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For President:

•Captain of Dance Team •Editor-in-Chief for Yearbook •Student Senate Secretary •Junior Leadership •Women’s Leadership •Student Advisory Committee •MVP •Public Relations Chair at Iowa Youth Advisory Council •NCTE Writing Awards I am passionate about student government and politics, and I will work tirelessly to help this school. I love to serve my student body, and I could do that best as president. We have a phenomenally talented student body, and we can use that potential to create a supportive family community here at CF. Some projects I have in mind to establish this type of community are an online forum for submitting queries, potluck-style lunch gatherings in the Tiger Den and toilet talk newsletters. Come talk to me about the election. I would love to tell you more!

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Puck drops for the Waterloo Blackhawks tonight for the Clark Cup

Andrew Stensland •Student Senate Treasurer •Manager of Wrestling Team •Junior Leadership •Student Advisory Committee •Student Representative on School Board

If elected president, I will work hard with you to make our school a better place. First I will promote school spirit and encourage people to get involved in activities and the community. Secondly, I will work with the school board to put more picnic tables outside for a more inviting lunch area. I would also like to work with administration and student groups to organize more pep rallies so students can feel energized and excited about our school. If elected I will represent the entire student body and serve with honor. Just Drew It!

For Vice President: Ariana Mitra

•Rock Climbing •Soccer •Part-Time Job •Volunteer at Hearst Center •Junior Leadership •Student Senate •Trash Pickup •Art The point of an election is to do everything possible to choose the best candidate to make next year better. That is exactly what CFHS will get if I am elected vice president: a superior year. I never do anything without giving it 100% and strive to get everything done efficiently, creatively and thoroughly. I am ready to step into this position, listen to others and throw out ideas to improve aspects of our school next year. A vote for me is a vote to create a memorable year.

For Secretary:

Sara Ashar •Golf •Sophomore Leadership •Student Senate •Volunteer at Allen Hospital

I feel like I am a qualified candidate for the position of secretary because I am very active and involved in this school, and I love being a part of student senate. My past leadership in student council throughout junior high would also qualify me for being experienced to be the school Secretary. Some activities I am involved in include golf, sophomore leadership and student senate. I also volunteer at Allen Hospital every weekend.

•Varsity Women’s Tennis Co-Captain •Club Tennis •Junior Leadership •Women’s Leadership •Student Senate •Volunteer at Covenant Hospital •UNI Spanish Club •Tennis Coach During Summers I would make a great vice president because of my passion and visions to make CFHS the best it can be. I love being involved and having leadership roles in and outside of the school, and I am willing to take on the challenge. I want to implement more ideas like the Tiger Den to make our school environment more enjoyable and comfortable for our students. I know I will work hard and put in every effort to get results and help bring the student body closer together.

For Treasurer:

Michael Flanscha •Sophomore Leadership •MVP Program •Student Senate •Viola in Orchestra •Varsity Men’s Tennis •Club Tennis

You should vote me for treasurer because I am the best candidate for this position. I am dedicated to making CFHS even better than it already is. In order to do this, I will listen to your concerns and ideas and make your voice heard in student senate. One thing I’d like to accomplish as treasurer is bringing a program called Rock Iowa to our school, which provides seniors with the opportunity to learn about Iowa’s voting process. I’m dependable, reliable and you can count on me. Vote Flanscha for Treasurer.

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Teachers beginning to embrace Schoology

Schoology, a website used for students to do schoolwork and keep track of assignments, was introduced to Cedar Falls High School in the beginning of second semester along with the Chromebooks. The school administration was excited for the possibilities it offered to enhance classes and schoolwork, and, although some teachers use it more than others, many teachers and students are getting used to Schoology and enjoying its benefits. Chemistry teacher Brad Baker uses Schoology in his classroom quite a bit. His students use the site for practice sheets, which involve things like study guides and practice calculations for gas laws, and he said he believes that although some units in chemistry are not appropriate for Schoology, several units “lend themselves very well” to the site. Baker finds Schoology to be helpful from a teacher standpoint because the site can give students immediate feedback on questions they answer on worksheets. However, he believes that the students have had somewhat of a harder transition because some students seem to really like Schoology while others seem to feel confused when trying to keep track of which assignments are paper copies and which ones are on Schoology. “I think some students really like working on Schoology, and

some would rather have paper copies. However, I think that it is normal for some to feel more comfortable with what they are used to. Change can be painful for some. Hopefully, the more we use it, the more comfortable all of our students will be with it,” Baker said. Overall, Baker said he believes that integration of Schoology into the curriculum has gone very well. He has found that it is very beneficial to both teachers and students. “I do think we should continue to use Schoology. It offers a location for students to have all of their assignments as well as notifications of when long term projects are due. It allows teachers to quickly grade assignments and provide quicker feedback for our students.” French teacher Brittan Engels uses Chromebooks and Schoology about weekly, sometimes more, within her classroom. She utilizes Schoology as a review for tests and quizzes, a practice of communication with the discussion feature and a way to listen to see how students listen and respond orally, which helps her to take less time to assess each student individually. Engels said that Schoology has its pros and cons. For the most part, she has been successful in integrating Schoology into her classes, but occasionally runs into trouble with the recording feature when

the students find themselves unable to record. She has also found that Schoology is not always efficient when students turn in a simple worksheet or sentences that they could have done on paper. However, Engels has found that Schoology is very helpful for discussions and quizzes where students can freely display their knowledge of the French language to both her and each other. From what Engels has seen from experience, she said she thinks that her students enjoy the use of Schoology, but that could change. “They seem to like it but could eventually get bored if they are simply doing the same thing over and over with it. Hopefully, we will be able to constantly find new and different ways to use Schoology in the classroom,” Engels said. Though it has its occasional faults, Engels said she enjoys having Schoology as a resource. She said that a lot of the success she’s had with it is due to how it works with Google because it alphabetizes documents she receives and puts them in one place. This often makes them easier for her to grade, although Schoology occasionally makes grading exercises take longer. However, Engels said there are many advantages to Schoology. “The benefits are that the students have one place to get all of their information for all of their

classes. This will hopefully help with their organization and time management skills. Also, I have noticed that the types of activities students are doing on Schoology forces them to create. They can’t necessarily copy from another student or a book, which is a huge benefit. I do think that we should continue to use it,” Engels said. English teacher Courtney Lubs is a huge fan of Schoology. She uses it for practically anything she can think of: submission of assignments, discussions, formative assessments, course calendars, announcements and a place to post handouts and other resources. Lubs uses the sites for so many things that she uses it constantly. “Honestly, [I use it] every single class period of every school day. And on weekends for grading and feedback on assignments,” Lubs said. Lubs said she believes that integration of Schoology into the curriculum worked very well. She said she thinks that she is doing well with the site due to a lot of training and experimenting and continues to learn from other teachers about what Schoology can do. Lubs also appreciates the help her classes have been in learning how to use this site. “It has worked really well. Students have been so willing to try and offer great suggestions for what’s working for them and how I might better use the

technology to assist their learning. I appreciate that they are a part of the process.” In fact, Lubs has found that her students are very willing to embrace this new change. She said that they have been “wonderfully willing” to attempt to become familiar with Schoology. Her students have asked her all sorts of questions involving the site and let her know what is and what isn’t working for them, along with providing several positive comments. “I’m impressed with how quickly they’ve caught on,” Lubs said. As a teacher, Lubs loves Schoology. She thinks that it’s easy to learn, creates many opportunities for teachers and is a convenient way for students to keep track of all of their coursework and important information. “Of the two learning management systems we tested, for me it was the clear choice. It isn’t perfect; there are little aspects I’d prefer were different or features I wish it had, but our district technology integrationist is in contact with our Schoology representative to communicate our needs/questions. I think we will continue to utilize more and more of its features. As teachers learn and discover its potential, we will grow in capacity over the next few years,” Lubs said. By Editor-in-Chief Mallory

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Engineering students share successes After weeks of hard work the engineering students have finally finished their year-long projects. Since the beginning of September, eight students have been working to address the tasks that they have researched. For the project, the class split into two groups of four. One group tried to find a solution to something involving nail polish bottles, the other group worked to find a solution involving injuries incurred by people while operating automobile doors. After picking the topics that they wanted to do, the groups had to work on coming up with a solution and then attempt to produce a working prototype. The students dedicated themselves to these projects for weeks to evaluate each part of the

design process and make sure they did it right. The groups had six steps that they needed to evaluate and figure out. The first step was to identify prior solutions. Then the had to create, implement, and analyze market research and surveys. Next they brainstormed solutions. After that they had to design, build and test a working prototype. In step five, they had to analyze the prototype test. The last step is to present the design solution and recommendations. The students in this class get to experience what it may be like to be a real engineer and have to solve a problem from start to finish. Both groups ran into little “speed bumps” where something didn’t work the way that is way supposed to. “The year-long project is good because you have all

year to work and accomplish your goal,” said senior Megan Tucker, who is going to Iowa State University next year for engineering. Although the students are working on the same thing, they can all learn different stuff. Some may learn more about 3D computer software they used, while others developed their communication skills while talking to outside experts. “It’s not like any other class that you can take at the high school. You spend an entire school year researching every aspect of a particular problem and then work your way through the process of coming up with a working solution,” engineering teacher Zeb Nicholson said.

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Junior Becky Mujica, senior Noah Klein and junior Ariana Mitra serve business teacher Brad Remmert at the staff breakfast on Wednesday morning.

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Summer Games

The new game Dragon Age: Inquisition coming out on Oct. 7. This is a game where you set up a team and go on the missions you choose in a war that is tearing the world apart; you can choose to help it or do nothing. You can pick your own character from different races and customize it with different details. You can even change how your followers look and what kind of relationships you want with them. If you liked the first Dragon Age game, this followup is sure to continue the success.

A game that is very popular is the game The Last of Us. If you haven’t played it already, you definitely should. It has great reviews, has won awards and is amazing to play. It also now has a dlc (downloadable content) where you get to play as Ellie before the game takes place. It is also going to be coming out on the PS4 soon, which could possibly make it even better. This game is a perfect zombie game that you can choose to play either stealthily or not, different types of zombies, and made in a realistic way that makes you think the story could really happen.

Another game already out but great to play is Titanfall. This is an FPS game where you fight alongside humans and titans. When you get a titan, you can either get in it and control it yourself, or you can also make it guard an area or follow you around and guard you. This game is very popular, and many people play it in multiplayer, so you won’t have any trouble finding someone to play with once you finish the game and want to start multiplayer.

Daylight is a game which has already come out. It is a horror game that has pretty good reviews. You wake up in a hospital with a creepy man talking to you and only your cell phone with a map on it to help you through the game. The whole time you’re trying to make it out of the hospital, but there is something chasing you, and if you don’t find enough flares, it might catch you. Each time you restart the game, it will change, so you never get the same experience. This is a game you can play multiple times before it gets too old, or terrifying, for you to keep playing.

Other Games to Play: * Dark Souls two * Child of Light * Watch Dogs * Bound by Flame * Alien: Isolation

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* Batman: Arkham Knight * Plants vs. Zombies * Destiny * Madden NFL 15 * Murdered: Soul Suspect

* SoulCalibur: Lost Swords * Scourge: Outbreak * Lego The Hobbit * BioShock Infinite: Burial at sea - Episode two

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Summer Blockbuster Movie Hits

With summer on her way, it’s time for the summer blockbusters to hit the screen. Each week this summer will bring at least one new and exciting adventure to the screen. Starting with Maleficent and A Million Ways to Die in the West, both coming out May 30, and ending with The Giver, The Expendables 3 and As Above, So Below set to all be released on Aug. 15, around the week students come back for the 2014-2015 school year. Other movies include sequels to some pretty big hits, like Transformers: Age of Extinction, 22 Jump Street, How to Train Your Dragon 2 and many, many more. Along with the sequels, some single movies will debut such as Maleficent, which is a spin off and darker set of Disney’s famous dark queen from Sleeping Beauty, and Hercules, which stars the one and only Dwayne Johnson in the Greek hero tale of none other than its namesake, Hercules. Besides sequels, prequels and single movies, there are a couple of movies coming out this summer based upon well-known and liked books. The Fault in Our Stars hits the screen this year on June 6. Based off John Green’s highly praised and greatly reviewed book about two teenagers who battle cancer while falling in love. Another movie hitting the screen this summer Aug. 15 is none

Summer Movie Calender May 30 *Maleficent *100 Ways to Die in the West June 6 *Edge of Tomorrow *The Fault in Our Stars June 13 *22 Jump Street *How to Train Your Dragon 2 June 27 * Transformers: Age of Extinction July 2 *Deliver Us From Evil July 11 *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes July 18 *The Purge: Anarchy July 25 *Hercules August 1 *Gardians of the Galaxy August 8 *Into the Storm August 15 *The Giver

“Expendables 3 and 22 Jump Street. The Expendables 3 has my favorite action actors, like Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson and Jason Statham. And nonstop action. I saw the first [21 Jump Street] and really want to see the second one, because the first was hilarious.” -Bennett Schons, Junior Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum’s poster for their movie 22 Jump Street other than The Giver, based on the same name title by Lois Lowry about a young teenager, Jonas, who lives in a world, much like ours, but the government controls everything in life: who one marries, who one’s children are and even when one receives one’s own bicycle. Citizens don’t even have their own birthdays; everyone born in a single year is issued the same birthday. For Jonas, this isn’t right, and he begins to open his eyes and comes up with his plan for escape. By Staff Writer MacKenzie

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What Old movies would you bring back?

“Predator is a good classic film with a great cast and start of an excellent series. The Breakfast Club, any Mel Brooks movie, the original Star Wars trilogy [four through six] and Indiana Jones are all great movies [to rewatch and watch for the first time].” -Bennett Schons, Junior “I would recommend any classic and old Disney movie. They’re so happy.” -Brittany Moffatt, Junior “Spider-Man, the Amazing Spider-Man, it’s a good movie. You can get a laugh out of it and waste two hours, and watching movies with friends is fun.” -Cayla Rasmussen, Sophmore

“Fault in Our Stars, 22 Jump Street, How to Train your Dragon2, The Purge: Anarchy, and Guardians of of the Galaxy. I want to see Gaurdians of the Galaxy because Marvel does such a great job with their movies. All of Marvels movies stories blend together. [Plus] I watch and read comics all the time.” -Brittany Moffatt, Junior “I want to see Maleficent, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Hercules and How to Train Your Dragon 2, ‘cause they all seem like good movies. I like Disney stuff and Maleficent is based of a Disney story and is a Disney throw off of the evil queen. Transformers is basically about the autobots. Transformers has prequeals. If I hadn’t seen the others, I wouldn’t want to see this new one.” -Cayla Rasmussen, Sophomore

Fun Disney Movie Facts * “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid was almost cut from the film. * “Can you Feel the Love Tonight” was also nearly cut from The Lion King. * Ariel was the first Disney princess to come out since 1959! Thirty years had passed since. * Princess Aurora had and still has the least amount of lines given to a Disney Princess!

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books everyone should read this summer

. The Night Circus:

“A circus and it’s set at the turn of the twentieth century. The circus is only there at night. There are these two magicians, and it’s really magic; it’s not sleight of hand. They have these young proteges — one is a female, one is a male — and they set up this competition between them, so it’s about how they both try to out magic the other person.”

—Recommended by Ms. Traw

. Sycamore Row:

“Set in the south. This man kills himself. He hangs himself, and he’s a wealthy man who lived in a small town down south. He leaves all his fortune to his maid who is black, and it creates this huge conflict. So the question is why did he leave her his fortune, so it’s kind of a good mystery suspense book, if you are into that kind of book.” —Recommended by Ms. Traw

. Cinder:

“Cinder is about Cinder, who is kind of like Cinderella, not really accepted by her mom and sisters, but she fixes things in the market. Prince Kai comes and needs his phone fixed, so she starts working for him. Then begins having a connection with him. She falls in love with him, and he falls in love with her too, but there’re some issues keeping those two apart.” —Recommended by Ms. Anhalt

. Ready Player One:

“It’s about a video. It’s set in the near future; it’s like a virtual world, and so there’s this game, this virtual online world that is kind of taken over, and so the creator of the game who’s a multibillionaire dies, and in his will he sets these Easter eggs throughout the virtual world, and the person who finds them inherits his fortune. So you got these people playing this game, and our hero then discovers the first key. People who like video games would really like this book.” —Recommended by Ms. Traw

. Life after life:

“It’s a real interesting structure. The main character is Ursala, and it begins with her being born, and in the first chapter as she’s born, the umbilical cord is wrapped around her neck, and she dies as shes being born. The next chapter the doctor gets there on time, and she lives. Throughout the book she lives different lives, and then maybe she’ll die in one chapter but live in the next. So there are all these paths where it shows in your life if you made a different decision what would happen.”

—Recommended by Ms. Traw

. Calling Me Home:

“One of those books you pick up and can’t put down.” —Recommended by Ms. Lubs

. Legend:

“June just recently lost her brother who was murdered by somebody, and it looks like everything leads to Day having killed him. So June sets off to find Day. Little does she know she is going to fall in love with Day and has to deal with those issues of him maybe killing her brother.” —Recommended by Ms. Anhalt

. Second Chance Summer:

“Set during the summer. Taylor’s family is going back to their summer house to relive and reconnect because they just learned their father is terminally ill, and he decides that’s how he wants to spend his last summer. Taylor goes back there, reconnects with an ex-boyfriend and ex-girlfriend that they didn’t leave on too happy of terms when they left, but she makes a connection with her again. Then Taylor’s younger brother falls in love with somebody that he meets. Taylor’s sister meets a really good friend. All the things that happen during a typical teenage summer.”

—Recommended by Ms. Anhalt

. Dresden Files:

“A series for people who like sci fi books. This book is set in modern day Chicago, but there’s this whole underworld of trolls. It’s about a boy who is a ‘supernatural detective’. It sounds really weird, but it goes really deep into character analysis.” —Recommended by Ms. Rathe

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punishable or simply free speech? Sterling’s remark tarnishes league In the past few weeks, the sports world, and the outer news world, has blown up in the wake of Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling and his alleged racist comments. The initial shock over his comments has given way to a heated debate over whether he should be charged for his “private” comments. Sterling reportedly told a woman, allegedly his personal assistant (and mistress) to keep black people away from his games. The NBA has banned Sterling from the association for life and has rescinded the Lifetime Achievement award he was slated to receive this year. This is not the first time a person in power has made racist comments (the world is still reeling from Paula Deen), but unfortunately, these issues are much more complicated than they seem. First, Donald Sterling made these comments in private. Therefore he shouldn’t be held to remarks he made privately, right? However, these comments were recorded, and apparently Sterling gave his consent to have them recorded. Whether or not he intended his comments to be recorded, Sterling should have enough business experience to understand basic consequences of words and actions. As a powerful business man and sports figure, he should always be aware that anything he says can be recorded, leaked and held against him in a court of law. Some may view this as a terrible breach of both privacy and free speech, and although I’m not too fond of it either, this is the sports world, and the business world, and this rule has always been the case. Powerful figures in positions of authority simply have to think about their words differently than maybe you and I have to, although we should all think about our words, as I’ll get to later. Sterling should have recognized that anything he says, ever, represents himself, his family and associates, his team and ultimately the sports world, business world and even his country. No the government (nor the NBA) should not track your private comments, but neither should you say things that could get you in trouble just because you’re in private. It’s common sense. The second challenge faced is the problem of free speech. While the comments Sterling made were racist, insensitive and in bad taste, he is still entitled to free speech by the government. However, the NBA is not the government. Because Sterling essentially works for the NBA, so I’d say it has every right to penalize Sterling. And although Sterling has a right to free speech, he does not have

the right to hurt and offend countless members of his own team (including the Clippers’ Coach, Doc Rivers) and the over 40 million black American citizens in this nation. If this were an isolated incident, the NBA might have more cause to be more forgiving. However, this is not the first time Sterling has made racist comments. Basketball player J.J. Reddick told USA Today that Sterling did not want Reddick on his team because Reddick was white, and he had concerns about paying a white player a significant amount of money (funny that Sterling’s racism goes both ways). And his racism spreads beyond the basketball court. Sterling was recently sued by the Department of Justice for housing discrimination in the Beverly Hills and Koreatown apartments he owns. While he obviously has no problem paying black people millions of dollars to play basketball, Sterling refused to rent apartments to black people and people with children. Obviously, because this is not related to his job as team owner, the NBA can’t directly take action against Sterling for this situation. However, the NBA might want to think long and hard about what kind of people they want representing their organization, and with Sterling’s slew of scandals, it seems that is not a good choice. As I mentioned earlier, Sterling needs to recognize who his words and actions represent. But beyond representation lies what his words are teaching America, especially the younger generation. This scandal has been filling the newspapers and Google News for over a week now, despite it having nothing to do with the actual game of basketball. I don’t even watch basketball, and before last week, I may not have been able to tell you where the Clippers were based, but you can bet that I heard about this. When people see yet another sports scandal, next in a long line of many, they will have great difficulty talking sports seriously, and especially organized businesses like the NBA. While the NBA has handled this scandal well by banning Sterling for life and rescinding his Lifetime Achievement Award, Sterling’s words will always leave a blemish on the NBA’s reputation. The NBA cannot control the things one man says, yet in a way, people will hold them responsible for every word. In addition, Sterling’s words have an impact on America’s younger generation. We have little boys and girls who love basketball, who will undeniably hear the words of an old, white man who has been in the “majority” so long that he does

Sterling has a right to be reprehensible Is it really fair for the NBA to ban LA Clippers’ owner for life for his own personal views, which he expressed in the privacy of his own home? Donald Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, is accused, and rightfully so, of making racist comments. But does this justify a lifetime ban from the Clippers? Granted, he’s a “celebrity” if you will, and he has people who look up to him and people who will take every word he says and turn it against him. He has a higher priority to keep his mouth closed when it comes to unpopular opinion. The thing is, though, he made these comments in private, and they were recorded. This is a big part in the argument. If these comments would’ve been made in public, directed at someone and obviously malicious, ban him. But this argument comes down to rights, especially the 1st Amendment, privacy and business. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Notice the freedom of speech part. Sterling was expressing his opinion on the matter, which is quite the unpopular opinion. But the 1st Amendment doesn’t protect popular speech, because popular speech does not have to be defended. It’s the unpopular opinion that needs to be defended, because in this country we have a right to think and say what we want. And the NBA is punishing Sterling for expressing his opinion, which is borderline violating his rights granted by the Constitution. Is it really a right if you’re punished for practicing it? The Boston Globe mentions that the 1st Amendment only ap-

not know or care about people other than him. Do you want your little siblings to hear Sterling’s comments? Would you want your children to? We absolutely cannot have young people in America growing up thinking that it’s OK to discriminate on the basis of race, gender, age, social status or any other arbitrary characteristic. I hope the NBA holds firm to their lifetime ban that the have given Sterling. And I hope Sterling finally learns a thing

plies to the federal government denying one the right to speech. This is inherently wrong, as if any authority denies one’s rights, they are reprehensible by law. Look back on the Phil Robertson issue; so many people were upset with him for his remarks, but the activist lobby for the 1st amendment was all over A&E and got the show back on. Where are those activists now? Did it change because it’s not religion, but racism? Seems picky and unfair if we’re talking about the 1st amendment and rights. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, famous basketball player, has a different opinion on the matter. “He was discriminating against black and Hispanic families for years, preventing them from getting housing,” Abdul-Jabbar writes. “It was public record. We did nothing. Suddenly he says he doesn’t want his girlfriend posing with Magic Johnson on Instagram, and we bring out the torches and rope. Shouldn’t we have all called for his resignation back then? “Shouldn’t we be equally angered by the fact that his private, intimate conversation was taped and then leaked to the media? Didn’t we just call to task the NSA for intruding into American citizen’s privacy in such an un-American way?” Abdul-Jabbar said he’s angered by Sterling’s comments. The former Laker said Sterling is a villain in this situation, but he wonders whether he’s the only one. “Man, what a winding road she led him down to get all of that out,” AbdulJabbar writes of Stiviano, Sterling’s girlfriend. “She was like a sexy nanny playing ‘pin the fried chicken on the Sambo.’ She blindfolded him and spun him around until he was just blathering all sorts of incoherent racist sound bites that had the news media peeing themselves with glee.” Staff Writer Kaleb

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or two about business, the media and most importantly, the rights of others. Free speech is important, and so are the dignity and respect of human beings. Hopefully Sterling will learn that the two aren’t mutually exclusive. And hopefully someday, we will live in a society where free speech is used to uplift and affirm the dignity of others, not destroy it. Editor-in-Chief Ellen

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Seniors Say On the last regular Friday of their 13 years of schooling, five seniors offer advice to next year’s leaders.

Ross Pierschbacher “Enjoy the time because it goes by quickly just like how everyone says it does.” “Get involved in stuff and don’t just think about getting out because you can never get your time back in high school, so enjoy it while you can.”

Alyssa Vuong “Don’t stress the little stuff because 10 years from now, it’s not going to matter, and you’re going to be sitting in your penthouse suite living a wonderful successful life, and you’re not going to remember how you tripped on the stairs during junior year and made a fool of yourself.”

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“Do everything in your power to make this moment a happy moment.” “Let unnecessary thoughts pass, and create those of undiscriminating love.”

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Kazmiere Brown “Give 110 percent at everything you’re doing right now.”

“This is the last time you’ll ever see some of the people you’re with again.”

“Just make sure you can look back on your experience and say you gave it your all, and you can leave with no regrets.”

“[I] never really got involved at first, but I’m glad I started because I started to meet new people and reconnect with people I haven’t spoken with in years.”

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Death penalty needs revisions

The death penalty has always been a source of controversy, but the procedure is drawing a lot more with the botched execution of Clayton Lockett, an Oklahoma inmate that spent 40 minutes writhing in pain from the cocktail of drugs that was given. He had a heart attack and died. President Obama called the event “deeply disturbing” and said that he would have the attorney general review the death penalty. A study by the Constitution Project called “Irre-

versible Error” cited multiple issues with the death penalty and said executing people convicted of felony murder violates the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution, which bans cruel, unusual and excessive punishment for crimes. It also declared that states should consider moving to a single lethal drug instead of a mix of three drugs because it leaves less room for error that causes unnecessary pain. There is an unnecessary silence surrounding the sources of the drug; an Oklahoman court ruled that its “secrecy

provision” is lawful. The secrecy provision forbids information from being released about where the drugs come from and the identities of anyone involved with the execution. We at the Tiger Hi-Line agree with the disturbingness of the situation and hope that the death penalty procedure will be reconsidered; hopefully with a less inhumane procedure that doesn’t inflict pain on death row inmates.

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Friday, May 9, 2014

Blackhawks begin final series for elusive Clark Cup tonight History hasn’t been kind to the Waterloo Blackhawks in recent years when it comes to the Clark Cup Finals. Most teams would be thrilled to participate in five final series’s in the last 11 years, but after losing the last three finals the team has been in, the Blackhawks are chasing the title that has eluded them since 2004: Clark Cup champions. That last obstacle will stare the Blackhawks right in the eye when they visit Young Arena. That obstacle is the Indiana Ice. The Ice are led by the United States Hockey League’s fourth leading scorer, Scott Conway, who lead the team with 68 points on the season. They also are strong between the pipes with one of the top goaltenders in the USHL, Hayden Stewart, who allows just 2.13 goals against him a game and saves .919 percent of shots that are fired at his net, ranking second and fourth respectively in the league. The Ice aren’t the only team with

playmakers. The Western Conference champion Blackhawks have forwards Peter Krieger and Liam Pecoraro and defenseman Brandon Montour all in the top 10 in points scored. The Blackhawks are anchored defensively by goaltender Cal Petersen, a Waterloo native and Notre Dame commit. The four previously mentioned Blackhawks will join the list of 110 players that have gone on to play collegiate hockey and hope to join a seven player list, headlined by allstar Joe Pavelski, as NHL professionals.

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Both teams have played seven games so far in the postseason. The Ice were able to beat the 2012 Clark Cup champion Green Bay Gamblers in four games and sweep last year’s champions, the Dubuque Fighting Saints, in rout to their first Clark Cup finals appearance since they won it all in 2009. The Blackhawks swept the Sioux Falls Stampede and make it past the Sioux City Musketeers in four games on their way to their second appearance in three years in the finals. The Blackhawks won the Anderson Cup as the regular season champions at 44-11-5, just two points better than the Ice who finished 42-11-7. The two best teams in the USHL, record wise, will begin their series on Friday, May 9 for game one and Sunday, May 11 for game two at Young Arena before heading to Indiana for game three. By Editor-in-Chief Austin

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High school will add five minutes next year There is yet another change coming to the Cedar Falls High School schedule next year, and it has to do with the length of the school day. During the 2014-2015 school year, the school days will be five minutes longer. This change is coming because with all of the late starts and early outs, some of the schools in the district could not meet the standard amount of days in the school year for the state. The high school is in fact the only school in the district that could meet the minimum requirement. Because of this, the other schools in the district will see an increase of 10 minutes instead of only five. The added time will see an increase of CFHS students’ day from six hours and 55 minutes to seven hours,

and the teachers’ work day will see an increase from seven hours and 50 minutes to eight hours. Because of the increase in time, another minute will be added on to every class, bringing up total class time to 45 minutes. Since there are eight periods, time must be taken away from somewhere, so early plans are to decrease time across the three lunch shifts. It is likely the high school will start at the same time, 7:50, and simply add the five minutes to the end of the day. CFHS Principal Dr. Rich Powers agreed with the change. “I think that the teachers would like longer class periods because they can cover more materials throughout the year,” Powers said. “Because of this,

I believe that students will benefit as well.” Late start Mondays did play a role in the addition of the minutes. Because of the lost time, the school needed to get some minutes back to meet minimum requirements met by the state. School officials are not yet sure on whether or not the additional minutes will affect the late start time for next year. Junior Hiram Marquez said that he is OK with the change. “Adding one minute per class won’t feel like too much of a change,” Marquez said. “It should help us to better get our education, which is our main goal in school.” By Staff Writer Zuhayr

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Two seniors signed up for service with Guard After taking several tests and papers, senior Jessica Hinz and senior Kylee Ferrell have officially became a part of the military on Jan. 22, 2014. Hinz joined the Guard for many reasons, including the many good benefits, especially for college, and both her parents, grandparents, and uncle, were all in the army. However, “The main reason I joined is because I love helping out people in any way I can, and I love being apart of a group,” Hinz said. Ferrell joined the Air Guard because she has always been interested in joining the military. Her grandpa, dad and older sister were all in the Air Guard. Ferrell also agreed with a core values

the Air Guard has: “integrity first, service before self, excellence in all we do.” Right now Hinz has been working in Waterloo at the RSP, which is prebasic training. Hinz is working there one weekend a month until she leaves for training in August. She will be attending Hawkeye Community College this fall, taking two years of police science and two years of auto mechanic technology. In order to get all the schooling benefits from the national guard, Hinz will have to complete training. Ferrell will be attending the University of Northern Iowa once she is done with her initial training. Her training will

take about 28 weeks. In the National Guard, Hinz will be a wheeled mechanic for the 209 medical unit out of Iowa City. “I basically just fix the Hummers and the transportation vehicles,” Hinz said. Hinz always thought she could possibly be in the army as a child, but it wasn’t until Sergeant Murphy came and talked at the high school in December that she knew for sure she wanted to be a part of the army. In the Air Guard Ferrell’s job is 4N, which means she will be working in the medical clinic on the base. By Staff Writer Abby

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JT Sole

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Senior JT Sole is entering his fourth season on the varsity roster. After much debate, he has decided to play baseball at the University of Iowa next year. How did you finally decide on Iowa? Obviously, I was looking for a long while and a lot of things went on during that decision process, but I just felt the most comfortable playing for coach Heller at Iowa, and I think that is where I am going to have the best chance for success as a player. What’s it like having your dad as head coach? For sure it can get very difficult at times as sometimes we act more like father and son than coach and athlete, but I think that just comes with the job. Honestly, though, I wouldn’t want to play for anyone else but him because I know he knows what he’s doing, and he can only make you better as a player. With many multi-year starters returning, how will you make it to State and succeed there? With having so many starters returning, there are definitely higher expectations than last year, and I think our run to State is one of them. This year what is going to make us successful is hitting better situationally and doing the small things like bunting and stealing an extra base. We always had good pitching in our ‘14 and ‘15 class, so as long as we can do those things, we’re going to have a good chance to do a lot of things this season.

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Men’s Track May 15 Coed Regionals TBA 4 p.m. Women’s Track May 15 Coed Regionals TBA 4 p.m. Men’s Tennis May 13 @ CR Kennedy 4:30 p.m. Women’s Tennis May 13 CR Washington 4:30 p.m. Men’s Soccer May 13 CR Xavier 5p.m. Women’s Soccer May 13 @ CR Xavier 4:15 p.m. Women’s Golf May 5 MVC Divisionals @ Wahlert 9:30 a.m.