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New Recipes Food service staff hope to lure students For Success back with more choices, greater freedom On Feb. 16, CFHS food service staff members implemented several changes in the cafeteria. Students were met with new trays, an extended veggie bar, a broader a la carte, a new condiment bar, as well as the opportunity to start serving themselves in the main line. Due to the success of these initial changes, another change is coming on Monday, April 6. Starting then, a new extended main line menu will offer four daily hot entree options. On a threeweek rotation schedule, this new menu will include some student favorites, as well as some new selections, such as orderedin pizza CFHS food and pasta bar. On each day, food service staff plan to have two of the hot entrees served on one line, while the other two will be served on the other. Each line will be clearly labeled with it’s individual hot entree options. The cold entree options, fruits, vegetables, desserts and beverage selections will be the same on each line. Martha Korneisel, CFHS food service secretary, said the staff has been making these changes as an attempt to increase student involvement in the lunch program. Though the Cedar Falls School District houses around 5,000 students, only about 3,000 eat school lunch daily, and the graph pictured on the right shows that, ever since the installment of Michelle Obama’s federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, student participation in the high school lunch program has steadily declined, dropping from 95,043 meals served during the 2010-11 school year to 74,127 meals served during the 2013-14 school year. The food service receives a state reimbursement for each meal served, and because the number of meals served is decreasing each year, the program is losing more and more money. The Act’s restrictions on the fat, calorie, carbohydrate and sodium contents of meals extremely limited what the food service was allowed to serve, causing student lunch participation, and thus essential revenue, to drop. “It’s been a struggle not just for us, but for schools around the country. Many have low participation and are los-
ing money,” Korneisel said. To combat the decline, first, two staff members travelled to two stable school lunch programs in Iowa — Waukee and Linn-Mar — to see what they were doing that kept students eating. The major positive element they noticed was present at each school: students were able to serve themselves. It just made sense. Not only are high school students old enough, self-sufficient enough and responsible enough to serve themselves, this approach also cuts down on the program’s labor and paper waste costs, which raises it’s net value. Second, by taking daily inventory and holding monthly menu meetings, staff members easily service secretary discovered which entree items were most popular. Staff members hope that cutting the original six-week cycle menu into a three-week cycle menu and including more of the most-liked entrees each day will appeal highly to students. Finally, manufacturers are also aiding in the attempt to raise student participation in the CFHS lunch program. “Initially, many of our manufacturers couldn’t change their recipes fast enough [to accommodate the Act.] Now they’re finally getting there, so it’s getting easier to provide a broader variety of options like you’d have if you went to a restaurant,” Korneisel said. This will include a larger, more appealing selection of main line and a la carte items, making increased involvement in the program more promising. Though some staff members are apprehensive of allowing students more freedom in their meal and condiment portioning, due to the strict punishments the program receives if students receive a higher of content of fat, calories, carbohydrates or sodium than allowed, they’re all ready to be more trusting and lenient with students if that’s what it takes to increase involvement. “Our goal is simply to feed children who might not have enough. Kids aren’t eating, so are we even meeting our goal, or have we forgotten it completely?” Korneisel asked. Similar changes are being made in the CF elementary schools. They are occasionally offering those students alternative entrees, similar to the bagel and cereal meals found at the high school.
“It’s been a struggle not just for us, but for schools around the country. Many have low participation and are losing money.”
—Martha Korneisel
They also now have the choice between milk and bottled water. Even after the early fixes in February, it looks like the changes are working. Before the changes, the high school was averaging 8,236 meals served per month, but since the changes, that number has slightly risen to 8,306. Many CFHS students are responding in a positive manner as well. Junior Andrew Nurse said the wide variety of fruits and vegetables offered “makes me feel healthier about my food choices,” and senior Hiram Marquez said, “I love to have more options. Plus, I like how [because the veggie bar was moved to the end of the line], people can’t cut me.” Junior Lizzie Swanson said, “I like the extended salad bar because I like to get spinach every day. I’d also like having more entree options because when there’s only one option that I don’t like, I don’t eat much that day,” And junior Ethan Smith said, “I like that they are returning Pizza-Hut pizza.” Of course some students still have some hesitations. “I like the old trays. They had more space. It’s hard to stack the blue trays,” senior Adrian Amjadi
Mikaela Mallin Graphic/Logan Cole Photo said, and sophomore Grace Kivett said, “I wish we had lines back.” Staff members are doing their best to accommodate everyone. They themselves even have mixed feelings about it all. They love that there are more fruit and vegetable options available, but they don’t like having to follow state and federal guidelines. “They make it hard for us. Plus, they aren’t right for everyone. We get complaints from parents saying their kids are still hungry. An athlete has to consume more calories than others. They need more. The system’s flawed, but we do the best we can,” Korneisel said. Anyone can submit their thoughts, insights, ideas and complaints to the food service program by emailing nutrition@cfschools.org or contacting high school food service manager Rachelle Compton or assistant manager Sarah Schumacher. Hearing students’ perspectives on how to realistically make the lunch program more appealing is the best way they can increase student involvement. By Staff Writer Mikaela
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After the vicious ribbing at roast, Bieber points to brigher future
Bieber Roast, the trending topic of this week has caught the eye of millions of viewers who were delighted to see no other than the infamous Justin Bieber get verbally destroyed by many well known comedians. On Monday night, Comedy Central hosted the Bieber Roast, which had been long awaited after Bieber continued to get himself into many dilemmas these past few years. Stars like main host K e v i n H a r t , Shaquille O’Neal, Martha Stewart, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Hannibal Buress, Jeff Ross, Pete Davidson, Chris D’Elia, Natasha Leggero and even special guest Ron Burgundy all were in attendance to roast Bieber. This episode attracted a whooping 4.4 million viewers, being the third most-watched show ever for Comedy Central. It was a trending topic all over social media with the hashtag #BieberRoast everywhere. The roast had viewers in delight as Bieber was faced with several brutal insults. One topic that seemed to be brought up a lot in the roast was Bieber’s past relationship with Selena Gomez. One remark that was made about Selena was, “Selena Gomez wanted to be here, but she’s dating men now. Is it true you dumped her because she grew a mustache before you?” While each celebrity had their turn of roasting Bieber, viewers couldn’t get enough of the overflowing comedy presented. It brought viewers who either like Bieber or do not like him together to watch things heat up. As Bieber got burned with numerous jokes referring to his feminine look, past mistakes and relationships, there was an underlying theme to the roast. Bieber needs to start growing up and becoming a role model rather than continuing on the same path he was on, being a bad example. Bieber concluded by shocking viewers with his roast against the other celebrities. His roast even impressed roast master, Kevin Hart, as Hart was standing on top of his chair most the time, uncontrollably laughing. This TV event may have brought tears of laughter to viewers eyes or caused them to shake their heads; however, following the roast, Bieber took initiative for his mistakes and apologized to the public, promising to make things better and change his ways.
Bieber needs to start growing up and becoming a role model rather than continuing on the same path he was on ...
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HI-LINE Hip Hop Artists Rewrite Rules Friday, April 3, 2015
Jay Z’s new streaming service gives credit where it’s due There was a time time when music release dates were standard. A couple of months prior, an album would be announced and then the release date, but now that entire concept has become dated. Labels are trying to make money off their artists while still giving the fans the music at a considerate price. In order for labels to do this they have had to find a way to prevent leaks from happening. Once albums are leaked, it presents less of a chance that fans, no matter how big, will actually go out and support said artists, so now when artists surprise release their albums on iTunes, their sales have more than doubled compared to what they would have earned had these albums been released in stores first. Using this approach, the demand is so heavy that fans don’t think twice about spending $12 or so on albums with surprise releases on iTunes. Taylor Swift went so far as removing all of her music from Spotify right before her latest al-
bum, 1989, was released. Spotify is a great place for the listener, but at the end of the day, the musicians aren’t receiving even half of the profits they should due to allowing their entire catalog to be streamed for virtually nothing. But even reluctant artists know that streaming is the wave of the future. Recently, news broke that Jay Z had bought a Swedish music streaming site, Tidal, which is like Spotify, and he met with some artists including Swift, Rihanna and Kanye West to strategize how they can make money off of their music through his new streaming site instead of Spotify. The site launched this Monday, and unlike Spotify there is a $25 monthly fee that the users must pay after completing the 30 day free trial if they chose. The price is so high because when it comes to other streaming sites, record labels are getting 70 percent of the profit from streaming. The 30 percent is then distributed between the
artists, and the producers and others leaving the artists with not that much at the end. Some say who cares? So what if they are not getting fully compensated, they are already rich, but it comes to the fact that artists are seeking to paid a fair portion of their profits for their creative efforts. One of the biggest examples of the record industry trying to be innovative and catch onto the times in the wake of technology is Beyonce’s last album. Beyonce released her highly anticipated fifth album straight to iTunes last December without warning. That album is the reason that led to where we are with artists going that route instead of a standard traditional release. Beyonce’s prior album saw a decrease in sales that can be attributed to the album being leaked a week before the release. The surge in sales that Beyonce saw with the surprise release is similar to what Drake saw when he dropped
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Lamar’s ‘Butterfly’ soars into artistry As the 2015 year in music unfolds, one thing’s for sure: It’s an incredibly exciting time for hiphop fans. Among the releases from J. Cole, Joey Bada$$, Lupe Fiasco, Drake, Wale, Big Sean, Action Bronson, Earl Sweatshirt and upcoming releases from Kanye West and A$AP Rocky, it’s safe to say I’m feeling spoiled. However, the pinnacle of significance attained to this year’s first quarter is the release of acclaimed West-Coast rapper, Kendrick Lamar — “To Pimp A Butterfly.” But why? Since Lamar’s first album, “Section 80,” it was evident that he possessed an impressive dynamic — with his nasally voice, he demonstrated an ability to write catchy, relatively accessible hip-hop tracks with personality and a socially conscious edge. Lamar went on to hone his talent and released his major label debut album, “good kid, m.A.A.d. City.” Acknowledged as one of hip-hop’s best records and one of modern music’s best concept albums, it is a masterpiece of technical rapping and structured storytelling that redefined the
conventions of the genre. Lamar creates a character portrait which accounts his experiences as he grew up in Compton, Calif. Symbolizing an ode to troubled youth, “good kid, m.A.A.d. city” consequently fell into the small overlap of critical acclaim and popular adoration. The album was tremendously appealing, with singles such as the trap-influenced “Swimming Pools” — a song with an anti-substance abuse message masked as a trendy drinking song. However, the album left me questioning where Lamar would go as he prepared to release his next project, and he certainly answered. In spite of his prior commercial success, Lamar takes his music to a shocking new direction with an uncompromising stride. “To Pimp A Butterfly” is a whole lot to handle, to say the very least. You may certainly not love this album — and that’s what’s so important. Rappers tend to align themselves with the familiar. Rarely do we see anyone trying to innovate. Innovation doesn’t sell. Formulaic art, however, keeps us
stagnant — to an extent, imprisoned. The sole purpose of art is to evoke, and those who strive to evoke new things are those who embody art itself. There must be a voice willing to progress music and art itself — a voice unafraid to move ideas and concepts forward, regardless of the times. Lamar encapsulates ambition and courage with his own voice that will serve as a landmark — putting the final nail in coffin for the era of 2000s bling-rap and swinging the door wide open for a new era of conscious genre progression. This album is exhausting. There is no “Swimming Pools.” In terms of sonic direction, Lamar pulls influences from jazz, grooves from drums and bass, funk and psychedelic neo-soul - pushing boundaries as the genres burst amongst each other as they manipulate the confines of rap-music presentation. Amidst the dizzying sounds and sonic detours of producers such as Flying Lotus, Lamar implements styles of old school rap-
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Two juniors collaborate to smash old record for reciting digits of pi
Ashley Brimacomb Photo Junior David Schroeder is one of the members of the new School of Rock club that meets after school on Wednesday in science teacher Jeff Hartman’s room.
School of Rock plugs in There’s a new type of sound emerging from the school’s hallways, but it isn’t one that you’ll hear from the band or choir room, but rather a biology room. Around the beginning of the second semester, a brand new club called “School of Rock” which was started by, surprisingly not Jack Black, but science teacher Jeff Hartman.“It’s been something that I’ve been wanting to do for several years,” Hartman said. “I’ve talked to a couple of students this year, and they seemed really interested in it, so we went ahead tried to get it going.” What the club essentially does is that they meet together once a week with each student practicing music, whether it’s individually, having the students divide into groups or having everybody work on a song, despite the student’s skill level. “We’ve been teaching some students how to play new instruments that they don’t know how to play already,” Hartman said. One member of School of Rock is junior David Schroeder, who joined when his counselor recommended it to him. Schroeder is no stranger to music since he’s been playing guitar for 12 years, but what is unique for him is how anybody can participate. “Even if you don’t have a lot of experience, you can still go down there and let them know your situation,” Schroeder said. “Nobody judges you. You just play what you’ve got.”
The instruments that the students play range from guitars, basses, keyboards and horns. The variety gives students the opportunity to experiment with their talents. “[Sophomore Matthew Kremer] and his piano really brings that in. He likes playing for people and getting other people to join in,” Schroeder said. “[Sophomore Wesley Gitta] picks up the bass and likes fooling around with it. He likes getting in there, and I think everybody is having a good time.” Even though the club has been around for only a short period of time, it seems to be receiving very positive feedback from it’s members. “The ones that have been coming seem to be having a really good time,” Hartman said. “They have the freedom to play whatever music they want to play. They just hang out and have fun in a relaxed atmosphere.” However, all of the practice that goes on doesn’t happen for nothing. The group plays in the Tigers Den every week. Students are highly encouraged to stop by and see them perform. Schroeder especially urges students to visit. “It’s a different thing. It’s not the usual norm. You get up in the morning, and you get to hear some live music,” Schroeder said. “Maybe you don’t know some kid too well, but you see him in the Tiger’s Den playing, and it gets him out there. That’s what it did for me.” By Staff Writer Sarah
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Pi. Most people know what it is: the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. The value of pi is the same for every single circle: approximately 3.14. The value is approximate because it is irrational, meaning it goes on forever and never repeats itself. Many mathematicians eagerly await a specific day every year, March 14, known as “Pi Day” because when the date is written out, it becomes 3.14. This year’s Pi Day was special because it is the year 2015. The next few digits of pi would look like 3.1415, which is what the date looked like on March 14, 2015. Every year math teacher Richard Strike offers an opportunity for his students to earn extra credit on Pi Day. The task is to remember and recite as much of pi as each students wants. For every 10 digits memorized, the student receives one extra credit point, with a limit of 10 extra points. Students who memorize more than 100 digits have their name put on a wall in Strike’s room. For 2 years, 315 recited digits was the record. That record seemed impossible to surpass, but this year, juniors Mary Anton and Sam Zhang not only surpassed that staggering amount, but more than doubled it. The juniors tied at 650 digits of pi. Zhang always had his sights set on the school record. “Mr. Strike talked about how memorizing enough digits would get your name on his pi leaderboards,” Zhang said. “I wanted to have the school record.” Anton said that while the two were competing, they still stayed friends and motivat-
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continued from Page 2 pers such as Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur — the latter being a major influence to Lamar on this project — as well as the incorporation of spoken word samples as his ideas are conveyed. Lamar’s vocal delivery is as unpredictable as the rest of the project — each time his voice is heard being unlike the last. From spastic slam poetry to exasperated drunken sobs, one thing is clear: Lamar’s head has a lot going on inside. In terms of lyrical content, Lamar is fearless and eloquent in addressing the heated political issues of today’s society. While not everyone may not agree entirely on the political stances that he takes — bordering on ideas of respectability politics in the past, of which he has received criticism for — it is powerful to hear the
ed each other. “We tied because we’re friends who didn’t want the other to lose,” Anton said. “Sam was there for competition, and we helped each other reach such a high number.” Strike was amazed by what he was watching when the students surpassed 600 digits. “It was amazing because that’s a talent that I don’t have,” Strike said. “Doing what they did, it requires talent.” While the two had the same final result, they had different methods of reaching the 600s. Anton used a pi app on her smartphone to help her. “I memorize pi 10 digits at a time because longer strings of numbers would overwhelm me,” Anton said. “I found patterns in each group of 10 such as 0011, 1717 or 32823. It all kind of lines up in my head.” Zhang also used the pi app. “I sometimes memorized sequences in groups of three or four. I also used palindromes like 65756,” Zhang said. “I also grouped the same number together whenever I could, such as 66.” Strike’s record wasn’t as high as Anton’s or Zhang’s. “The highest I got was up to 100 a couple years ago,” Strike said. “Pi day is a unique thing that we do, and it’s very fun.” By Online Editor Zuhayr
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now rightfully want to be compensated for their art, and we as consumers have no choice but to stand up and support or wait for the music industry to find other ways to make us purchase the music where our pockets aren’t so badly affected. By Staff Writer Malcolm
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personal and emotional levels to which Lamar takes these issues. While it is difficult to briefly address the complex themes of the project, among them are black pride and artistry, racism, the downfalls of fame and success, aspirations, friends and family, and the celebration of audacity in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. “To Pimp A Butterfly” is a tremendous amount to digest, for any listener. It is intricate, bewildering, bold and most significantly, progressive. Lamar has already proven himself as a rapper. He has now proven himself as a true artist. As hip hop continues to flourish, we can only hope to see more positivity and depth from the glorious evocation that only art can provide. By Staff Writer Ben
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Cheerleaders take long victory lap back from Nationals Over spring break, Cedar Falls competitive cheer team took on Nationals in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Here they looked to compete against teams who were from all around the country. The Tigers competed in the largest division comprised of teams with 20 to 36 girls each. The Tigers had a total of 21 girls competing in Myrtle Beach to chase for the title. For the girls’ first performance, they impressed everyone by hitting zero deductions after
hitting every stunt and criteria. Senior captain Kennedy Kiley was especially thrilled with her team’s performance. “It was a huge accomplishment for our team and especially to end the season on a high note.” The Tigers received a third place finish, pleased with the result and a victory bus ride home. That victory lap turned bumpy after their bus broke down due to the air pressure in the bus, which would even-
tually lead to bus’s brakes not working. The girls sat in the bus for six hours waiting for the arrival of their replacement bus. However, six hours would not just be the end of their waiting. The cheerleaders waited at a local county courthouse on a school bus provided by police officials. There at the courthouse, eight hours passed by until the new bus arrived. In the mean time, some of the girls and their parents got rental cars and continued on their journey. The craziness
continued when the final journey time concluded after 36 hours; the original time was supposed to be 18 hours. Finally reaching Cedar Falls, the exhausted cheerleaders arrived early morning Monday following spring break. Kiley stated, “This whole trip gave our team one last time to perform together. It was a great building experience, and as a senior, I could not ask for anything else.” By Staff Writer Skylar
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Panther hero points to future after historic Madness runs
It might as well be 3 in the morning on Hudson road on the last day of spring break. A few lonely cars roll through the UNI campus under the pitch black sky and bright street lights past the lifeless J’s Homestyle Cooking, where days earlier ESPN cameras gathered to talk about the potential bracket busting Cinderela that the city hoped inhabited Cedar Falls. The roof of the UNI Dome can be seen for miles around and remains lit as some young straglers scurry to their dorm rooms while the eagerly anticipated countdown to 8:40 p.m. grows closer. The traffic lights still change despite the bare road lying underneath them. It’s a Sunday night, and the campus seems resemblant of an apocalyptic ghost town: dead. A switch on the radio dial in one of the rare passing cars to the iconic voice of Gary Rima 1,769 miles away or a quick 26 hours west on I-90 in Seattle would quickly reveal that thanks to the UNI men’s basketball team, the campus isn’t dead; it’s more alive than ever. After beating Wyoming in the team’s opening game, the Panthers ran into the Louisville Cardinals at exactly the wrong time. Led by Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino, the only coach in NCAA history to take three different schools to the Final Four, the Cardinals had one of their best offensive performances of the season against a UNI team that defensively ranks as one of the best in the entire country and beat the Panthers. Initial disappointment lingered for players and fans alike, but hearts are far from broken. Thirty one wins is a school record. UNI was ranked inside the AP top 10 for the first time
It’s fun to relive memories that I will always cherish and keep close to my heart because those are my best friends and guys that I’m still really close to.”
—Ali Farokhmanesh member of UNI’s 2010 Sweet 16 team
ever. A small town Iowa kid, Seth Tuttle, was named a second team All-American and will go down as one of the greatest players to put on a Northern Iowa jersey in the history of the school. No, this team didn’t win a national title like many optimistic fans hoped for, but the 2015 Panthers will undeniably always be etched in the record books as a success. This year’s team rejuvenated the fans to levels only matched by the team that put UNI on the national map after upsetting Kansas and advancing to the Sweet 16 in 2010. Even though fans are still enamored with the accomplishments of the 2015 UNI team, the topic of who was the better team between the two will inevitably be debated up in barbershops for years in the Cedar Valley. The cover boy for the 30-5 Sweet 16 team, Ali Farokhmanesh followed his alma mater very closely throughout the year and told me the two have striking resemblances. “They have more depth than we had. We both have unselfish play, a balanced attack and are hard to prepare for and can’t leave anyone open. Also, they have a great dedication to defense similar to ourselves,” Farokhmanesh said in an inter-
view with the Tiger Hi-Line. Four college basketball power houses remain in Indianapolis in the Final Four: Kentucky, Wisconsin, Duke and Michigan State. Although the calendar has turned to April and three of those teams are No. 1 seeds and the other is led by a basketball coaching magician, Tom Izzo, this March like those before it, including 2010, has been filled with a max capacity of madness. Farokhmanesh’s dagger remains the definition of madness, as in he must have gone mad to pull up from 22 feet away in the biggest game of his life, against the best team in the entire country, when every other person in the Ford Center in Oklahoma City would have pulled the ball out and tried to waste time. For a name like Farokhmanesh to be uttered without mispronunciation in households across the country, something crazy had to happen. After all we are talking about a 5’ 11” white guy who was born of Iranian heritage to two decorated volleyball-playing parents that had a last name that was enunciated incorrectly so many times that he was simply referred to as “Ali” by his own high school play-by-play announcer. When something that crazy
happens, people don’t soon forget, and it still gets brought up to him. “[The shot] gets brought up every now and then. More often now during March Madness, it’s brought up. It’s fun to relive memories that I will always cherish and keep close to my heart because those are my best friends and guys that I’m still really close to,” the Iowa City West product said reminiscing. The shot that ended Kansas’ dreams has led to many opportunities for Farokhmanesh, and a lot has changed in the past five years including being able to play professionally overseas. His current task for the most recent season and next is as a graduate assistant coach for the University of Nebraska’s men’s basketball team where he is able to do anything coach Tim Miles wants him to do, including working with the scout team as well as recruiting. “The next step is to be an assistant coach at the D1 level,” Farokhmanesh said. “It’s always been a dream of mine to be a coach, and I’m on the right path to doing that.” Coaching isn’t the only new adventure in his life, however, as he married his fiance Mallory, a former University of Iowa volleyball player, last June and the couple welcomed a baby boy named Tai who is now six months old. Fans are once again filled with the exuberance that came with the triumphant defeat of the mighty Jayhawks with the help of Farokhmanesh five years ago. Thusly further proving that sometimes all it takes is a split second of incredible courage madness to achieve greatness. By Editor-in-Chief Austin
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Vineel Mallavarapu Tennis
Junior Vineel Mallavarapu is looking to get off to a hot start this season and will be Cedar Falls’ No.1 ranked player. He looks to continue his winning streak as he hasn’t lost a singles match since his freshman year.
How much do you run in one match? Probably a mile or two. How do you fight through being so tired? Just keep one goal in mind. The only goal you should be thinking about is winning. What motivates you? The feeling of beating someone. How important is winning to you? As long as I know I’m playing my best, I don’t really care if I win or lose. If I’m not playing my best and I lose, then I get pretty mad. Do you like winning or hate losing more? I don’t know. I obviously like the feeling of winning more. I feel like the feeling of losing is more of a strong emotion that causes you to feel worse. Why do you love tennis? It’s so much different than other sports. It’s only you and the opponent and no one can coach you, so it’s pretty mental. It’s like one of the only sports where there isn’t a clock, so it’s not that you can’t really take your time, but the points can last forever.
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Women’s Track April 4 @ CR Jeff 10 a.m. Men’s Track April 4 @ IC West 10 a.m. Women’s Soccer April 6 Metro jamboree Men’s Soccer April 9 @ IC High 4:15 p.m. Women’s Golf April 7 @ Waverly 4 p.m. Women’s Tennis April 4 Home 9 a.m. Men’s Tennis April 4 @ Wahawk Invite 9 a.m.