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Senate District 30 rush toward March 19 election
March 19 couldn’t come any faster for the candidates running for the Iowa Senate District 30 position, spanning all of Cedar Falls, west Waterloo and Hudson. The special election hasn’t been like most. Due to Sen. Jeff Danielson’s unexpected resignation, Republican candidate Walt Rogers, Democratic candidate Eric Giddens and Libertarian Fred Perryman, all of Cedar Falls, have been pushed to prepare for the early special election date of March 19. The brutal winter and the short timeline posed a real challenge for the candidates, making canvassing and campaigning hard due to the snow and low temperatures. “If it were 80 degrees we would be able to do a lot of things we’re having a difficult time doing right now,” Giddens said. Giddens, 45, is running for this position because he said he enjoys serving the community. “I really enjoy talking to different people and trying to work on things that are going to improve the community,” he said. To become the Democratic nominee, Giddens beat four other Democratic candidates, including Amy Petersen, a professor at the University of Northern Iowa; Sasha Wohlpart, a member of the Cedar Falls Board of Education; Tom Ralston, a former union leader and employee of John Deere; and John Berry, director of Tri-County Head Start. Outside campaigning and canvassing, Giddens is a current member of the Cedar Falls Board of Education and program manager for Energy and Environmental Education at UNI. He also runs a program to help local governments develop climate action plans. Giddens was also a teacher at Peet Junior High and in Honduras. His wife Kendra teaches in the district as well. The involvement of education in his life gives him a foundation for his campaign. “We need more funding from the state level, we need more support,” Giddens said. Giddens said he believes education should be a key focus of the state government. “It’s kind of the biggest thing the state government does is to fund public education. That is something that is the highest level of importance, and it is reflected in the highest level in the state budget,” he said. Giddens’ said that more state funding will relieve some strain on the local property owners. “The big-
gest issue, really, is funding,” he said. “When we get less money from the state government. When we don’t get enough, essentially what we have to do is raise property taxes locally to make up for that, and it puts a big strain on property tax owners locally.” In addition to public education, health care and the environment are also important matters to Giddens. “I will fight to fully fund public education, make healthcare more affordable and improve water quality for all Iowans,” Giddens said. Rogers, 57, unlike the other two candidates, has a lot of experience with Iowa politics at the state level. He ran against Danielson for senate in 2008 and lost by 22 votes. Later he was elected in Iowa House District 60 and served for eight years before Rep. Dave Williams’ win in 2018. Originally Rogers wasn’t planning on running for the position, but he said his connections across the state pushed him to. Rogers emphasized that he will be in the majority party if elected, putting him in a better position for his voice and concern for Black Hawk County to be heard. “I will have a lot more influence than Mr. Giddens could have in the minority party,” Rogers said. “I’ll be able to be a strong advocate for Black Hawk County in the majority for Des Moines right away.” If elected, Rodgers wants to ensure citizens’ dollars are spent wisely. “It’s a balancing act what were trying to do,” he said. “I would go back to making sure our dollars are spent wisely, not too much of it every year. That we keep a good reserve fund, in case something bad ever happens to the economy.” In his time in the legislature, Rogers worked on freeing up flexible funds for schools, successfully freeing up $200 million throughout the state for schools that they already had. “I went to the school board last year in Hudson, and the first thing they did at the meeting was transfer $85,000 out of their categorical fund to a flexible fund,” Rogers said. Perryman, 38, views himself as the “middle group” between Republicans and Democrats. He said he has the best of both worlds agreeing with parts of Democrats and Libertarians views. “I don’t get stuck where I have to say or do something where a party line says I have to do. I can look at what is best for everyone involved,” Perryman said. Perryman said he has taken a more diverse route to campaign-
“I will fight to fully fund public education, make healthcare more affordable and improve water quality for all Iowans.”
—Eric Giddens Democratic candidate
ing, which has set him apart from Giddens and Rogers. “They’re (Giddens and Rogers) going to go back to their core, and that’s who they’re going to talk to, and they’re going to ask people to come out to vote for them. I want to talk to everybody,” he said. “There’s lots of times where I have an opinion until I talk to someone and say, ‘Oh I hadn’t seen it from that point of view.’” An important issues to Perryman is individual rights. “In my opinion the government should be as little as involved in your life and your decisions as possible,” he said. Perryman does not see the need of excessive government involvement if no harm is done. Like Giddens and Rogers, Perryman said funding education is important, but for him throwing more money at schools is not a sound solution. “Over the last several years we throw more money at it and the education system is not getting any better,” he said. “What that tells me is that throwing money at it isn’t the solution.” Although the candidates belong to different parties, they all urge citizens to vote at this special election. Although most early voting is over, voters can register early at the courthouse on March 16 and March 18 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. By Co-Editior-In-Chief Sophia
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“We have an opportunity to represent our district with a candidate that respects the rights of all citizens regardless of which party we affiliate with.”
—Fred Perryman Libertarian candidate
“I’ll be able to be a strong advocate for Black Hawk County in the majority for Des Moines right away.”
—Walt Rogers Republican candidate
Polling Locations
Precinct Locations for the Senate District 30 Special Election, March 19, 2019 The Cedar Falls polling locations are as follows. Please note that University Book and Supply will be closed for Spring Break, so Ward 3 Precinct 3 will vote at Gilchrist Hall with Ward 4 Precinct 3 for this election only.
WARD 1 PCT 1 – EAGLES CLUB, 2125 W Lone Tree Rd (east entrance) PCT 2 – ST JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH, 715 College St (upper level) PCT 3 – CEDAR FALLS CITY HALL, 220 Clay St (council chambers) WARD 2 PCT 1– UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, 9204 University Ave PCT 2– BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCH, 4000 Hudson Rd PCT 3 – CANDEO CHURCH, 1405 Greenhill Rd WARD 3 PCT 1 – CEDAR FALLS SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION BLDG, 1002 W 1st St (board room) PCT 2 – CHURCH OF CHRIST, 2727 W 4TH St PCT 3 – GILCHRIST HALL, UNI, University Ave to south Campus St (combined with Ward 4 Precinct 3 for this special election only) WARD 4 PCT 1 – CEDAR HEIGHTS COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 2015 Rainbow Dr (lower level) PCT 2 – HEARST CENTER, 304 Seerley Blvd (upper level) PCT 3 – GILCHRIST HALL, UNI, University Ave to south Campus St WARD 5 PCT 1 – ST TIMOTHYS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 3220 Terrace Dr PCT 2 – ORCHARD HILL CHURCH, 3900 Orchard Hill Dr, (South entrance, Door E) PCT 3 – TRINITY BIBLE CHURCH, 125 Orchard Dr The Waterloo polling locations are as follows: WARD 1 PCT 1 - ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH, 2211 Maynard Av & Greenhill Rd (upper level) PCT 2 - YMCA, 669 South Hackett Rd (main entrance, multipurpose room) PCT 4 - IRV WARREN GOLF COURSE (Pro Shop), 1000 Fletcher Av PCT 5 - WALNUT RIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH, 1307 W Ridgeway Av PCT 6 - CEDAR VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH, 3520 Ansborough Av (east entrance) WARD 2 PCT 6 - SOUTH WATERLOO CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN, 6227 Kimball Av (gymnasium) WARD 5 PCT 5 - ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH, 810 Kimball Av (lower level) PCT 6 - CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 3475 Kimball Av (main entrance, upper level) Other: BLACK HAWK TWP/HUDSON/LINCOLN TWP - HUDSON COMMUNITY CENTER, 525 Jefferson St, Hudson NOTICE: In accordance with Section 49.23 of the Code of Iowa, the following polling place locations have been changed since the last general election: CF Ward 3 Precinct 3 and CF Ward 4 Precinct 3 polling locations have been temporarily combined, both precincts will vote at GILCHRIST HALL, UNI, University Ave to south Campus St
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Team 525 earns extra points at the end of the match for climbing to the highest platform with their robot. The overall competition ends with their alliance made up of team 525 Swartdogs, 2052 KnightKrawlers and 3630 Stampedes. To the right team 525 operates their robot to place a disc on the match’s provided rocket. Submitted Photos
Team 525 places first at Duluth regional The 525 Swartdogs robotics team and their alliance took home a huge victory qualifying them for the championship in Detroit last weekend. “When we won the last finals match, it was the best feeling in the world,” Claire Shaw, freshman and participant in the FRC robotics team at the high school, said. “The entire last match my heart was racing and my hands were shaking, but all the stress paid off. The amount of joy throughout everyone in the arena and our alliance was crazy and the [best] thing that could happen at my first regional.” The competition included 90 total qualifying matches with every team being involved in nine of them. Every match had an alliance made up of three schools competing against a second alliance. All the teams are randomly matched up to work to win the match so they can earn ranking points. Winning a match gets the team two ranking points, and extra points can be earned based on how the team scores.
After the qualifying matches are over, the top eight teams move on the the playoffs. Each of these teams selects two additional teams as partners for an alliance for the playoffs. This year the teams placed 19-inch disks or hatch panels on rocket or cargo ships for two points and put 13-inch rubber playground balls or the cargo into openings in the rocket or cargo ships for three points. Robots also earned three or six points for driving off a platform from different levels and heights at the beginning of a match and three, six or 12 points by climbing to the different levels on a platform at the end of the match. The 525 Swartdogs focused on climbing to the highest platform at the end of the match to score points and being able to place hatch panels and cargo on any of the rocket or cargo ship positions and ended up winning eight out of nine of their qualifying matches, leaving them ranked at second place. Team 2052 KnightKrawlers were
the number one seeded team and selected the Swartdogs as a partner for their alliance as well as team 3630 Stampede. The alliance won the quarterfinals, semifinal and finals matches to win the competition and even get the highest score (94) possible in one of the matches. Moving on to Worlds allows the team to compete against people from all over the country according to Kenton Swartley, the coach of team 525. Within the team, the first ever sibling drive team for the 525 Swartdogs, Claire Shaw and Lucas Shaw, helped with the success that occurred that day. “Lucas Shaw is the driver and Claire Shaw is the co-driver. Lucas’ job is to move the robot around the field using joysticks and buttons to control it. Claire’s job is to control the arm movements using buttons programmed to move it to set positions. They worked incredibly well together,” Swartley said. “Being on drive team with Lucas
was something I was actually really scared about. Since he’s my [older] brother, I was terrified I was going to mess up, and I didn’t want to let him down,” Shaw said. “He [is] actually an amazing partner along with everyone else in drive team. The best part for me was when we got to the last 30 seconds of a match [and] he would compliment me. It doesn’t sound like the biggest thing, but hearing his approval meant a lot.” The next step for the team, according to Swartley, is to talk about goals such as improvement of scoring points in matches, awards presentations and scouting at their next meeting and competing in the Iowa Regional, March 21-23 in the McLeod Center at UNI. “Anyone in town over spring break should come out to support our team,” Swartley said.
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Belin-Blank Center Scholastic awards ceremony brings opportunities to students The Belin-Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development was jam-packed full of celebratory emotions on Sunday, March 10. Students from all around the Midwest gathered to celebrate the select group of awards given to just a few hundred from over 7,000 entries submitted for art and writing. “Established in 1923 by Maurice R. Robinson, the founder of Scholastic Inc., the Awards are the longestrunning, most prestigious recognition program for creative teenagers across America and the largest source of scholarships for young artists and writers. The Awards have an impressive roster of notable Alumni including Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Luis Jiménez, Sylvia Plath, Charles White, Kay WalkingStick, Ken Burns, Marc Brown, John Baldessari, Mozelle Thompson, Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Redford, Hughie Lee-Smith, Lena Dunham and Zac Posen,” according to the Organizational Overview of the Scholastic Celebration event. Jan Warren, an assistant director for student services, said, “Kids can sometimes think ‘I could never have a career in art’ or ‘I could never have a career in writing’ you know the, ‘I’d like to but I can’t, it doesn't pay enough money.’” A goal of the scholastic program is to show kids and young adults that the arts aren't strictly a way to make money, but an outlet as well. “Arts can help you in a lot of ways. For some kids, they see it as an outlet for emotions, for frustration, for anger, happiness, heartbreak, love etc. It calms them, and helps them to turn a negative into a positive,” Warren said. The Program partners with more than 100 regional affiliates consisting of: school districts, museums, colleges and universities, libraries and other educational organizations. These provide creative teens with opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication and scholarships. Students in grades 7–12 (ages 13 and up) that attend public, private, home and U.S. schools abroad may submit work in up to 29 categories. This program helps aspiring writers and artists gain exposure. Last year was the first summer this three-week program was offered. Jan Warren, assistant director for student services, said, “The word that I have used to describe the residency last Summer was magical. If I was giving us a grade, it was an A but I’m going for an A+ this Summer.” As with the first run for any program, there were some bumps. “Anytime you do a program for the first time, there are a few things you wish you would’ve done differently, but the kids that came
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Architecture & Industrial Design Art Portfolio Ceramics & Glass Comic Art Critical Essay Design Digital Art Dramatic Script Drawing & Illustration Editorial Cartoon Fashion Film & Animation Flash Fiction Future New Humor
Jewelry Journalism Mixed Media Novel Writing Painting Personal Essay & Memoir Photography Poetry Printmaking Science Fiction & Fantasy Sculpture Short Story Video Game Design Writing Portfolio
Scholastic-winning artists have their paintings framed and on display in the Ballroom of the Belin-Blank Center building for all to admire and photograph. Top 5 Tips for a Good Submission: 1. Submit as many quality pieces in a portfolio as you can. The more you submit, the higher your chances are. 2. Make it original, fresh and attention-grabbing that's in a style unique to you. 3. Always, double, triple check your work for revisions or to add enhancements to it. 4. To write, you have to read, to be an artist, you have to see art. Take the time to observe. 5. 5.Check deadlines; always submit your best work as early as possible. last summer are the ones that really made it phenomenal. You know, you think of a group of 70 kids coming together that there’s gonna be problems, people aren’t gonna like each other, but they all loved each other. They all loved working with each other. They all supported each other. They were just crazy wonderful human beings beyond being great artists and writers. So, it was wonderful,” Warren said. Last summer, around 70 young writers and artists went to the camp, but this summer they’re shooting for 90. The capacity for artists is 40,with the rest being writers. If the cost to get in is any setback, they do offer scholarships. “There are two things you can do. There are some students that get scholarships based on the awards that the got from submissions, and also financial aid for students whose families could really benefit from some additional financial support,” Warren said. All ages from 9-12th grade are recommended to come, but Warren said she finds it most beneficial for students who are considering having art or writing as their major in college or are thinking about the University of Iowa as a school they’d like to go to. The Bucksbaum Early Entrance Academy empowers high-achieving students with a passion for STEM and the arts/humanities to begin full-time on-campus study at the University of Iowa after their sophomore year of high school. The Bucksbaum Academy also offers scholarships. “Students are eligible for any scholarship that any other student would be eligible for. So, anything you would qualify for like any other regular
student, you can have. Being a member of the Bucksbaum Academy, we the Belin-Blank Center, also give a scholarship to help with the cost. A lot of families are not thinking that their kids are going off to college in 10th or 11th grade so they haven’t maybe planned financially for that to happen a year or two early, so we’re just trying to help support those things,” Warren said. Housing is not an issue with the Bucksbaum Academy either. Warren said, “They all live together in the Honors Residence Hall, the 8th floor of Dom. That’s a nice option because it’s connected by a skywalk to our [BelinBlank Center] building.” Hesitations for students in the past have been the credits they’re allowed or not allowed to take as early as their sophomore year to be able to graduate early. “With credits, it depends on the school, and it is the schools choice how they want to handle things. I can say we’ve been extremely successful in working with schools and helping them understand what students are trying to do. Obviously, most sophomores in high school will not have met all their high school graduation requirements, and so we’re used to working with that. What we do is we collaborate with the school to say, ‘OK, what does this student need? Maybe they need senior English, or maybe they need government.’ Government is a common thing that younger students don’t have because it’s usually saved for the junior and senior year, and then we make sure that they take a class that fulfills that requirement when they come to the University of Iowa and ask the high school
to accept that,” Warren said. The Junior Scholars Institute that the Belin-Blank Center offers is a week-long on-campus residential experience offered to grades 6-8. In the Junior Scholars Institute, students can explore mixed media art such as printmaking, drawing, painting and stop-motion animation using their creative and adventurous brains. Students can also explore Project Discovery: Finding Your Writer’s Voice. Project discovery allows students to explore a variety of creative writing formats, tour historical sites around Iowa City, listen to readings from creative writers and explore the University of Iowa’s National Writers’ Workshop. Participating in these camps at younger ages such as 6-8th grade encourages kids to stay involved with their passions as they get older. “Especially in areas like creative writing and art, people can pace themselves differently. In some subject areas like math, you can’t take a certain level of math until you’ve taken the previous one, you know? You kind of have to go through the sequence. The creative process with things like art and writing, you’re not as locked into those while in 6th grade you do this, and in 7th grade, you do that and so on. In the long run, it really doesn’t matter too much what age you are. You’d be surprised, for a lot of those students it’s their first time away from home and so it would be a great first experience for them to have with each other, no matter their age,” Warren said. By Staff Writer Alexandra
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Students balance paychecks Between school, homework, chores, friends and after school jobs, teenagers are no stranger to budgeting their time, yet for most students, managing time is also an important practice for their everyday lives, especially with the thought of the future in mind. “I am working on saving for college this year and trying to work a lot so I have more saved. I think it is a good thing to save your money. When I say that, I mean take a little from each paycheck and put it into savings or a piggy bank and limit the personal buys because it is good to buy yourself things but also good to be smart and save as well,” senior Addi Miller said. Miller works as a sandwich artist at the local Jimmy Johns, balancing work and budgeting. “I have been working at Jimmy Johns for a little over a year. I love my coworkers and the flexibility of hours, but I don’t like when I get a lot of homework and then have to work after school and not have any motivation to do it when I get home,” Miller said. With the extra income from all her hours, it is vital for her to find a system that works for both her and her bank account. “My paycheck usually goes toward gas, car insurance and personal buys, but about half of it goes into savings, which I don’t touch. I can be wise with my money, but if I find something like a cute dress, you already know I am going
to buy it. I am working on saving for college this year and trying to work a lot so I have more saved.” Senior Cole Miller, an employee of Fig and Frolic off Main Street, uses his job as a way to build responsibility, credit and to support his unique habit. “Fifty percent of my paycheck goes to a saving account and the other half goes to gas, eating out once a week and buying records for my record collection. I would consider myself wise since old records only go up in value. I am very happy with how I spend money. Records are a great investment.” Miller stressed the importance of enjoying an income, but also planning for unsuspected tragedies and expenses. “Best advice I have is to save, save, save. You never know when you will need that money.” Senior Shannon Murphy, a valet worker at Isle Casino, practices practical spending with her paycheck and advised others to do the same. “I always make sure my car payment comes first, then I will decide how to split it up later. I would consider myself wise with my money. I am happy with how I spend my money,” Murphy said. “Some advice I would give would definitely be when you get your paycheck, a good thing to do if you have a checking and saving account is to put $100 dollars into your savings and the rest of the paycheck into your checking.” By Staff Writer Grace
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Rubik’s Cube enrichment benefits problem solving skills Peet Junior High in the past has held a Tiger Time enrichment on how to solve a Rubik’s Cube, but Sarah Cooper’s new enrichment has kids working harder and exploring and exercising their brains to problem solve Rubik’s Cubes. This new enrichment meets every Wednesday for the month of March, Cooper, the ELP teacher at Peet, brought in different types of Rubik’s cubes for kids to enjoy. “I was at a national conference for gifted teachers and learned about a lending library for Rubik’s Cubes. I learned I could borrow a whole set for six weeks at no cost,” Cooper said. The enrichment promotes self learning and problem solving, “I have solution guides that walk them through the algorithms to solve, and some also are watching YouTube videos to solve on their own.” The process of solving a Rubik’s Cube can varies. The online official Rubik’s Cube PDF walks anyone with any skill through solving a basic 3x3
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Every week, students at Peet Junior High gather for enrichments. Rubik’s Cube. Cooper said, “I also like having them in my room during study hall; some students get done with their required work and enjoy trying to
solve a Rubik’s Cube. I like providing another opportunity for them to be exercising their brain throughout the day.” Having Rubik’s Cubes in the
classroom for student use has many benefits to the students. If the student learns to solve the cube by using algorithms, it can help train the muscle memory, and this can come in handy with driving and playing an instrument. If a students learn to solve cubes by themselves without a guide, it can help build problem solving skills with more than just technical or physical problems. It can also help with taking a step back and looking at the bigger picture and can be a great skill to have with social jobs. If a student starts speedcubing (trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube as fast as they can), it can help improve reflexes and build the skill of thinking ahead of now. The official Rubik’s Cube website has videos of step by step on how to solve a Rubik’s Cube, and it also has tips tricks and a PDF of step by step. By Staff Writer Jamie
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Fantasy series immediately hooks reader “Pegasus: The Flame Of Olympus” is a book written by Kate O’Hear n (69), published back in 2011. This story is listed in the fantasy fiction category, for it is packed with magical action and creatures throughout. Emily is just a nor mal 13-yearold girl living with her father in their home in New York City. When an especially bad stor m overtakes their city and a loud thump from the roof sounds, her simple life immediately changes. Going to the roof, Emily discovers a horse has crash landed. Though this is not any horse, but a pegasus, the Pegasus. “From the moment she’d discovered the horse on the roof and seen its wing, a name had sprung to mind. A name long forgotten from an old book of myths her mother used to read to her.” From then on, Emily is thrown into the mess of an ancient war between the Roman gods and a terrifying ar my of warriors made of stone known as the Nirads. These stone people have one goal set in their minds, to destroy the flame keeping Olympus alive. W ith the help of an Olympian thief named Paelen, a boy named Joel and the goddess Diana, Emily is set on the task of retur ning the fallen magical Pegasus to his home in Olympus as well as saving the gods from the impending doom that the Nirads wish to bring upon them. W ith 385 pages, “Pegasus: The Flame Of Olympus” is quite an easy and quick read. The plot pulls you in, allowing the reader to continue to read with peaked interest until the very last page. Though the reader’s interest doesn’t have to stop there at
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The six books in the “Pegasus: The Flame of Olympus” series allows the reader to follow a story and to follow 13-year-old Emily in New York City. This novel is set in present time and shows the battle of Emily’s life as she battles the war at Olympus. page 385. Luckily, O’Hear n has continued this book and has since created a six book series, leaving plenty of room for the imagination to run wild as the reader
joins Emily and Pegasus on their jour ney through the myths and legends of Roman and Olympian descent. If the reader enjoys “Percy
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Artist harnesses emotions to produce new music
“Wasteland, Baby!” is Hozier’s first No. 1. His last album, “Hozier,” from 2014, reached as high as No. 2, and contained “Take Me to Church,” which received a Grammy nomination for song of the year. “Wasteland, Baby!” blends a variety of musical styles across its 14 tracks; this blend allows for a constant delivery of fresh instrumentation, all playing off the gentle quality of Hozier’s voice. “Nina Cried Power” contains a bluesy, gospel-like element that exudes brightness over a playful drumbeat and soothing guitar rhythm. The subtle key playing adds to the track’s upbeat, joyous quality, testifying to the emotional material to come. On “Almost (Sweet Music)”, it’s nearly impossible to deny the blissful energy rising off the instrumentation and Hozier’s voice. The clapping beat coasts to a playful rhythm, the tempo rising as the guitar lets loose
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The new Hozier album shows the bands intrumentals and vocals from the artists. radiant tones. Blending with the vocals, the song comes together to present an enchanting harmony. The guitar of “No Plan” offers an electric fuzz, emitting a sultry tone. Hozier’s voice lingers over a soft beat and light guitar notes, providing a warm and relaxing presence. “To Noise Making (Sing)” sees Hozier’s vocals taking more of the lead, the instrumentals taking a step back to allow the
words to stand out. The self-titled track offers a relaxing guitar rhythm that trickles underneath the dreamy echo of Hozier’s words. The loving tones of the song provide a beautiful atmosphere that will lead listeners to a place of joy and serenity. It is delightful to hear how the vocals and instrumentals work off one another, intensifying a track’s emotional weight. For example, in “Almost (Sweet Music)”, Hozier’s voice
rises off the melody; not only does this provide more of a weight to his voice, but it also adds a warmth to the material’s playful energy. As Hozier pays tribute to a variety of jazz and soul artists, the song creates this duality that is gentle while carrying bravado. In “Movement,” his cries extend off the piano playing, carrying forth a sensual intensity. This duality of emotion makes for the record’s most fascinating technical component. “Wasteland, Baby!” plays out to a plethora of emotions; from quiet moments of personal reflection to upbeat swings beaming with love, Hozier offers fans music that is peaceful and charming. It's a delightful experience that radiates with feeling. From the blend of instrumentals to the enchanting use of Hozier’s voice, “Wasteland, Baby!” is an album that celebrates emotion and the wonder of music. By Staff Writer Grace
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“Please Me” takes charts by storm with new beats In general, songs about sex aren’t great. They either stay too squeaky clean to be enjoyable in an effort to get radio play (see: Charlie Puth ft. Meghan Trainor’s “Marvin Gaye”), or they dirty it up to the point where there’s nothing attractive about anything they’re describing. Neither extreme is attractive. The beat is either too slow or too fast, the vocals are either too intense or too unaffected, and the lyrics are either too dirty or too clean, mainly because our society really wants to get it on, but also really, really doesn’t want to talk about it. Music is stuck between those two attitudes, in that it must provide the soundtrack to the aforementioned happy endings without forcing people to think about those happy endings. Intelligent enough to be interesting, but brainless enough to not make us uncomfortable. “Please Me,” the second collaboration between Bruno Mars and Cardi B, is proof that a song doesn’t need to be riddled with curse words to instill feelings of discomfort about putting its lyrics in a school newspaper. With the exception of five or six words, the entire song could be played over the radio without raising any brows, but that doesn’t mean it’s vague or child-friendly. Bruno Mars and Cardi B have collaborated once previously, in early 2018, when Cardi B featured on Mars’s song “Finesse.”
In “Finesse” they proved that they are capable of sounding like they have chemistry. In “Please Me,” they prove that they are capable of sounding like they put that chemistry into action. They begin by singing, “Please me, baby/ Turn around and just tease me, baby,” and already the song separates itself from a million poorly done duets about sex with one key fact: they sound like they’re telling the truth, or at least some version of it. Hearing this song, I believe that (1) both of these people either have some amount of sexual prowess or, at the very least, are capable of projecting it, and (2) they either have some amount of chemistry, or are talented enough to fake it. Both of these lend it to being, if not a good song, then at least a credible one. In pop music, both sex and partying are popular topics of discussion, albeit a bit more so in and before 2010, when everything was either a club song, a sex song or both simultaneously. Where these songs fall flat is when the singers fail to communicate that their stated experiences are authentic and real. These songs slot the performer into a certain role, and when they don’t act properly, the song suffers. Both Cardi B and Bruno Mars pull this off flawlessly. When they sing, “Turn around and just tease me, baby/ You know what I want and what I need, baby,” it’s believable. When
Cardi B states, “Let me demonstrate,” she does so with authority. When Bruno Mars says, “Girl, I ain’t one for begging, but now you’ve got me begging,” it seems honest and credible, despite the fact that he once recorded a song that implied a girl denying him sex was akin to being “locked out of heaven,” in which he begged endlessly for the aforementioned woman to end his celibacy. Even as filled with unnecessary repetitions and poorly written lyrics, it’s good. What makes both Cardi B and Bruno Mars stand out as individuals is that, in a world of Drake and Post Malone and a million other sad boy rap artists, they have a beat. They sound like they enjoy what they’re doing. In early 2018, when every song was slow and droning and depressed, their song “Finesse” felt like a breath of fresh air. It just sounded like nothing else on the radio. Sure, their lyrics aren’t great. Or good. In fact, most of the time they hover between uninterestingly superficial and downright bad. Cardi B’s most popular work is as a guest rapper, where her ability to display her lyrical abilities is somewhat stifled by the singer she’s working with, and Bruno Mars’s best lyrics are almost all works of colossal arrogance in which he brags about (1) his material possessions and money, (2) how much women want to sleep with him or (3) his luxury, style and
class. While items (1) and (3) on this list may seem somewhat identical, they are what typically separates Bruno Mars from other musical artists bragging about their possessions. The reason Bruno Mars’s “24K Magic” works is the same reason Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings” doesn’t: Mars focuses on a vague energy, a vibe he has because of his wealth, rather than on specific luxurious things he owns. While he mentions his “Cuban links [and] designer minks,” they aren’t the main focus of the song. The main focus is the “24 karat magic,” the energy of his wealth. This is also why “Finesse” and even “Please Me” are good songs. They don’t focus on specific aspects of his wealth or sexual encounters, just on the energy brought on by those things, making his experiences not only more believable and relatable to the average person, but also more interesting. Anyone can write that they had sex, and since it became appropriate to play on the radio and MTV, almost everyone has. Hearing a singer describe their sexual experiences is no longer shocking or interesting, but what is interesting is hearing them describe how those experiences made them feel, which “Please Me” does perfectly. By Staff Writer Sierra
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The right to exercise the 26th Amendment, the right to vote, is given in America at age 18. The new experience of voting is promoted with voter drives, calls from voter phone banks and handouts. Recently, a bill introduced Iowa Sen. Robbie Smith (R) has advanced in the Iowa Senate that if passed, would be discriminatory to elders, people with disabilities and students at public universities. This bill was introduced to promote uniformity throughout Iowa’s voting system. The first thing that the bill would prohibit is permitting signature verification on absentee ballots. At a time where students’ signatures are developing and changing, as well as elders and others who may have disabilities and difficulty writing, this makes voting one step harder than it needs to be. Along with the extra step added to absentee ballots, the bill requires that public universities can no longer have satellite voting on state-owned properties. Schools like Iowa State, University of Northern Iowa and University of Iowa would not be able to allow voting on campus, while private schools are excused from this rule. Although this bill has been advanced with claims for consistency, it does not make student voting consistent with public universities and private universities being treated differently. When students graduate, they would also have to fill out a form if they are moving out of the state of Iowa. If they say they are leaving the state after college, their voting registration gets cancelled without their say. What if they then decide not to leave Iowa? This puts another barrier to students’ right to vote. This bill, if signed into law, will make voting more difficult for students who plan on going to a public university, elders and people with disabilities in the community.
This bill, if signed into law, will make voting more difficult for students who plan on going to a public university, elders and people with disabilities in the community.
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Men’s basketball repeats state championship win
With 2 seconds left on the clock on the night of Friday, March 1, Dubuque Senior’s Noah Carter heaved up a shot that was blocked by the Tigers’ senior forward Jackson Frericks, handing Cedar Falls its second championship title in two years, 44-41. The Tigers had a very different post-season compared to last year, as their high scoring affairs were replaced with historic defensive battles. The Tigers held North Scott to just 27 points, which was the least amount of points allowed in a semi-final game since 1950. The team really enjoyed playing a defensive playstyle, especially against North Scott. “I thought our defensive effort against North Scott in the semifinals was fantastic,” coach Ryan Schultz said. “We erased a 6-point deficit in a low scoring game and held a very talented team to 2 points (free throws) over the last 10 minutes of the game. I also thought Jack Campbell's steal and dunk really changed the momentum in that game at a very crucial time.” “The best moment was winning a tough defensive game against North Scott. We had a huge fourth quarter to win that game,” Frericks said. The team faced challenges all year with having so many games cancelled because of weather, but the players were up to the challenge of the increased workload and more intense practices. “The snow days were difficult,” Schultz said. “It was something we hadn't been through before, and it was hard to prepare for a game, have it postponed, prepare again and have another one postponed. It was a challenge to remain focused and find a rhythm, but our players remained committed and got better during that stretch of practices. We put some new things in, shortened practices and tried to make them competitive as possible.” Those practices paid off in the end with the team going into the playoffs extremely focused and ready for anything that would get thrown
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The Tigers won a 44-41 state championship victory over Dubuque Senior on Friday, March 1. This is the team’s second State Championship in a row. at them. The Tigers went into the playoffs knowing that they were the team to beat, no matter what they were ranked. “We had no doubts going through the playoffs,” Frericks said. “We knew we were the best team there. We believed and got the job done.” Schultz said he is very proud of the team’s accountability and ability to stay focused throughout the year in order to win, and relates it to the team’s confidence. “I never doubted this team. There were times I was worried about how things would play out or the situation at hand, but I never thought we couldn't win. We have been through a lot of battles this year. We are experienced. We have great leadership, and our guys have continually responded with poise and resiliency. When you have players that are tough, accountable to each other and do things the right way, you're not going to doubt their ability to persevere in difficult moments when things are on the line.” The key to the victories for the Tigers was to play as technically sound as possible and be more physical than their opponents. They wanted to turn good defense into easy offense. “Game to game, our strategies are different and based on the opponent,” Schultz said. “With that said, our general philosophies didn't change. Play great defense,
play hard, execute and play to our strengths on offense remained our approach. Defense was definitely at the forefront. We always talk about how defense can keep you in games even when your shots aren't dropping. Those are the special teams, the ones who can win even when you aren't shooting it well.” Even after the Tigers rolled into the championship game, their core principles did not change and they wanted to stick to their game plan. They would be facing one of the best players in the state in Carter of Dubuque Senior. Their main goal was to shut him down. “Our strategy was to make their best offensive players’ shots hard and to make their teammates beat us. Against Dubuque Senior, we needed to stop Noah Carter, so we doubled him when he got into the post,” Frericks said. Schultz agreed. He said, “Our main specific strategy against Senior was to make it difficult on their best player and first option, Noah Carter, by not detaching from him and bringing a double team. We hoped to make their secondary options beat us. Offensively, we just wanted to move the ball, execute and get the ball in the paint first. The biggest adjustment we made was adjusting the way we were doubling initially. Our backside help and rotations were a little off with a new scheme, so we adjusted back to something that was
more familiar. After getting down early, we just talked about taking it one possession at a time and locking down at the defensive end.” After a rough start, the Tigers got into a zone and clawed their way back to eventually take the lead, but with a solid 8-point lead for the Tigers in the closing minutes, the Rams knocked down some crucial 3 pointers to take the lead by 1. Logan Wolf then scored a clutch bucket to put the Tigers back up by 1 with two seconds left on the clock. The Rams got the ball straight to Carter in the post, but two Tigers were able to get there and block the shot. The Rams were able to foul, but after Wolf knocked down both free throws, it would take a miracle shot to tie the game for the Rams. With less than a second left on the clock, the Rams chucked it from half court with no success. The Tigers had won the championship in a nail-biter. Schultz said, “Because the game was so close, we were talking strategy to the very end. The feeling in the huddle was positive with everyone talking about getting just one more stop. The atmosphere was amazing, electric and intense, but our players remained focused. After the game, it is just pure elation, joy and some relief. There's nothing quite like it because it's a culmination of a team effort and a lot of hard work, belief and dedication that started way back in November with people you come to regard as family. I truly love our guys, and I'm proud of how they conducted themselves all year on and off the court.” “We were saying that this needed to be the best 11 seconds of defense in our lives,” Frericks said. “If it wasn’t, we wouldn’t have the trophy back in our hands. The atmosphere was amazing. The crowd was roaring, and all of the players realized that we had done it again.” By Staff Writer Jackson
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How long have you been competatively playing basketball for? “ S i n c e I w a s re a l l y l i t t l e , my dad was coaching me.” Who is your biggest inspiration? “ M y d a d h a s b e e n t h e re for me since I was little. He has coached me basically until high school.” How did you feel as you re a l i z e d y o u r t e a m w o n the State Championship? “ I t w a s p re t t y a m a z i n g . I t i s h a rd t o p u t i t i n t o w o rd s because it does not happen v e r y o f t e n . I t i s re a l l y c o o l t o d o i t t w o t i m e s i n a ro w. ” What was your biggest a c c o m p l i s h m e n t f ro m l a s t season? “Winning the State Championship. It was re w a rd i n g f o r t h e w h o l e team because we all put in e ff o r t . ” W h a t a re y o u r p e r s o n a l goals? “I just want to continue to get better and hopefully be successful in both basketball and football.” What was it like on the court during the State Championship game? “ W h e n y o u a re p l a y i n g i t is kind of in the moment. It i s re a l l y t e n s e , b u t y o u j u s t have to be smart.”