Capoeira. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that is hidden in a dance. The reason that the martial art is mixed in with dance is that it was created by the slaves that were in Brazil decades ago who wanted to to practice martial arts but knew they couldn’t, so they made it look like a ritual art. This particular artform has survived over many years and is even going strong right here in Cedar Falls. Junior Noah Miller has been practicing Capoeira since he was young and continues it today. “My big brother Patrick actually somehow found out about it and found out there was a group in Cedar Falls that was a part of it. That’s how I was introduced to it. I started back when I was in fifth and sixth grade but had to stop when I broke my finger, and I couldn’t practice anymore. I did a project on Capoeira for my Developing Nations project, and the student teacher who was there at the time was in the UNI Capoeira Club and showed me the website. That’s when I started taking lessons again,” Miller said. “I like it a lot, and it’s a good way to get exercise, but it’s not like you’re hurting each other. Everyone is always dodging and constantly moving. It’s completely freestyle, and even though everyone is dodging, people still do get injured sometimes,” Miller said. There used to be building a Capoeira building downtown called Little Brazil years ago where people used to go practice and learn the art, but then it closed down and now there is a new place. “I take my classes at the Heinz Academy for the Performing Arts next to West Music on University. Class right now is pretty small with only about five or six people in it. I
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Junior Noah Miller practices Capoeira moves and instruments during class at Heinz Academy for the Performing Arts. The class meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Also check out a video story of Capoeira on the Tiger Hi-Line Online at www.youtube.com/user/TigerHiline.
go on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and then on Saturdays we have a Hota. Hota translates to circle in Portuguese, and it’s basically where everyone in the group will come and show off and practice with one another,” Miller said. Capoeira is mainly about fighting, but there are many other aspects of it too along with dancing and music that play a major role in it. “Usually during a Hota there are three berimbau, which is a curved instrument with a string, and each are set to different pitches. There is also one drum and an agogo, which is two cowbells welded together, and a slap tambourine. Sometimes more instruments are added also. I can personally play all the instruments other than the berimbau. During the Hota we
also rotate who plays the instruments and who is participating in Capoeira,” Miller said. “Also with the classes we have someone come in sometime to teach Samba classes so that we also get the dance part
of the artform,” Miller said. Since Capoeira is a form of martial arts, there are some similarities between it and other more well known practices such as taekwondo or judo. “We wear a traditional uni-
form which consists of a white shirt and white pants, sort of like karate. We order them straight from Brazil because one of our masters makes them with his family. I haven’t been able to put out an order to Brazil yet, but until then I’m ordering from Taiwan, like the stuff you see in Eastern Martial Arts,” Miller said. “My group does do many performances, but since I’ve only been taking this class for about a month yet, I haven’t been able to participate in any yet, but the Heinz Academy for the Performing Arts is having a presentation at the Crossroads Mall in Waterloo on Feb. 2 and 16. My Capoeira group will also be there. During performances and practice, we listen to traditional Capoeira music, which sound almost like hymns sung in Portuguese,” Miller said. Capoeira is a worldwide organization with different levels and different roles for everyone. “I’m a nobel, which means I’m at the basic level without any ranking, but the rankings can go up to professors, instructors and masters where you can make a career out of doing Capoeira,” Miller said. To advance, there is a Batizado, which is a baptism where one advances levels and masters come and teach and give seminars. Each organization holds one every year. Like any type of exercise, there are many benefits of Capoeira. “I really feel that more people should join, and it’s really easy to. The first class is free. You start to become more balanced and gain more agility. You don’t really need any punching bags for this, and I sometimes just practice at home. I’m not a flexible guy, but I can feel myself becoming more so after I started, and Capoeira also teaches you a lot of acrobatics. One of my goals is to become more flexible, which I’m already working on, but there are a lot of kicks and tricks I would also love to learn,” Miller said. By Feature Editor Sandra
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The man behind Galleria De Paco A restaurant unlike any other exists downtown Waterloo. Galleria De Paco. The restaurant is famous for the beautiful paintings and outstanding cuisine. The entire inside is painted as a replica of the Sistine Chapel. The man behind this is Paco Rosic, and his story is an inspiration to many. Before moving to the United States, the Rosic family lived in Sarajevo, Bosnia, for 12 years of Paco’s life. Bosnia was corrupted with war at the time, so the Rosics fled to Germany. “We left war-torn Bosnia when I was 12 and fled to Germany for a few years. We came to Waterloo, Iowa, because other Bosnians had already settled here. We heard there was a lot of opportunity here and a way to pursue the American dream, which we had heard so much about,” Rosic said. Rosic has been an artist almost his whole life. In Germany he really began to develop into a skilled aerosol artist. Rosic loved Germany, so when he was told he had to leave, he fell into a depression. “I missed Germany a lot after I moved here and I was depressed. Painting helped me work through all that and also got my name and my work noticed,” Rosic said. When the family arrived in Waterloo, they began working and saving up their money. For three years they saved, and Rosic put his talents to work. Rosic did community projects like painting walls of abandoned buildings. “My whole fam-
ily worked at Hy-Vee for awhile, and we saved and saved until we got the idea to start something on our own — something where we could use my growing ability as an aerosol artist and my parents’ knowledge of business and great food,” Rosic said. A f t e r all their hard work, the Rosics bought an empty building in downPhotos By Lauren Nickerson town Waterloo and went to work (Starting top left, going clockwise) Rosic painted the walls and ceiling inside his family’s restauturning it into rant, Galleria De Paco, as a picture of the Sistine Chapel. Rosic was hired to paint this garbage Galleria De truck in Florida. A gourmet plate is served at the family’s pristine restaurant downtown Waterloo. Paco. Rosic And, one of his paintings that he created with spray-paint. was inspired it’s all about the creative propleased and fortunate so many has fascinated many. His work to spray paint cess. Whatever I’m passionate others appreciate it also,” Ros- has earned him acknowledgethe entire inside into a replica about comes straight from the ic said. ments, awards and worldwide of the Sistine Chapel. SomeRosic has even been ac- press coverage. times he would paint for 11 heart. Everything I do, I taught myself — built from inspiration. knowledged on television. “I Galleria De Paco is located hours straight. For four months Whether I’m painting, cooking painted and then gave a por- on 622 Commercial Street in Rosic painted every inch of the or producing videos ... they’re trait to Celebrity Chef Rachel Waterloo. The opening hours Sistine Chapel on the walls and all just different palates where Ray after appearing on her na- are Tuesday through Saturday ceilings from memory. I can express my sense of art. tional TV show,” Rosic said. at 5 p.m. When Rosic is hit with inspiBy Staff Writer Lauren Coming from so little, Rosic ration, he runs with it. “For me, I only do what I love. I’m just
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Preventing the flu will save quite headache In the last weeks, not only the Cedar Falls community, but the whole country has been dealing with the flu. According to national reports, it reached epidemic proportions with 7.3 percent deaths last week caused by pneumonia and the influenza. Several states have widespread activity level including Iowa, according to Iowa Department of Public Health. True influenza is primarily a respiratory disease that has main symptoms including headaches, body aches, high fevers and coughs. It is usually of short duration, but for those who don’t take proper care of their bodies, it may last for over a month. According to CFHS nurse Janet Williams, this year the the percentage of absences from school due to health issues related to the flu got near 5 per-
cent, which is a high rate in comparison with the past years. Holmes Junior High School was more affected, with 18 percent absence due to the flu last week, almost reaching the percentage that would call school off, which is 20 percent. To follow the student handbook is one of the best ways to prevent the flu spreading. The school suggests that students stay home if they show any symptoms and only come to school after 24 hours without a fever and without taking medicines like Tylenol and/or Ibuprofen, so the risks of contamination decrease. “One of the hardest things teenagers should do as a prevention is to get proper sleep and nutrition and not smoke. That’s what you can do to make
your body stronger,” Williams said. Another way is to get the flu shot or the the flu mist, which early in the season, would be found at doctors’ offices and pharmacies. It is not too late to take them, but as they are produced based on the the previous year, at this point, the availability of the vaccine may be very limited. The real challenge may be to find it. Once one takes the flu shot, the chances of contamination decrease to about 20 percent. If someone receives the vaccination and still catches the flu, it will most likely be weaker. The costs of the flu shot vary according to each insurance company, but without insurance the dose’s average price is about $30. By Staff Writer Ana
CUNHA
Photo By Lauren Nickerson
Senior Ana Cunha gets her temperature taken in the nurse’s office, while she fights a sneeze.
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The
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FEATURE
Gun Fight:
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013
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Recent shootings reopen U.S. gun debate
Is more gun control the answer ?
America is up in arms. The gun control debate currently has a hold on the American public as it is one of the most pressing topics the United States faces at the moment. Senior Cody Bredman does not believe more restrictions on guns is the right option. “I don’t believe that there needs to be anymore restrictions on guns. It is up to the owner of a gun to have control of it, like having it locked in a safe and making sure it is unloaded at all times. Our gun control laws do what they are there for a l r e a d y. The shooter in the Newtown shootings did try to buy a rifle for the shootings but was denied,” Bredman said. Unlike Bredman, senior Will Boelts said he thinks gun laws aren’t strict enough. “I think that stricter gun laws could only help the current situation,” Boelts said. “Unless we’re OK with the current amount of gun violence, then it’s definitely the right time to change something,” Boelts said. Social studies teacher Robert Schmidt said he believes background checks are a reasonable way to lower gun violence and make it more of a challenge for the wrong people to obtain weapons. “To me, background checks do not do anything to hurt the second amendment of the constitution. I think we can respect the second amendment, but I still think we can have more extensive background checks to make it pretty difficult to own a firearm in this country, if you’re willing to jump through the hoops and that makes sense,” Schmidt said. While Bredman does not believe guns should be more restricted, he does agree that background checks are reasonable. “I believe they are completely necessary for all gun purchases from stores. It is a great way to at least make it harder for convicted felons to get a hold of guns,” Bredman said. Bredman sees potential downfalls of more gun restrictions and said alternative solutions should be explored to prevent school shootings. “I think the potential problems are obvious. More lives lost in senseless shootings. I don’t think we need pour money and time into gun control. People can kill with anything: poison,
knives, bats, whatever you want. We need to invest time and research into identifying mentally disturbed kids in our school systems and get them the help they need before it comes to killing innocent people. I think there should be mental screenings in schools just like there is for hearing and eyesight. I think we should also invest our time and money into education of how to properly handle guns and introduce them into a kid’s life if they so choose to,” Bredman said. In addition to gun control and background checks, Boelts also believes the central issue of the gun violence problem in the United States lies with mental illness. “Even if the law did go through, a person could still manage to kill or injure 10+ people. It’s sad that we have to use the number of people a person could kill to regulate Senior Will magazine size. The root of the problem lies in mental illness,” Boelts said. Bredman also said more effort needs to be put into treating mental illness. “I think the best solution is more programs in our school system to detect kids who are mentally disturbed as early as possible and get them the help they need as soon as possible. People kill people. Guns don’t kill people. We need to fix the source of the problem the same way the government has turned to educating on drugs and alcohol instead of just trying to take it away,” Bredman said. Schmidt also said now is the time for America to make a change. “Now’s the time when we need to have a national discussion, because if you really do your homework on this topic, last year in Great Britain they had like 15 handgun deaths, where in the United States we had almost 15,000,” Schmidt said. “You can use any stats you want, but the bottom line is we just have a heck of a lot more accidents with guns, and we have a heck of a lot more gun deaths in this country, regardless of what stats you quote,”Schmidt said.
“I believe that every single gun sale should require a thorough background check, paying especially close attention to psychiatric and criminal records. As the recent news has proven, the system we have right now is highly ineffective,”
Boelts
Mass Murders in the U.S. 2007-2012 Feb 12, 2007
Trolley Square shooting: Salt Lake City, Utah injured/killed 10
April 16, 2007
Virginia Tech massacre: Blacksburg, Virginia injured/killed 56
Dec. 5 2007
Westroads Mall shooting: Omaha, Nebraska injured/killed 13
Feb. 14, 2008
Northern Illinois University shooting: DeKalb, Illinois injured/killed 27
Nov. 5, 2009
Fort Hood massacre: Fort Hood, Texas injured/killed 43
Jan. 8, 2011
Tucson shooting: Tucson, Arizona injured/killed 19
July 20, 2012
Aurora theater shooting: Aurora, Colorado injured/killed 70
Aug. 5, 2012
Sikh temple shooting: Oak Creek, Wisconsin injured/killed 10
Dec. 14, 2012
Newtown school shooting injured/killed 28
Staff Writer Amanda
HARWOOD
Photo by Quinn Stabenow Layout by Quinn Stabenow
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Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2012
FEATURE
Freedom of Photography
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Instagram scares users with news that it could have all rights to users’ photographs Last month there was a surge of uproar from many individuals around the world because of a major controversial issue. One of the basic rights of people had been breached. There’s a new idea of freedom of speech, “freedom of photography.” Instead of print, people are turning to a new way of expression with photographs. Ever since the whole wave of social networking took off, photos also started to skyrocket. What better way is there to let others know what one is doing than to show them. One of the leading social networking sites and photo sharing sites, Instagram, came close to putting a halt to people continuing to use p h o t o sharing as a way c o m municating with friends by attempting to change their privacy policy. What if one day you were just sitting by the television Students use Instagram for taking pictures and relaxing and up pops looking through their newsfeed to look at their a picture of you that friends’ pictures. Left: student takes picture of you took and shared beautiful scenery outside Top: student looks with your friends on In- through newsfeed at newest upload Right: Senior stagram, though now Jay Morales gets picture taken of him and put on it suddenly appears in Instagram. a commercial without for mation. you knowing? That was essen- that the site had the perpetual This was the tially what the site was plan- right to sell user’s photographs change that caused a major ning on doing. By changing without payment or notification. Which means that the site public outcry, and after upseta some of the language in its could sell any photo that you ting so many users, Instagram policy, Instagram would have the rights to every picture you take to any business that wants backed out and said it would to use it for any reason without remove the language that had ever taken and shared on notifying its users or paying caused the user revolt. their website. “It wouldn’t be a big deal Since being bought out by them any amount. Instagram could also share your informafor me. I would want credit, not Facebook in early April 2012 tion with Facebook and their money,” senior Jay Morales for about $1 billion, the site has ad network making it easier said. gone through many changes “I would hate for that to already. None of those really for advertisers to better target happen because I share what affected its users directly until users since they would get inI want with my friends, and I this big change with its privacy formation like favorite places, bands, stores, restaurants, hobdon’t think it’s right for them to policy in mid December 2012. bies or any other personal inbe able to claim what I put work The new adjusted policy stated
and effort into doing as their own and using it however they want without letting anyone know about it”, senior Chandal Geerdes said. This change was supposed to take effect on Jan. 16, and the only way for users to get out of it was to delete their accounts before Jan. 16 or else they couldn’t opt out. Since the new policy consisted of selling photos of everyday people and having
It doesn’t bother me too much, but I know it would upset others,” Morales said. Underage users wouldn’t be exempt from this exploitation either. Even if a user or a person in a photo is underage, the pictures could still be sold and used in advertisements. Because of all the lawsuits that could have happened due to the changes, Instagram also added a section in the privacy policy that immunizes it from liability if it had made the private photos public. It stressed that point twice when writing “we will not be liable for any use or disclosure of content” and “Instagram will not be liable for any use or disclosure of any content you provide.” In another addition they added “you acknowledge that we may not always identify paid services, sponsored content, or commercial communications as such.” That conflicts with the Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines that say advertisements should be listed as advertisements. The very next day on Dec. 18, 2012, Instagram apologized to its users, saying it would “remove” language from its legal terms that would have let it sell users’ photos or use them in advertisements. So it should be back to normal and function the way it was before with so many satisfied users. “I’m glad that they changed it back to the way before. I still would have probably kept my account, but I feel better now that they can’t just do whatever they want with my pictures. I really like InstaSandra Omari-Boateng Photos gram though with its filters and being able to upload them appear anywhere without any picture whenever,” Vuong consent, it could have broken said. state privacy laws if pictures “I’m relieved that they deof children were used without cided not to do that. I wouldn’t parents knowing. want anything done with my “I don’t like the fact that pictures without me knowing, if I ever wanted to delete my but other than that, I really like account they could still have Instagram,” Geerdes said. access and be able to use my “I like it [Instagram] because photos,” junior Alyssa Vuong I can share cool pictures and said. look at my friends pictures,” “I would still keep my ac- Morales said. count with Instagram because I like it so much, but I wouldn’t By Feature Editor Sandra Omari-Boateng be alright with what it’s doing.
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SPORTS
The
Tiger
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013
Men’s basketball splits weekend with WSR, Xavier The Tigers ran into probThe men’s basketball team dar Falls to overcome. Carlson lems early Saturday night when split two big home games over has committed to playing bassenior floor general Kalund ketball at Northern Iowa next the weekend, bringing their Brown picked up three fouls in season. “It was a tough loss season record to 13-3. Friday night the Tigers to a good team. We could’ve the opening minutes, sidelining himself for most of the game. handed Cedar Rapids Xavier played better, but we’re going another loss en route to a 45-38 victory, advancing the team’s winning streak to 11 games. Cedar Falls found themselves trailing for most of the game, but pulled off a late comeback to knock off the Saints. Senior Ike Boettger led all scorers with 16 points. Saturday night Waverly Shell-Rock ended the Tiger’s hopes of finishing the season with a 17game winning streak, taking the Tigers down by a score of Costica Hendrickson-Axinte photos 40-47. Boettger led the scoring attack, Senior Ike Boettger fights off an Xavier player for a rebound. finishing with 16 points to learn and get better before Kalund wasn’t the only Tiger on the night. But in the end, WSR’s Klinton Carlson’s 17 our next game at west,” senior fighting foul trouble for most of the night though. Boettger points were too many for Ce- Zach Harvey said.
found himself in some trouble throughout out the game, and finally picked up his fifth foul in the closing seconds. Junior Jared Deines came off the bench and hit three big triples, momentarily propelling the Tigers. Cedar Falls’ 17 fouls compared to WSR’s eight is part of what made a failed late comeback so challenging. “It was a lot harder because we weren’t able to play as aggressive,” Kalund Brown said. Cedar Falls has Tuesday off, but will be back in action this Friday at Waterloo West, where they look to get back on a roll. “Were looking to bounce back with a win. We want to learn and get better from the Waverly game. Hopefully we can win out and get to State,” Kalehl Brown said. Sports Editor Jared
Hylton
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Week
Kalehl Brown Men’s Basketball
Senior Kalehl Brown is the team leader in points this season. Kalehl is in averaging 16.4 points per game. What are your goals for this season? We want to win out the rest of the season and get to State. How has the team bonded? A lot of us are seniors, and we spend a lot of time together. The team chemistry this season is the best I’ve ever had on a team. How is the team preparing for West on Friday? We know they’re going to come out with their best. We want to come out and get on top early. We just need to play our game. What plans do you have for after high school? I want to play basketball at the next level. Probably go to community college at first, then transfer to a four-year college.
Tigers in
Action
Men’s Basketball (13-3)
Next up: Waterloo West on Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at West
Women’s Basketball (5-12)
Next up: Dubuque Wahlert on Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Wahlert
Wrestling
Next up: Linn-Mar and IC High on Jan. 29 at 5:30 p.m. at Linn-Mar
Bowling (3-11)
Senior Zach Harvey pulls down a rebound in the second half of the game against Cedar Rapids Xavier.
Senior Kalund Brown sets the offense up in the first half of the game against Cedar Rapids Xavier.
Next up: Dubuque Wahlert on Feb. 1 at 3:45 p.m. at home
Men’s Swimming
Next up: Districts on Feb. 2 at 12:30 p.m. at Central Middle School