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Students walk up Capitol steps Sophomores Agatha Fenech and Lauren Hayes were selected to participate in the Capitol Project, which will take place Feb. 18-21 in Des Moines. They are two of 20 students across the state that have received this honor. Both girls submitted applications that were reviewed by a committee, before becoming eligible to participate. The applications consisted of a teacher recommendation, a brief biological sketch and why each girl was interested in participating.

Hayes first heard about the opportunity from fourth hour announcements, and after this, her parents received an email

with more information. “I decided to look into it and found it to be something I’d like to be a part of,” Hayes said.

Hayes has always been very interested in government.

“My grandpa was a mayor of a small town, so I’ve always been around politics. I figured this was a good opportunity to learn the ins and outs of all of it,” Hayes said. Fenech aspires to go into politics in the future, so this experience will give her an up close look. “I love going to leadership conferences, and they emphasized in the information about the Capitol Project that leadership would be tied into a lot of the activi-

ties, so that is another reason it interested me,” Fenech said.

They are both very excited for all of the activities they will get to do and the things they will learn. “We will be doing a lot of different things such as learning about lobbying, discussing important current issues, learning how to draft a bill and learning more in depth about the legislative process,” Hayes said. Specifically the girls will pick a cause/ issue with their state senator/ representative (or other state official if they are not available) and draft a mock bill, finalize it, have a mock floor debate and a mock bill signing ceremony.

They will also have other opportunities, such as learning about being a page and going on a tour of terrace hill and the Capitol. “I think this will definitely benefit my knowledge of the legislative process as well as (in general) government. It will be a fun learning experience,” Fenech said.

Hayes’ fascination with government makes her a good candidate. “I think I’m qualified because I find the processes of the government fascinating.

Like I said, I’ve been surrounded by government and politics for as long as I can remember, and recently, it’s become interesting. I feel like I know a de-

cent amount about what is going on, but I’m very excited to learn more,” Hayes said.

Both girls will be meeting Secretary of State Matt Schultz, Governor Terry Branstad and Lt Governor Kim Reynolds, along with many other people.

Hayes anticipates learning a lot from these politicians.

“I’m excited to go to learn more about how our state and even country operates. I hope this will help me when I decide on my career path too,” Hayes said.

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Ensemble acting goes to All-State Seniors explore different character traits, actions Members of the speech team understand what an honor it is to get asked to perform at All State speech. Typically, one event from Cedar Falls High School makes it to All State each year. Seniors Maya Amjadi and Hanno Fenech’s ensemble act represented CF this past weekend on Sat. Feb. 16 at the All State Festival hosted at Iowa State.

“Mary Just Broke Up With This Guy” is a fast-paced, quick-witted piece that focuses on creating an array of characters. It calls for acting skills that allow audience members to follow each character and notice the inner contrast of the piece. Amjadi and Fenech put in numerous hours of work in order to perfect their characteristics for the act.

Preparations were done in an abnormal manner due to both of their busy schedules and because Fenech had his tonsils taken out the week leading up to All State, though that had no negative impact on the performance in the slightest.

“Hanno and I have acted in speech team events together since sophomore year, and we have been acting out imaginary worlds since age three.

Needless to say we feel really comfortable around each other because we know each other so well. This year specifically, our ensemble showcased Hanno’s character changing abilities and my reacting abilities. He had to create many different personas, and I had to maintain a realistic, steady character

while growing a climax throughout the hilarious yet exhausting situations she finds herself in,” Amjadi said.

“Maya and I really focused on making this a piece unlike any other; our last hurrah you could say of our time on the speech team. Our goal was never to just ‘make All-State,’ moreover to make this ensemble the most unique, funny and best it could be, that, of course, entailed practice time, excellent input from our coach and a clear vision of what we wanted to express through the piece,” Fenech said.

Both Amjadi and Fenech accredit their brilliant performance to coach Nick Chizek.

“Nick has the outstanding and inspiring ability to see so much more than the words of the script, outside to the full potential of the production. He, unlike any other person I’ve met, has this fantastic, unconscious direction and knowledge of what things, whether it be an awkward pause here or a fake coughing fit there, will make the piece shine and be truly ‘laugh out loud’ funny,” Fenech said.

“With Nick’s creative ideas, we added a lot of jokes into the piece that engaged the audience. He is a mastermind and a brilliant artist, and there is no way our act could have performed at All-State without his genius vision and communication,” Amjadi said.

As seniors, Amjadi and Fenech wanted to go out with a bang, and making

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Seniors Hanno Fenech and Maya Amjadi perform their ensemble acting piece, “Mary Just Broke Up With This Guy” that made it to the All-State festival in Ames. Above, Amjadi is reacting to her date that has just pulled out hair that he has been collecting. it to All State satisfied just that. “Mary Just Broke Up With This Guy” proved to be an impeccable fit for both. The piece challenged them in unforeseen ways, but was entirely rewarding.

“What I loved most about our piece was how real it felt in the moment. As Hanno became a psycho or a creeper, I would get scared or get the chills. It is amazing that someone I know so well can make me feel those things by making me believe he is someone else with different motives. Hanno’s last character

‘Charlie’ had this countenance when I was being really rude to him. I was exasperated, and the hurt and disappointment that were portrayed on his face sent a pang into my heart each and every time and made me feel horrible.

At this level, feeling things like that, it’s like it’s not an act anymore. When we started each performance, I became Mary, and I thought her thoughts, and I felt her happiness and her regrets,” Amjadi said.

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WFP encourages students The Norman Borlaug World Food Prize Convention is having its annual meeting, and students are encouraged to attend and learn about the convention itself and about the struggles and accomplishments the scientists have faced. The students participate in activities on the campus to research the work taking place in Iowa addressing global challenges. Also, students who participate will receive a scholarship to attend the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University.

Students who go to this event may apply for an all-expenses-paid, eight week, hands-on summer experience, working with skilled scientists and policymakers at leading research centers in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Also, students attending can apply for another internship with the USDA Wallace-Carver internship.

USDA interns conduct original research or policy analysis through paid, summer internships at USDA field operations including the headquarters in Washington, D.C. Gov. Terry Branstad sent a letter, encouraging that CFHS students should participate in this World Food Prize convention. He said, “... your school should become part of the World Food Prize Iowa Youth Institute and at the same time enhance your efforts to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM.)”

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Senior Maya Amjadi (far right) stands with her new friends and Borlaug Scholars at the Global Youth Institute World Food Prize event.

Senior Maya Amjadi attended this educational convention this year. She said, “I found the World Food Prize very fascinating because I met world leaders who discussed problems with food security that I had never noticed before; specifically, I learned the importance of education, along with more obvious problems in villages, including seeding, watering and money that third world countries are struggling with.”

She recommended this convention to other students. “I would definitely recommend the WFP to students who

are interested in learning about the world around them and are interested in investigating new solutions,” Amjadi said.

She learned new and interesting things. “Besides everything I learned from lectures and seminars, I learned a lot from fellow Borlaug scholars. Together we collaborated on ideas that reflected the influences of the students’ cultures from around the world,” Amjadi said.

her AP courses effectively prepared her for college, she understands the concern that not all students may be as prepared as they need to be for rigorous courses just by taking an AP exam.

“I have several friends taking calc here who are having a hard time doing well on the Dartmouth exams even though they had earned an AP 5 prior, same with biology and chemistry,” Gabrielle said. “In my own experience, I took a placement examination during the school year and passed out of Psych 1. I’m happy I did this because I felt I got a really good foundation in Psych from my AP course, but many of my friends didn’t feel as prepared as I did and still opted to take the Intro course to make sure they got a solid foundation.”

Current senior Hannah Niemann is loaded up on AP courses in high school and wants more than just a solid foundation. “They should accept AP credit because if students are able to take college level classes and show the knowledge they have learned, they should be given due credit for their work,” Niemann said.

Niemann said she believes that anyone who scores high enough on the AP exam and puts forth all the effort deserves to get the chance to move past

intro level college courses.

In fact, if it weren’t for the college credit, Niemann probably wouldn’t be taking many of the courses she currently is enrolled in. “Sure there are some that I would take, but I know that there are some AP courses that I am taking right now that I would not have taken if not for the AP credit,” Niemann said.

“I really enjoy math, so I took that AP class because I wanted to, and the same goes for psychology, but I really only took them for the college credit.”

AP psychology teacher Charlie BlairBroeker said that the standards AP sets effectively give students the credit they deserve despite the claim that colleges such as Dartmouth have made. “To get AP credit, you have to match the performance of college students who’ve taken the same class. It’s criterion reference. It’s not a group of people sitting down saying, ‘Kids ought to know this much or kids ought to know that much.’ Every five years they give the test to college students,” Blair-Broeker said. “They norm the test by looking at the performance of the high school kids who take the test, so you have to do roughly as well as college students who’ve earned an A to get a 5 on the test. You have to do roughly as well as

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Norman Borlaug, the figurehead for the World Food Prize, has had a huge impact on the increasingly troubling world hunger. In 1937, Borlaug graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.S. in forestry, then went to work for the United States Forest Service. Later on, he returned to college to receive his Ph.D. in plant pathology.

After graduation, Dr. Borlaug worked as a microbiologist for E.I. Dupont de Nemours, until being released from his wartime services. In 1944 he worked in Mexico to improve wheat development, and from there, he taught a whole new generation of Mexican scientists. Norman E. Borlaug’s work on wheat development later, in 1970, earned him a Nobel Peace Prize. As a result of his efforts to prevent hunger and famine around the world, it is said that Dr. Borlaug has “saved more lives than any other person who has ever lived.” Since 1990, John Ruan has run the World Food Prize, and in 2008 he accepted a $5 million donation from the Monsanto Company to keep Borlaug’s world-changing organization running and fully operational.

Now the World Food Prize has youth programs in Iowa, Borlaug’s home state. The World Food Prize will be holding a convention for Iowa high school students at Iowa State University in Ames. Students and teachers should visit www.worldfoodprize.org/ iowayouth if they are interested in being involved with this convention.

Some colleges question AP credit Students spend multiple semesters of their high school experience studying vigorously for AP exams. AP exams are an inexpensive way to obtain college credit in high school for passing an exam based on a college level class.

However, some schools, like Dartmouth believe that the AP exams give too much credit. Starting with the class of 2018, Dartmouth will not be accepting AP credit to “test out” of their college classes. They will simply use them as a tool for placement into introductory level classes.

Former CF grad and Dartmouth student Sara Gabriele took AP classes while at Cedar Falls High School, and she recognizes some of the reasons why her school wants to stop accepting AP credit to replace her college courses.

“I think the reason Dartmouth decided to stop accepting AP credits is because they feel that the AP courses are not at par with the rigor of the courses here or that students who earned AP credits early in high school, for example, a sophomore taking AP Biology, may have forgotten it by the time he or she gets to college, and I think in some areas, they have a good basis for making this claim,” Gabriele said.

While Gabriele said she feels that

college students who get a B to get a 4 on the test. So, because of that, because there’s evidence, good evidence that kids who have gone through the AP program have accomplished as much, they’ve learned as much, based on this test as college students, I think they deserve the credit.”

Dartmouth has made a claim that affects millions of high schoolers taking AP courses. Blair-Broeker stressed the need for Dartmouth to release their data. “What they have said is that 90 percent of the students who have earned 5’s and go to Dartmouth can’t pass a version of the final they use in their Intro Psych class,” Blair-Broeker said. “I’d really like to see the circumstances under which that test is given because it’s absolutely contradictory to the kind of data that the College Board collects. They’ve made an allegation about the program that affects a lot of people, everybody in an AP class. Actually not just in psychology; it tends to shake the foundation for all the AP courses, and if they’re going to go public with a statement like that, I think they owe it to people to really release the data that they’ve collected.”

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Streaming shows online options as alternatives to traditional television Watching television on the Internet instead of on a television has become a new trend for many Some years ago who would imagine that TV series and shows would be so easily available that TV ratings would actually decrease? Before this material reached the audience in the Internet for a very low price, very few probably did. As it happened with rock ’n roll and newspapers, society has been living through a big revolution: the digital era. Thanks to that, people that have been connected have been slowly replacing TV, and now they have even a better reason for that with options like Netflix It is easy to understand how successful this kind of business became.

Websites like Netflix and Hulu offer the flexibility to watch, at any time, several different movie titles and TV shows in the computer, in some smart phones or even Internet plugged-in TVs. It makes unnecessary to go to a rental store most of the time, and it also ends being much cheaper.

Senior Spencer Grey said that what he likes the most about having such a resource is “having a wide selection of movies in the comfort of home, immediate streaming, no having to go to the rental store and I can watch it on my phone or computer or TV.” Another relevant point is that viewers don’t have to wait for their favorite TV series’ next episodes. Even though DVR is a way to have all the episodes at once, Netflix is more convenient for impatient people when it comes to immediacy, once it releases the whole

season at the same time, which may not please viewers that enjoy all of the suspense of the break between each episode.

It also saves a lot of time. Exchange student from Norway Simen Bjelland said that since his host family has Netflix at home, which was released in Norway at the end of last year, when he turns on the TV, he goes straight to Netflix. “[What I like the best is] that you can watch what they offer without commercial breaks.”

DVR also allows people to do that once they have recorded the show or

the movie first.

Again, Netflix strikes with immediacy, which pleases most part of the audiences.

What also saves time is that the website goes hard on personalization. It recognizes all of the movies and TV series watched so it can make recommendations according to the viewers’ tastes, which in the future may become m u c h more accurate than it is now. According to Netflix Chief The three most Content Offipopular altercer Ted Sarannative options dos, they want for watcing t.v. to go much furonline are Netflix, ther, investing Amazon Prime, even in voice and visual recHulu. ognition.

With all of the pros, is Netflix replacing TV after all? “I see it more as a replacement for a rental store, but TV is better than streaming,” said Grey, who usually uses it to watch previous episodes of his favorite TV series on the weekends.

It may not be, at least not yet, a huge threat for regular TV, but it definitely is for cable, which even after offering more options is still much more expensive. According to Business Insider, 30 percent of young (age 18-24) Netflix subscribers have skipped cable, due to the fact that Netflix offers a good content and subscription streaming service for much less.

It may be early to say, but Netflix seems to be achieving it’s goal, and watching television may definitely change. For good.

A deeper look into each of the alternatives

Netflix: Netflix offers instant Internet streaming of selected television shows and movies with subscription. Netflix also offers a plan to their subscribers where they can order DVDs that can’t be watched instantly to be sent to subscribers in the mail.

Amazon Prime: Streaming movies and TV shows is available with an Amazon Prime membership. As a Prime member, you can receive unlimited instant streaming of thousands of movies and TV shows at no additional cost.

Hulu: Hulu is a website offering adsupported on demand streaming of TV shows, movies, webisodes, other new media, trailers, clips and behind-the-scenes footage from NBC, Fox, ABC, TBS and other networks and studios. Hulu allows limited amounts of time for some of their content to be available to the public. To be able to view the entire library of media, upgrade to Hulu Plus.

Prices Netflix:

$7.99 a month for unlimited online streaming of movies and TV shows.

Hulu:

Free for limited selections of TV shows and movies. Upgrade to Hulu Plus for $7.99.

Amazon Prime:

Annual membership is $79/year.

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Put on a happy face: Walking through the hallways at Cedar Falls High School, it is easy to identify students who’ve had a good or bad day by their body language and facial expression. But there are also several students who look happy even when caught off guard, even when tired, even when overworked or irritated. These are the students who radiate happiness. When around them, other people develop a better mood, and talking with them can change one’s philosophy of life. So, why do these students have so much to smile about?

Junior Katie Meier said she really made an effort to be more positive to people after experiencing moving to a new school in ninth grade. “I try to be happy because I know my mood affects others, and I try to see the optimistic side,” Meier said. The world would be different with more positive outlooks like Meier’s. “There would be more friendships, less fighting and a better environment to live and grow up in,” Meier said. “The secret to staying positive is to be focused on others as well as yourself. Also, when I’m happy, it makes me feel better about everything.”

Sophomore Beth Wells has also adapted to a lot of moves throughout her lifetime, which has included learning to make new friends. “I feel one key thing to making friends is to be a positive and friendly person to be around. If you are nice and happy, I feel most people will reciprocate it, and it will go better,” Wells said. Wells tries to be nice to everyone so that people will want to be around her. “I feel like sometimes negative people can bring a good mood down, so I try to be positive and happy,” she said. Wells tries not to waste one moment on negativeness. “When I get up in the mornings, I remind myself that the day can be whatever I decide to make it, and I can make it good,” she said. “The hangup about negativity is it’s not going to change your situation. The key about positivity is that it can change your situation. If you look at things with that positive attitude, you really do feel better. Also, I think if we are all positive, we will be more accepting and nice to other people. That could do tons of good for us.”

Junior Richie Korneisel wasn’t always a frequent smiler. Throughout junior high school he was bullied and had only a few friends he felt like he could really talk to. “After the bullies started leaving me alone, I knew that I would never want anyone else feeling as bad as I did that whole school year. So eighth grade was the big turning point in my life. I started talking to more people and being more kind to everyone. Eventually I had friends in all different grades and became friends with all of the little groups that the other students put themselves into,” Korneisel said. Now he tries to smile every day. “[Smiling] makes others see you as more approachable. It makes me happy, and you never know, it could brighten someone else’s day too. The best feeling is to see someone who is having a bad day or is going through a tough time and being able to talk to

them and make them smile and laugh,” Korneisel said. He strongly believes that he individually can have an impact on the people around him. “You never know how much saying ‘hi’ to someone in the hallway, or talking to someone for a couple minutes in class, or giving someone a compliment can affect how they feel. The secret to being happy is simple. Be happy with yourself, put yourself out there and don’t underestimate the impact you have on others,”

I go to sleep I think about the things that I could have done better the previous day and strive to improve upon them in my days to come,” Fairbanks said. Treating each other equally brews a positive synergy for people to thrive and grow from. “You have to be way cool to all of your peers because we’re all in essence the same people with the same feelings. Once you have an army of friendship on your side, you are invin-

“Laughter is contagious, and laughter brings happiness.

Transitive Property: Happiness is contagious. If you’re happy, you can make others happy.”

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Junior Alyssa Vuong makes an effort to be nice and friendly to everyone, even when it is hard to do so. “Usually, when I’m alone, I start thinking about my actions earlier in the day, and I like to think, ‘How would I judge myself if I were in someone else’s shoes?’ If I reflect upon my actions, and I come to the conclusion I was being mean or unfriendly, I know I have to change and be nicer to others,” Vuong said. According to her, the world would be a brighter and happier place if they were more positive outlooks on life. “There wouldn’t be as many people with low self-esteem, everyone would be accepting, and more people would be looking forward to the day rather than dreading it,” she said. Her secret to happiness is to not be quick to judge others and be open to smiling and laughing. “Laughter is contagious, and laughter brings happiness. Transitive Property: Happiness is contagious. If you’re happy, you can make others happy,” Vuong said.

Senior Evan Fairbanks also spends time reflecting on his actions. “Before

cible. We really need to learn to empathize with one another because we all have the same needs for love and acceptance, and if we focus enough, we can love and accept each other,” Fairbanks said. His secret to happiness is confidence. “You just need to say and do things with the mindset that it’s awesome and everyone around you is going to think it’s awesome. Even if they don’t, you thought it was awesome, and you’re doing a lot more to spread the awesomeness than most people.

People need to rid themselves of selfconsciousness and just have fun in ways that won’t hurt others or themselves. A lot of people are too embarrassed to be themselves because they’re afraid that they’ll look stupid if they do. The truth is that you look a lot more stupid when you’re trying to uphold some ruse so that people think you’re ‘cool’ and act like you’re better than everyone else,” Fairbanks said.

Sophomore Agatha Fenech often makes decisions to try to create a positive atmosphere when working together with other students. “If in activities peo-

ple were feeling down or we were having group issues, I would make an extra effort to bring together and motivate the team,” Fenech said. She acts happy because she wants to actually feel happy. “Even if you are having a bad day, acting happy rubs off on the people you are around, so they become happy, and in turn, make you truly happy,” Fenech said. Fenech said she really likes to see people smiling at her in the hallways, so she makes sure to smile at people too. “I remember I saw this motivational poster in elementary school, some of them are really cheesey, but I saw this one that said ‘Attitudes are contagious, is yours worth catching?’ I thought that was a really interesting thought. If you smile, 99 percent of the time someone will smile back. I know if I am having a bad day, and somebody smiles at me, it makes me feel 100 times better, so I smile at everybody, just in case I could make their day better,” she said.

Every morning Fenech thinks about what kind of day she is going to have.

“This thought kind of ties back to Harry Potter. In the sixth book, when Slughorn says that the magic of Felix Felicus (lucky potion) is watching an ordinary day become extraordinary. I think you should wake up every day thinking that, because every day you have the opportunity to have an extraordinary day, so I try to go into each day with the most positive, open mindset,” Fenech said.

According to Fenech, acting positively has the uncanny ability to change outcomes. “Even if you are having a bad day, acting positive will show you how much there is to act positive for. I think especially with sports and activities, having a positive attitude and being encouraging can bring the team closer and help everybody accomplish more,” Fenech said.

Fenech said she believes happiness has to do with perspective and being able to appreciate the little things in life. “I think sometimes people can become too focused on what they don’t have and the negatives of life, but there are so many more positive, amazing things that can make you happy and empower you to be who you want to be, but I know instead of thinking ‘Ugh, I have to go to school today,’ I think ‘I get to go to school today and see my best friends.’ There is so much good to think about and appreciate. Why waste your time worrying about what isn’t good?” Fenech asked.

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Dance Marathon shows how much Cedar Falls care

The Dance Marathon on Friday, Feb. 15 was a huge success thanks to the student leaders who put time and energy into planning it.

The event featured a dodgeball tournament with nine teams including one made up of UNI students and one of teachers. There was also a casino room, a giant Twister board and lots of dancing.

Senior Michael Bowden made his debut as a DJ and played music that kept students happy and moving their bodies all evening. Jud Corkery, the child Cedar Falls High School sponsored from the Iowa Children’s Hospital, turned four years old and blew out the candles on his Thomas the Train birthday cake that guidance counselor Erin Gardner presented to him.

The second annual Dance Marathon raised money for the hospital and awareness for students. Gardner estimates that about 70 people showed up for the Dance Marathon.

The total amount of money raised is not yet available because donations will hopefully keep coming through next week.

More of these fundraiser-type activities should be instigated in the future. Although they are a lot of work to pull off, they are well worth it. Participating in selfless activities that aim to promote important charities is important, especially for high schoolers. Our brains are still developing and habits are still forming. If we become conscientious citizens who are involved in helpful, worthwhile activities, we will do better things as young adults and beyond. It is important to be knowledgeable about the world around us and put ourselves in others’ shoes, which is one reason the Dance Marathon is such a unique and amazing opportunity: it is for the betterment of society.

We hope the Dance Marathon tradition will continue in future years because of the power it holds in raising money and teaching students what they can do to make a difference.

Thank you to student senate and other leadership groups that made the event possible this year. Taking part in events that really do contribute to the health and wellbeing of others is something to be extremely proud of. It shows maturity and it shows charisma.

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If America was perfect, everyone would have completely equal rights and opportunities.

If the world was perfect, there would be no war. Unfortunately, we live on a planet and in a country fundamentally flawed.

And while allowing women to serve in combat roles in the United States army may be a small step in the direction of equal opportunity, it too remains drastically, dangerously imperfect.

The concept of allowing women in combat roles could serve to eliminate a few inequalities and genuinely benefit a small group currently discriminated against. Some women choose to go into the military as a career. But in order to rise through the ranks, a soldier must have experience fighting the enemy for days on end, working under harsh conditions and coping with sleep deprivation. If a soldier is to make a decent military career, she must have experience in the combatant infantry. The government should not deny these soldiers this career opportunity, assuming they meet the physical requirements.

However, instead of just giving these soldiers the equality they deserve, the government is using this as a misguided

than under old method of expandtesting standards. More ing its dimen could go minutive m i l i t a r y. into combat as well, but a The United States slightly larger military with military significantly currently weaker solhas 1.4 million acBy News Editor Katherine diers cannot MAYHEW act effectively. tive-duty perIf the old sonnel. During fitness requirements would reWorld War II, while the United States had a total population main in place, not all women who wished to serve in comjust over one-third of today’s, 9.2 million people served in bat would be able to do so.

Some may find inequality in the armed forces. this, but war is not about inThe draft effectively built up cluding everyone in battle. If the American army and kept it you want to become a lawyer, strong. Today, people would see bringing back the draft as you must pass the BAR exam. radical and would surely meet If you want to join the infantry, it with fury. Instead, the govern- you must pass the IOC. We ment thought it wiser to appeal should make no allowances for people not strong enough to to volunteers from the other 50 pass the current test any more percent of the population.

The problem the govern- than we should make them for ment has created lies in lower- law students who do not study ing the standards of physical fit- enough.

Strong women are out there. ness for both men and women in combat roles. In an attempt There are women, although to make the opportunity equal, not as many as the government would like, that can pass the they have lowered the bar for fitness and now use a “gender- IOC at its original standards. neutral” test. This will only re- And lowering the standards is only patronizing these women, sult in a weaker army.

This change will allow more the only ones who should go women to serve their country into combat roles.

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Sophomore Sammone Jones “It’s good that they’re finally letting women do their part, I guess. I mean we’ve been under the radar. Now it’s like, I’m a woman, let’s fight.”

Senior Brandon Dix “I think it’s true equality. I think also they should be able to be in the draft if we believe in that equality.”

Senior Katie Bogardus “I think they should be allowed to because it’s the same as a guy.”

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At top left, sophomore Dan Kelly catches his breath during the State wrestling meet. Below, junior Lauren Weinert leads a group of girls in a dance routine at the men’s basketball game. Senior Rachel Nurse promotes the Dance Marathon in her ketchup costume. Jazz Band members perform during TallCorn at top right. Senior Nick Hagedorn takes down his opponent at State and the dance team poses for the crowd at the basketball game last week.

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Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013

State Wrestling: Kelly is lone Tiger to claim podium

1:45 fall. Netolicky spent most After advancing three to 182-pound class, recorded Williams, wrestling heavyof the year as the top heavystate wrestling, the Tigers a tech fall in his first match weight, was by far the youngweight in Iowa, and he would found sophomore Dan Kelly against West Des Moines Valest kid in his bracket. Not only (29-6) was the lone wrestler to ley’s Zach Downs (23-26). He was he the only freshman in the also finish third. In his second and last finish on the Anna Love photo match, Wilpodium. Senior liams gave Nick HageI n d i a n o l a ’s dorn (28-7) Colby Vliegand freshman er all he Spencer Wilcould handle liams (20-17) before Vliegalso notched a er pulled out spot at State. the 5-3 deKelly, wrescision. Wiltling in the liams said he 120-pound hopes to reclass, defeatturn to State ed Southeast in the next Polk’s Aaron three years Meyer (30and looks to 17) in his first be a promismatch by a 7-2 ing force in decision. Kelly the class 3A then picked heavyweight up his only loss bracket in of the tournathe near fument in the ture. next round Even with to West Des the loss of Moines Valley’s Hagedorn, Jake Koethe Dan Kelly fights off WDM Valley’s Jake Koethe in his second match of the State tournament.

Cedar Falls (41-5) by an 8-2 aims to send decision. In the seventh place then lost his next two matches, bracket, but there also weren’t even more wrestlers to State match, Kelly defeated Meyer first to Justin Kreiter (46-3) by any sophomores. Williams next season. again, this time earning a 9-1 a 12-6 decision, and then to dropped his first match to Cemajor decision.

Mount Pleasant’s Justin Dilks dar Rapids Prairie’s Andrew Sports Editor Jared Hylton Hagedorn, wrestling in the by a 8-5 decision.

Netolicky (42-6) by means of a

Rugby team to kick-off second season The Tiger rugby team looks to build off of last year’s success. The team finished 3-4 overall, with all three of the team’s wins coming in conference play last season. The team advanced to State, where they were knocked out in the semifinal round by Southeast Polk.

Southeast Polk would go on to become state champions.

“The loss to [Southeast] Polk was tough, but at the same time we had a lot of success in only our first year as a program. I don’t think anybody thought we would get as far as we did,” senior captain Austin Mennen said.

Starting a rugby team was the idea of Mennen who put together a team in a few months last spring. Mennen had trouble finding a coach at first. He knew some people who had a background in rugby, but they either didn’t have the time to coach or they didn’t have a coaching license. Finally, Men-

nen contacted Michael Klostermann, a UNI student who was more than willing to coach the team.

Although rugby still isn’t a school-sanctioned sport, Mennen said he hopes that eventually it will be. “I don’t see rugby becoming school-sanctioned anytime in the near future, but it would have to be by 2015, or else Cedar Falls won’t be able to compete at State,” Mennen said.

Last season the team shot themselves in the foot a couple times due to their lack of knowledge about the rulebook, and team members said they won’t have any problems similar to that this season now that they have more experience under their belts. “The older guys will be able to help the younger guys. Knowledge of rugby rules will be a focus in our early practices,” Mennen said.

Mennen has big plans for the rugby team this season and

before for high school rugby,” in the upcoming years. He said Mennen said. he hopes to continue expanding rugby in the Cedar Valley and making it more common in area high schools. This season Waterloo West, Waterloo East, Waverly ShellRock, Columbus and Aplington- Anna Love photo Parkersburg Senior Brendan Alexander works to bring all have prodown a ball carrier in a game last season. posed rugby teams to The team is still looking their schools. “The success that for a few more players for this we had last season is definitely more season. Anybody interwhat has influenced some ested should contact Mennen. area high schools to try and get teams, and with rugby being an Olympic sport in 2016, Sports Editor Jared there’s a bigger push than ever Hylton

HI-LINE Athlete of the

Week

Zach Harvey

Men’s Basketball The 6’9” senior leads the Tigers in blocks (23) going into Friday’s substate game against the winner of Waterloo East and West. Harvey is also averaging just over five points per game.

How do you plan to prepare for Friday’s game?

We plan on having a hard week of practice and making sure our game plan is solid going into the game., How is coming off a loss going to affect your play this Friday?

I think it’s going to make us come out a littler hotter than we usually do. It was kind of a reality check when we lost to Cedar Rapids Jefferson. We learned that we have a few things to work on, and it’ll make us that much better come Friday.

What’s your favorite artist to listen to before a game?

As a team, we’ve been favoring Chief Keef lately. His music just gets us going.

What food do you eat before a game?

I usually have roast beef with potatoes and carrots out of the Crock-Pot.

Tigers in

Action

Men’s Basketball (17-4)

Next up: Winner of Waterloo East/West on Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. at home

Women’s Basketball (6-16)

Knocked out of postseason on Feb. 16 by Mason City 69-44