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Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013
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Teacher acts in local band’s hardcore rock video A Past Unknown’s ‘Cursed’ has over 126,000 Youtube hits English teacher Cole Deike may seem like an average, hipster-like-dressing English teacher, but little do most know he also starred in a metal-band music video. “Growing up in athletics, I’ve always been a pretty intense individual, and so I just happened to be really intrigued by the hardcore and metal music scene in the area I grew up in, and when I started going to shows in high school, I discovered that I got a kick out of the energy of live hardcore music. It was just fun, energetic, raw stuff, so after being a part of that music scene for eight or so years, for me, it’s not a strange paradox being both a teacher and an actor in a metal music video. I can see how it might be shocking for a high school student to discover that their English teacher is in a metal music video, though,” Deike said.
The name of the band is A Past Unknown. They’re locals who started a Christian band a few years back.They are playing their last show together in the next month before they break up. They have toured for three or so years all across the United States and in Canada, and they’re a blend of influences from metal and hardcore. The band’s final show will take place at Redeemer Church on 815 Orchard Drive in Cedar Falls. Tickets are $5 at the door, and the show starts at 5 p.m. Deike got a spot in the band, A Past Unknowns’ “Cursed” music video because he was roommates with the bass player throughout college, and three of the band members were in a small group that he led when they weren’t touring on the road in Canada or in the United States, so one night during Bible study, the bass player
French club forms to provide members with deeper skills French students and teachers are kicking off another new option for getting together, the French club. The club is led by seniors Audrey Flack and Sophie Mallaro, with the help of French teachers Madam Melissa Breddin and Madam Brittan Engels. Although it’s studentrun, the decisions are made collectively by all members of the group. French club is a place where students will use their language skills and explore the French/Francophone cultures. Students will watch movies in French, eat Francophone foods and play different games and activities. “The primary goal of the club is to offer a place outside of class where students who are enthusiastic about the language can practice their language skills, as well as build their knowledge about French culture,” Flack said. “Students should join French club if they are enthu-
siastic about learning the language, and want to practice their skills outside of class,” Flack said. “More advanced French students will serve as mentor figures to some of the newer French students. The club will also create an environment full of like-minded students, rather than a class where some students may not want to participate or speak French.” French Club will most likely not have a set meeting schedule, due to the wide variety of activities planned. Times and dates will vary based on the amount of time needed, and what members’ schedules allow. The club is open to students of all skill levels, as well as students who took French in the past. Those interested in joining the club should talk to Flack, Mallaro or one of the French teachers. By Staff Writer Olivia
HEATH
told him that they were looking for someone who was “charismatic” to play the lead actor in their music video, and then they asked him. “I said yes, of course,” Deike said. The music video takes place in what seems like an abandoned warehouse. Deike claims that it is an undisclosed location that a filmography team from California chose. Deike said that while growing up, he was never involved
in any part of the musical department. “In high school I just happened to be an athlete who was also fascinated with a ton of different music genres. To this day, I still listen to anything from the the most mellow of folk to the heaviest of hardcore. I think my iPod has 12,000 songs on it, and I can recognize just about any of them in a random shuffle.” By Staff Writer Sara
ASHAR
Screen shots from Youtube
Confession Twitter accounts drawing ire A new trend on Twitter left some reeling in its wake. A recent batch of accounts on the social networking site detailing secret crushes, confessions and thoughts posted anonymously have drawn criticism for attacking CFHS students. A popular Twitter account, Cedar Falls Crushes (@CedarFallsCrush) was recently suspended due to user reports. The account started out as an outlet for UNI students to anonymously announce romantic attractions to the world and hopefully their crush, but was soon overruled by CFHS students posting their own secret thoughts. Frustrations from college students soon emerged after CFHS students started sending their own crushes into the site. More recently, an account with a similar name, Cedar Falls Crush (@cedar-
fallsCFC) emerged from the ashes of @CedarFallsCrush, this time focusing solely on CFHS students. The account gained almost 250 followers after its creation nine hours earlier. The anonymous nature of the account comes from the unidentified admin posting direct messages that they receive, leaving out the identity of the sender. Harmless? Maybe, maybe not. @CedarFallsCrush was known for inserting offensive confessions and opinions between updates calling students names. The anonymity of the accounts and users submitting messages could easily morph into online harrassment and cyberbulling with a few keystrokes. The namelessness and eager-to-please nature of the accounts provides an outlet for cyberbullies to attack without a thought, caution
thrown to the wind. Confession-style Facebook pages started popping up locally in the spring of 2013 and lost steam throughout the summer, only to come back at the start of the school year at full force. Run by UNI students, multiple pages like Cedar Falls Crushes, Confessions of A UNI Student, University of Northern Iowa Secret Admirers and UNI Missed Connections showed up in students’ newsfeeds, broadcasting nearly hundreds of “secret crushes” every day. Universities across the nation have been dealing with the ramifications of the accounts, often drastically. After complaints of cruel comments reported to the administration, Loras College of Dubuque had its Facebook confessions page shut down in less than 24 hours.
By Editor-in-chief Martha
HALL